The Veterans
The Veterans is a look at Canada's veterans, their experiences during their time of service and what impact it had on them. It covers Veterans from World War II to the present. All branches of the service will be included in this series. By examining this series episode by episode you will discover how Canada's military evolved over the decades into the modern, well trained and highly capable military it is today. You'll hear from those who were directly involved in that transition process. Those interviewed in this series selflessly served to help make this world a better place for everyone. Let us never forget what they had done and how much we owe them. This project was originally broadcast starting in 2010, with new episodes being developed still. This project was funded by the Power Workers' Union and the Government of Canada.
Episodes
In this episode we’ll be hearing from Sgt John Feduck who served with the 1st Canadian Parachute Btln during the Second World War and had see his fair share of action throughout Western Europe. He’ll give you a better understanding of the different challenges and hardships facing our troops during those trying times.
During this Episode we will look at Capt Martin Maxwell of the Glider Pilot Regiment who was a Jewish born Austrian who was forced to flee to England soon after the Night of Broken Glass. He talks about his service at Pegasus Bridge followed by his involvement at Arnhem Bridge. He was captured and later liberated...
This episode will focus on MCpl John Adlington who serves with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signal in Canada’s Regular Force. He served in various deployments around the world including Afghanistan, the Balkans and Africa. The MCpl will tell us about joys and the challenges he faced during those deployments and how those countries differed so greatly from his home here in Canada.
There were a lot of pressures facing fighter pilots during the Cold War in Europe and BGen Ronald Button will talk about what it was like for those fighter pilots during those trying times. He will also talk about the heroics of others as he modestly mentions his own achievements. This episod...
This Episode is told by Cpl Sid Richard. He was captured in September of 1944 and remained in captivity until April of the following year for a total of approximately 7 months. Where one may think 7 months is not a long time it could be just long enough to leave physical and emotional scares that may never go away depending on ...
This episode focuses on Jack Bennett, who was a radio operator during World War II. He landed at Dieppe with the first wave of troops and was captured by the Germans. During his interview Jack will discuss what went wrong at Dieppe and the terrible price that was paid by Canadians in that ill-fated rai...
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