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  • Elfriede Gruber and George Novotny
    The Sea and the Northern Lights The Second World War was a difficult time for many, and for young "inlanders" like me there was the added frustration of not knowing what the ocean looked like, despite the important naval battles being fought. But there I was, 21 years of age, and finally I had the …
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  • Milan V. Gregor
    I was born January 29, 1931 in Czechoslovakia. After the 1948 communist coup d'etat I escaped in 1949 to Germany where I worked as a bookkeeper for the International Refugee Organization (I.R.O) - a U.N. body. In 1951 I imigrated to Canada. There are four small episodes tied together with the …
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  • Gerald, Irene and Doreen
    It was 1942 and a lovely Sunday afternoon when I met my handsome soldier. My plans that day were to go with my cousin Muriel to watch the Highland Regiments at Braemar eighteen miles from Aberdeen, Scotland (where I lived) to enjoy the wonderful bands. We usually rode our bicycles and made a day of …
  • Philippe and Barbara Grignon
    July 1, 2002 This true story is dedicated to our granddaughter Jennifer who encouraged me to write and to her Osmondo whose gift pen I used to write the original draft. My name is Philippe Paul Grignon. I was born on January 20, 1920 in the Quebec village of Ste. Agathe-des-Monts. In 1941 I joined …

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