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Jim Parks, Canadian D-Day Veteran, World War II

https://youtu.be/3nGY8IrMDoQ Toronto history teacher extraordinaire introduced the Veterans Breakfast Club to Jim Parks in Veterans Day, 2022. Jim is a 98-year-old Canadian WWII Veteran who joined the Canadian Army at age 15 and served through the end for the war. Jim grew up in hardscrabble Winnipeg, Manitoba, during the Great Depression, and joined

Louis R. Woods, Gunners Mate 3c, U.S. Navy Armed Guard, 1943-1945

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktVioyVAU24 Louis R. Woods served in the U.S. Navy in the Armed Guard in World War II. His family recently discovered this interview, conducted by Louis's grandson circa 1999. In the interview, Louis discusses Boot Camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Armed Guard School at Gulport, Mississippi, and then sea duty aboard

Erik Asher, U.S. Army, Cold War, 1989 – 1991

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffkr0fqA8mE Erik Asher, U.S. Army veteran, interviewed by Ben Wright, USAF (ret.), December 2021. Are you a veteran interested in telling your story? Sign up today to record yours with the VBC Veterans History Project! https://veteransbreakfastclub.org/his...

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