Finnish war veteran recalls the fall of his nation
In both wartime and peace, Pentti (Ben) Jarvenpaa, has relied on his instinct to survive.
In both wartime and peace, Pentti (Ben) Jarvenpaa, has relied on his instinct to survive.
Ken Chesser emerged from the Second World War a beaten man. Frail and thin from starvation in 1945, he shuffled past a barbwire fence to freedom.
Recently, after giving a talk at B’nai Israel Synagogue in Kingston, Ont., Robert Melson, 74, was asked why and where he’d been in the city. He neglected to mention the location of his talk.
For Beth Hancock, 86, there was never a greater dream-come-true than the opportunity to join the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRENS) in 1942.
During the Second World War Lt. John Watson, with three tanks under his command, swept the hills of Sicily in search of retreating German soldiers. Before he knew it, Lt. Watson and his troops stumbled…
Each Remembrance Day, a local teacher gathers her students together to form a human peace sign during the school assembly. The symbol offers remembrance to those who fought in wars past and present.
Second World War veteran Bob Conn can’t join the chorus of For the Fallen when the Seniors Club of his Royal Canadian Legion branch recites the poem.
Jan de Vries feet hit the farmland of Normandy on June 6, 1944. His training could not have prepared him for what he encountered on the ground that fateful day.
William Renwick’s war proved short.
Good notes, bad notes and laughter drift up the stairwell from the basement of Scarborough Bluffs United Church, home of the Scarborough Bluffs Music program.