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title: Lest We Forget | Veteran Stories (3)
description: Veteran Stories | Learn about the heroes in our Sienna communities who served Canada during times of war and conflict. Lest we forget.  (3)
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# Lest We Forget

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## [The sweetest sound I ever heard](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/the-sweetest-sound-i-ever-heard)

November 01, 2018

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<https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/the-sweetest-sound-i-ever-heard>

## [A Jamaican woman serving in the British Army](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/a-jamaican-woman-serving-in-the-british-army)

November 01, 2018

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<https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/a-jamaican-woman-serving-in-the-british-army>

## [A woman in the Royal British Air Force](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/a-woman-in-the-royal-british-air-force)

November 01, 2018

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<https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/a-woman-in-the-royal-british-air-force>

## [A Prisoner of War](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/a-prisoner-of-war)

November 01, 2018

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<https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/a-prisoner-of-war>

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## [One of the lucky ones](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/one-of-the-lucky-ones)

 Nov 01, 2018

Peitro was a foot soldier in the Italian Army. He completed his training in Como, Milano and Antora. He was then deployed to Russia in October 1943, where he fought along the Sol Don River.

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<https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/after-the-surrender>

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## [After the surrender](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/after-the-surrender)

 Nov 01, 2018

Armando enlisted in the Italian Army in 1942, hoping to become a police officer. After training as a foot soldier in Caserma Macao, Rome, Armando was set to be deployed when Italy declared “aminstia” – they had surrendered.

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<https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/an-interesting-life>

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## [An interesting life](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/an-interesting-life)

 Nov 01, 2018

Twenty-eight years after the horrific Halifax explosion, the sky over the harbour was once again erupting with the shimmer and thunder of heavy artillery.

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<https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/an-unbreakable-spirit>

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## [An Unbreakable Spirit](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/an-unbreakable-spirit)

 May 15, 2018

In war or peace, Joyce Schmalz is someone you can rely on. When she saw confusion and inequality affecting seniors, Joyce co-founded what is now Seniors First BC.

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<https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/decoding-the-enemy>

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## [Decoding the Enemy](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/decoding-the-enemy)

 Nov 28, 2017

The tap of type writers fills the air with a symphony of sound. Richard Archambault, a cipher operator with the Canadian Armed Forces, adds to the music, his fingers encrypting a military message.

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<https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/bombs-away>

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## [Bombs Away](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/bombs-away)

 Nov 27, 2017

Reginald Harrop woke up, confused. He was on a large cruise ship that should have been heading off across the Atlantic, with a convoy of 10-20 ships. But when he looked outside, they were alone, and the Rock of Gibraltar was towering over him.

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<https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/when-the-sound-stops>

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## [When the sound stops](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/when-the-sound-stops)

 Nov 22, 2017

The electrical lines wind off into the distance. Footsteps and soft murmurs echo through the tunnel as mothers come forward, cradling cardboard boxes. Inside the boxes, swaddled in blankets, is one of the only things they were able to bring with...

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<https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/escape-artist>

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## [Escape Artist](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/escape-artist)

 Nov 14, 2017

Born in 1924, Angelo was only 19 when he joined the Italian Army to fight against the Nazis.

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<https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/navigating-the-war>

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## [Navigating the War](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/navigating-the-war)

 Nov 10, 2017

In 1944, 20-year-old wireless operator Patrick Gallagher was killed in battle in Berlin, Germany. Later that year, his younger brother, Charlie, followed in his footsteps, joining the British Royal Air Force.

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