November 11th, a Special Day
Heroes Remember
November 11th, a Special Day
Transcript
Description
Ms. Dupuis speaks about Remembrance Day and what it means to her.
Natacha Dupuis
Ms. Natacha Dupuis was born May 25, 1979 in Longueuil, Quebec. Throughout her younger years, she always had a desire to join the military. In 1997, at age 18, Ms. Dupuis joined the reserves and with family support and encouragement, she enlisted with Armoured Corp as a tanker. After receiving her basic training in Montreal as well as completed the Crewman course in Valcartier, Ms. Dupuis moved to Vancouver and joined the British Columbia Regiment. There she took an advance reconnaissance course and a few years later joined the Regular Force accepting more training on the Leopard tank and completed the Coyote Gunner/Driver course. Ms. Dupuis was deployed to Bosnia and twice to Afghanistan. Suffering from PTSD, Ms. Dupuis was medically released from the military. She now has a positive focus on her future and maintains pride for her service years. She is involved with the Canada Army Run and is a proud member of the Soldier On organization.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Recorded:
- December 9, 2014
- Duration:
- 0:35
- Person Interviewed:
- Natacha Dupuis
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Canadian Armed Forces
- Location/Theatre:
- Canada
- Branch:
- Army
- Units/Ship:
- Armoured Regiment
- Rank:
- Master-Corporal
- Occupation:
- Driver
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