Respecting your Culture
Mr. St. Pierre discusses his treatment as a Native soldier in the Canadian Military and the importance of standing up for himself.
Forces armées canadiennes
Training was Tough
Mr. St. Pierre shares his experience during a six month training camp in respect to tough training exercises and strict daily inspections.
Injuries And Trauma
Ms. Streppa describes the types of injuries that were treated in the Kandahar field hospital, and describes her most memorable patient, a young Afghan mother who, for her, symbolized why Canadians are in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Rocket Attacks
Ms. Streppa compares the camp environments in Haiti and Afghanistan, in particular experiencing rocket attacks while serving in Kandahar.
Military Nurse
Ms. Streppa discusses her two postings in Canada. In St. Jean, Quebec, she was in charge of immunizing all of Canada’s military recruits and in Ottawa she upgraded her skills in a civilian hospital.
‘McGyver’ Nursing
Ms. Streppa describes the limitations that her field hospital faced and the ability of staff to adapt to their limited medical supplies.
First Crew Of Women
Ms. Streppa describes joining the navy as a signalman and later realizing her goal of becoming a military nurse.
Putting Our Training to Work
Mr. Campbell explains the concept of military training in relation to the purpose, intensity and effective results exercised during active deployments.
Soldiers Lost After VJ Day
Mr. Emslie tells a story about his co-pilot Roy McCloud and a Japanese Admiral in Singapore who refused to accept that the war was over.
First Mission
Mr. Emslie describes his first operational mission as navigator.