The Veterans

Episode 68 – Sgt John Feduck In this episode we’ll be hearing from Sgt John Feduck who served with the 1st Canadian Parachute Btln during the Second World War and had see his fair share of action throughout Western Europe.  He’ll give you a better understanding of the different challenges and hardships facing our troops during those trying times.

In this episode you’ll be hearing from WO Krista McKeough currently serving in Canada’s Army. Her career started in the infantry with the PPCLI at a time when women were first being introduced into the combat arms branch of the Canada’s military. She later transferred to the Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers as a Vehicle Technician. She’s served in Bosnia, Afghanistan and in Kuwait, experiencing both successes and tragic loss.

This Episode will look at Cpl Daryl Bradley and at his horrifying experience in Rwanda during the 1994 Genocide.  It is commonly estimated that 800,000 people were murdered during a 100 days civil war.  UN troops who were greatly out numbered and out gunned were helpless in stopping the genocide as the received little help from countries on the outside or from the UN itself.  It was an experience that would take it’s toll on Daryl as it later comes back to haunt him. This episode contains interviews from Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire and Senator Pamela Wallin

This Episode will look at the WWII tour of service of WO George Weber a WWII Reconnaissance Pilot.  George became a Reconnaissance Pilot because his religious convictions would not allow him to fire a weapon at another human being.  He participated in some of the deadliest theatres of operations in World War II and he will recount the horrors of those days in this episode.

The pressures faced by fighter pilots in World War II Europe will be looked at in this Episode. Honourary Col Bob Middlemiss will talk about what it was like for fighter pilots during those trying times.  He will also talk about the heroics of others as he modestly mentions his own Distinguished Flying Cross.  This episode will give you some insight into the challenges facing fighter pilots during the Cold War at a time when Canada got its first Jet Aircraft.