Pride of Service

Heroes Remember

Pride of Service

Transcript

Joining the military is probably the single greatest thing I could have done and I only wish that I can keep putting my foot forward and doing the right thing that it could come back to them because it's been a great opportunity for myself. Certainly not to insult anyone's intelligence that they not take for granted what this country can truly offer them. From prime minister down, every possible avenue is available to each and every one of them if they are willing to step up and seize it for what it's worth, you know. There is so much opportunity out there it's ridiculous and you can't gain a greater insight, for myself, speaking for myself to be able to go overseas and to be truly humbled by some of these communities in what they have to suffer through to get by day by day versus what we have here. A whole lot of people going back to who knows when have built up this country and we all deserve to be quite proud of that and they shouldn't look it down for the world. It is truly great to not only be here and to have what we do but we get to be able to offer some sense of that to others as well.

Description

Mr. Roberts expresses his pride and satisfaction with his military service.

Allan Roberts

Mr. Allan Roberts was born March 11, 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario. Always having the desire to be part of the Canadian Forces Mr. Roberts chose to join the Infantry Reserve Unit in Trenton, Ontario. During his time in the reserves, Mr. Roberts was given the opportunity to become part of the army and accept a deployment position to Bosnia. This experience allowed him to put his training to task and work on par with the Royal Canadian Dragoons holding rank of Master Corporal taking on the daily occupation of patrol and convoy escort. After Mr. Roberrt's deployment to Bosnia, he was once again accepted to deploy to Afghanistan under the same rank and occupation but in a more intense level of service and different cultural environment. After his deployment was complete, Mr. Roberts returned to Ottawa, Ontario. Mr. Roberts is now retired from the military

Meta Data

Medium:: Video
Owner:: Veterans Affairs Canada
Recorded:: February 10, 2009
Duration:: 1:28
Person Interviewed:: Allan Roberts
War, Conflict or Mission:: Canadian Armed Forces
Location/Theatre:: Afghanistan
Branch:: Army
Rank:: Master-Corporal
Occupation:: Infantry

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