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
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.
Hong Kong POW keeps distance from memories
Tucked away in drawers of his small apartment at Lakeview Gardens, Andy Poquet keeps the few items that honour the 1,300 days he was held captive as a Hong Kong Prisoner of War during WWII.
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.
Vet remembers the fortunes of war
The late Lynn Cantlon and his four brothers are part of the Remembrance-themed art exhibition at the Heritage Home for the Arts.
A message of gratitude from the Netherlands
A retired mechanic and WWII veteran recently received a flowery surprise, along with a message from Holland, which just happened to coincide with a special birthday.
Shining new light upon service men and women
Failing glue and a falling picture is all it took to galvanize a local team of volunteers into action.
Sgt. Pongracz returns from Ukrainian training mission
A local serviceman has returned after playing an important role as part of a Canadian Armed Forces mission in the Ukraine.
Training troops at home for war abroad
It was a rainy, cold and dreary night during a long West Coast graveyard shift that finally hoisted Roy Rozander into the infantry during World War II.