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The three stories that are to be discussed contrast in several different ways. The stories of Bruce Evans, and Jean Crawley, differ from those of Grant McRae for several different reasons. The stories of Bruce and Jean had a view of home life during the war as well as a view of a soldier who fought on the ground. Grant McRae's story was that of an air force soldier who did little work on the ground. Bruce's story was one of bravery as they marched across Europe in an attempt to free it from the Nazis hold, while Grant told a story of being locked away in a POW camp. The final way that the stories were different is that Jean and Bruce had stories that were filled with fact and locations, were as, Grant didn't teach he just reminisced, and it was written down. Ultimately all three veterans tell different stories, this shows us that although they fought in the same war there were many different aspects to it.When Bruce's told his story it was one of triumph. He began by telling the class about how he became a soldier and his training, but ultimately the bulk of his story came when he entered combat in Normandy. Bruce spun tails of heroics of taking out the German gunners and taking that part of France for the allies. His stor
It is important to remember, record, and appreciate the experiences of the Canadian veterans because it is the only first person accounts of the war that we have at our disposal. Anyone can read a textbook and find out that so many people died at this battle, or this country toppled this country on this date. It is all relevant to history, but without these first hand accounts it is impossible to know what was really going on in this war. Without these first hand accounts the war is merely ink on paper, not blood, sweat, and tears on the ground. When Bruce and Jean discussed the war they weren't very graphic on the horrendous atrocities of the war. These details were probably held back because they are very difficult to discuss in front of a group and keep their composure. Grant had the luxury of talking one on one with a reporter, where he could brake down, take five minutes, and start again. Bruce didn't go into specifics about the people that died around him. He spoke of numbers like he was reading out of a textbook, but he didn't reiterate any stories of people around him being gunned down. Jean saw the same way, in the sense that she spoke of physical property being destroyed, but not lives. She spoke of seeing all of the buildings collapsed after a raid, but never mentioned seeing any of the casualties of the war. Grant was once again more graphic about the war. Grant started to get into the underside of war when he was captured by a German soldier. Grant spoke the soldier's back that was riddled with bullet wounds. His story goes on to speak of the beatings he took at the hands of the German soldiers at the prison. He finishes off his story be speaking about the prison he spent the last three months in. The toilettes were mere holes in the ground, the beds were hard and mo
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