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35 years on the ground

Nov 11, 2016

The siren wailed, breaking the night’s calm. Quartermaster Sergeant John Stringer assembled with the rest of the crew. One of the ships in their convoy had been hit with a German torpedo, and there was no telling how many U-boats were below them. ...

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They don’t call them ‘Spitfire’ for nothing

Nov 09, 2016

The shell exploded. Thirty-thousand feet above the ground, William Carr’s plane rocked violently as the anti-aircraft shell exploded just under his seat. Though he was not yet 22, he was certain he was going to die. A pilot in the Royale Canadian...

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Lives Lived through War and Peace

Nov 11, 2015

Four residents offer a Remembrance Day voice on their experiences and life lessons during and after the Second World War.

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