Category Archives: Stories of Remembrance

European tour of duty

This story originally ran in the November 7, 2008 issue of The Guide. BY JAY STRUTH When 88-year-old Keith Watts of Killarney joined the army in Brandon in 1941, the last thing he thought he’d be doing was touring Europe with a band. Like most young men he was anxious to get overseas and fight European tour of duty

WWII veteran remembers D-Day

On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, we look back at the story of local WWII veteran Ray Crawford, which appeared in the Killarney Guide 40 years ago.

No place like home

Donald Keith (Bud) Currie has been away from his hometown just twice, for an extended length of time anyway. Once, when he went gold mining in Ontario, and the next time was when he went to war.

Tales of a WWII scout car driver

Laverne Tufts joined up in September of 1942. He wanted in the Armoured Corps, with the tanks. He got it, and spent about six weeks in Winnipeg doing basic training.