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Revenge on the Corporal

Revenge on the Corporal

Mr. Mullin earns his extra stripes, and gets his revenge on a British corporal who treated him like a colonial. He then goes off with an advance party to the Ardennes salient.

Private Lightning, the German Shepherd dog (Part 2 of 2)

Private Lightning, the German Shepherd dog (Part 2 of 2)

Mr. Mullin continues with his story of Lightning, and then explains how his unit was on loan to the British 6th Airborne Division. He was a private/gunner, and happy to be so, but tells a story of why he decided to work his way up the ranks.

Private Lightning, the German Shepherd dog (Part 1 of 2)

Private Lightning, the German Shepherd dog (Part 1 of 2)

Mr. Mullin goes off for paratroop training, and meets up with Private Lightning, a canine soldier who he respected enormously.

Who’s there???

Who’s there???

Mr. Melanson describes a humorous mid-air encounter.

30 Feet - The Most Frightening Height

30 Feet - The Most Frightening Height

Mr. Melanson discusses paratroop training in detail.

Wounded and Briefly Captured

Wounded and Briefly Captured

Mr. Green recalls being wounded while at the Front Lines in Northern France, and being sent for treatment at the hospital in St. Julien. He describes fleeing the hospital because of a German invasion, and being briefly captured.

Surviving The Gas

Surviving The Gas

Mr. Green recalls being gassed by the Germans while at the Front Lines of Northern France. He describes how the German soldiers were quite surprised to find any survivors let alone enough left for defence.

Somebody has cold hands

Somebody has cold hands

Mr. Laxton describes provocation, escalation and the deadly consequences of following the rules of engagement.

The kids are really hard...

The kids are really hard...

Mr. Laxton describes the plight of children in the war zone.

It changed how people looked at us

It changed how people looked at us

Mr. Laxton discusses gaining the confidence of the diverse factions in his Bosnian theatre.

I'll find another task, then

I'll find another task, then

Mr. Laxton describes applying terrain analysis in the field.

How far’d you get?

How far’d you get?

Mr. Laxton describes gaining the confidence of the command group by proving the value of terrain analysis.

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