Heritage Minutes: Osborn of Hong Kong
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Episode 11 min2005-01-01
Osborn of Hong Kong
In World War II, the troops in Hong Kong were the first Canadians to see combat. During an attack, Sergeant Major John Osborn of Winnipeg protected his company by throwing himself on a live grenade.
Episode 21 min2005-01-01
Mona Parsons
Mona Parsons was sentenced to a Nazi prison camp for helping dozens of downed Allied airmen escape.
Episode 31 min2005-01-01
Tommy Prince
Tommy Prince of the Brokenhead Objibway Nation is one of the most decorated soldiers in Canada's history.
Episode 41 min2005-01-01
Vimy Ridge
Canadian General Arthur Currie leads Allied forces to Canada's most significant victory of World War I (1917).
Episode 51 min2005-01-01
Andrew Mynarski
A young Canadian gunner stays behind to save his friend in a flaming Lancaster Bomber and dies in the attempt. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery.
Episode 61 min2005-01-01
Home from the Wars
After WWII, veterans confronted a politician about the lack of shelter, launching the construction of 10,000 units of Veterans' Housing.
Episode 71 min2005-01-01
Dextraze in the Congo
General Jacques Dextraze of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force rescued a group of hostages from the Katangan rebels in the Congo.
Episode 81 min2005-01-01
Juno Beach
On the evening of D-Day, musician and broadcaster Johnny Lombardi boosts morale on the edge of a Normandy Beach.
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