Hongerwinter
“We didn’t have so much as a shrivelled potato to eat.” – Ernie Verhulst
Click on the ration tin to hear how Canadian soldiers affected the people of Holland.
Apples
When Wing Commander Moncrief took off from the airstrip at Arromanches, this would have been his view.
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Baie de la Seine
Al told me that crossing the channel to Normandy was his worst experience of the entire war.
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Cyber Dust Bunnies
Somewhere out there, floating on a mysterious cloud, is something you will never see.
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A Letter from the Front
This puffy cloud put a punctuation mark on the end of our first day following Albert Allsop’s wartime trek through Europe.
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TOTIV VIRIBUS
Every day the 39th Reconnaissance Wing operated; they lived up to their motto.
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Shrapnel
Albert Allsop never carried a gun, but he was one of the most shot-at soldiers of WWII
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Nailed It!
Riley Paton, MC
Click on the latest Master of Counselling (Psychology) graduate to hear Riley’s story…
Smarter Than the Average Bear
Do you see a water-skier on Crimson Lake?
No? That’s because there isn’t one.
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Family Tree
This timber mantle wasn’t the best-looking piece, but it had the most compelling story.
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