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Nursing Training: Ms. Seeley recalls her nursing training and her deep desire to serve her country during the Second World War.
D-Day Patients: Ms. Seeley remembers D-Day and speaks of several moving experiences with her patients.
Hospital Work: Ms. MacKinnon speaks of arriving in France during the First World War, the deadly influenza epidemic of 1918 and several interesting stories from her hospital work.
Off Duty Activities: Ms. MacKinnon remembers the details of meeting the Canadian Army officer who would later become her husband.
Life in Trenches. Battle of Vimy Ridge.: Mr. Sutherland describes life in the trenches during the First World War. He also recalls his part in the battle of Vimy Ridge. He remembers how he spent his leaves in Scotland.
That was a long trip smelling that.: Mr. Sutherland describes being forced at bayonet point to board a reeking troop ship which had been a cattle boat, a lengthy voyage to England, and being fired on by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland.
I thought it was a great thing!: Mr. Sutherland describes being advised by his sergeant to shoot less accurately lest he be chosen for sniper duty; all snipers were hated and executed if captured.
Signaller First World War: Mr. Connett remembers some of his experiences as a signaller during the First World War.
Reaction to Armistice. Return to Civilian Life.: Mr. Connett speaks of the reaction he and his comrades experienced when the Armistice was declared on November 11, 1918. He also recalls some of the challenges he faced in returning to civilian life in Canada.
Experience in Trenches. Prisoner of War.: Mr. Gies recalls his experiences in the trenches of France during the First World War. During the Battle of the Somme, he was captured and taken Prisoner of War by the German Army.
Treating Severe Burns Victims: Ms. Moore describes her arrival at a Canadian Army Hospital in East Grimstead, England.
Training in Pusan: Mr. Chrysler describes his arrival in Pusan, the initial mountain training and the horror of seeing hundred of starving children in the streets.
Military Activities: Mr. Chrysler recalls various military activities during the first few weeks in Korea.
Heavy Mortar Fire: Mr. Chrysler describes how the heavy mortar fire physically affected the men involved and how hot - often, red hot - the barrels of the machine guns became as a result of the high number of rounds used. He goes on to describe one of the tactics used to confuse the enemy.
Village of Dead Koreans: Mr. Chrysler tells of coming across the bones of a village of dead Koreans. The village appeared to have been wiped out by the North Korean and Chinese military. He also relates several other experiences that were, at times, humorous and, at other times, frightening.
Pride of Service: Mr. Chrysler remembers his last night of combat before returning to Canada. He speaks of his pride of service and the contribution of Canadian service men and women to stop the spread of communism in the Far East and the rest of the world.
Front Line and Billet Areas: Mr. Downey recalls arriving at the trenches on the front lines in France during the First World War.
Battle of Vimy Ridge: Mr. Downey recalls his participation in the historic Battle of Vimy Ridge on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917.
Battle of The Somme: Mr. Downey recalls his further experiences during the Battle of the Somme in Belgium.
Ack-Ack on the Monacher of Bermuda: Smokey talks about heading overseas on the Monacher of Bermuda and why he was assigned to the ack-ack.