Record of Service

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Record of Service, a podcast presented by The Memory Project. In this series, we bring you interviews with Canada’s veterans—their stories of life, loss and service. A new episode every week until November 11. The Memory Project Speakers Bureau and archive connects veterans and Canadian Forces members with school and community groups from coast to coast. A program of Historica Canada, the Memory Project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Go to thememoryproject.com to browse our archive of interviews or to book a speaker for your classroom or community event. If you’re a veteran or an active member of the Canadian Forces, please contact us at memory@historicacanada.ca to find out how you can become a speaker.

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New Podcast: Residential Schools

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Feb 27, 2020•2 min

D-Day

Marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this episode of Record of Service shares gripping firsthand accounts from veterans. Listeners hear about the strategic planning, the daring glider operations to secure bridges, and the harrowing experiences of landing on the beaches of Normandy. The episode also sheds light on the overwhelming medical response to the massive casualties and the crucial role of penicillin, highlighting the immense human cost and sacrifice of the largest amphibious invasion in history.

Nov 11, 2019•12 min•Ep. 5

The Prisoner

Edward Carter-Edwards served on a Halifax heavy bomber with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. He was one of 168 Allied airmen temporarily imprisoned in the Buchenwald Concentration camp after his aircraft was shot down over German-occupied France. Listen, then request a Memory Project speaker at http://www.thememoryproject.com/book-a-speaker Learn more about Canada and the Holocaust on The Canadian Encyclopedia at https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en Music Credits: K...

Nov 05, 2019•13 min•Ep. 4

The Tomkins Brothers

Following in the footsteps of his brothers and many members of his Métis community, Frank Tomkins enrolled in the Canadian Army in 1945. His story touches on his family’s connection to the North-West Resistance, Cree Code Talkers, and the benefits denied to Indigenous veterans after the Second World War. Listen, then request a Memory Project speaker at http://www.thememoryproject.com/book-a-speaker Learn more about the Louis Riel, Poundmaker, Indigenous veterans and more from The Canadian Encycl...

Oct 29, 2019•14 min•Ep. 3

Do No Harm

These stories from Canadian medical personnel serving during the Second World War and a sly ship doctor treating sailors during the Korean War highlight gruesome and absurd moments of both conflicts. Listen, then request a Memory Project speaker at http://www.thememoryproject.com/book-a-speaker Learn more about the Second World War, the Korean War and more from The Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en Music Credit: Evegeny Grinko – Winter Sunshine (FMA)...

Oct 22, 2019•21 min•Ep. 2

Codebreakers

Thousands of women served in intelligence facilities like Britain’s Bletchley Park and Canada’s Camp X during the Second World War. The Memory Project Archive contains stories from women who were recruited for these secret roles through the British Women’s Royal Naval Service and the Canadian Women’s Army Corps. Find out about more what they were doing and their oaths of secrecy. Find out about more what they were doing and their oaths of secrecy. Listen, then request a Memory Project speaker at...

Oct 15, 2019•16 min•Ep. 1

New Podcast: Record of Service

Coming soon! Our Record of Service podcast, with remarkable stories from codebreakers and code talkers, medical personnel and prisoners of war, is almost here. We're excited to share the first episode with you next week: stay tuned!

Oct 08, 2019•1 min

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