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Continuing the Fight: Canada's Veterans
Those who served during Canada's wars expected danger at the hands of the enemy. But they were ill prepared for the fight that awaited some of them at home. Most veterans were welcomed home with open arms and assistance in putting their lives back in order. But several groups — native Canadians, Métis, merchant mariners and Hong Kong prisoners of war — found themselves ignored and denied the recognition and benefits so crucial to rebuilding their lives. For them, the fight would last another half century.
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10 radio clips
Hong Kong veterans seek redress from Japan
Broadcast Date: Jan. 30, 1986
PoWs of Japanese camps want compensation for years of slave labour.Hong Kong veterans seek redress from Japan
Medium: Television
Program: CBC Television News
Broadcast Date: Jan. 30, 1986
Guest(s): Cliff Chadderton, Roger Obata, John Stroud
Reporter: Nancy Ing
Duration: 5:08
Last updated:
Jan. 22, 2004
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Nov. 11, 1944
In this 1944 CBC Radio clip, war correspondent Matthew Halton reflects on Remembrance Day.
Radio
3:41
April 20, 1945
Liberated Allied prisoners of war talk about the wretched living conditions in German prison camps.
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Hong Kong veterans seek redress from Japan.
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Last updated: Jan. 22, 2004.
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