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Title: Corporal Clayton Matchee - His Family Speaks Out About the Somalia Aff...
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Master Corporal Clayton Matchee, a Canadian soldier serving in Somalia, was detained after a Somali teenager was beaten to death. He is now in hospitable following what the military police are calling an "apparent suicide attempt" His family insists that someone tried to take his life.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Somalia Debacle a High-Level Cover-Up
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Report on the Somalia Commission of Inquiry's findings and recommendations. The Commissioners point out that Canadian soldiers were ill-prepared for the Somalia mission and that witnesses at the Somalia Inquiry were evasive, told half-truths, or lied. Their blueprint for change in the military, with 160 recommendations, covers leadership, accountability, discipline, training, and mission planning. Art Eggleton calls the report a "blanket condemnation" of the Canadian military.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Family of Soldiers - Horror on the Battlefield - First World War
 
Type: Document
Description: Three Macfie brothers, Roy, Arthur, and John, farm boys from Parry Sound, Ontario, end up enlisting for combat in Europe, despite their being needed back home on the farm. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Somalia Affair: Defending the Airborne Regiment
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Interview with Sergent Ronnie Smith, Corporal Patrick Couture, and Captain Hercule Gosselin of Canadian Forces Base Petawawa in which they describe their experiences as part of the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Somalia. They describe how they feel that the schools they built, the infrastructure they developed and the people they saved are all being overlooked by Canadians due to media coverage of a few isolated incidents.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: The Slit Trench - Second World War
 
Type: Sound
Description: A wounded Canadian captain discusses the grim hours soldiers spend in shallow, muddy trenches.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: 1944: The Battle for Carpiquet
 
Type: Sound
Description: Matthew Halton gives eyewitness reports from the battle for Carpiquet, a German-held town right near the Normandy beaches.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Looking Back at the Pivotal Battle of Kap'yong - Canada and the Korean...
 
Type: Sound
Description: Radio clip recalls Korean War battle in which two battalions of men, Canadian and Australian, halted a massive drive by Communist troops to capture the city of Seoul. Veterans who were there discuss their experiences.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Canadians Leave Somalia
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Canadian soldiers reflect on what they have accomplished during their peacekeeping mission in Belet Huen, Somalia. They have built schools and bridges, and famine is not as prevalent. Interviews with Somalis indicate that they like the Canadian soldiers and are concerned about who will be taking over the mission once the Canadians leave.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Royal 22nd Regiment Prepares for Oka
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Royal 22nd Regiment prepares to help resolve dispute with Mohawks at Oka, Quebec.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Van Doos: 22nd Battalion Decimated at Arras
 
Type: Sound
Description: Major Georges P. Vanier explains how he led the Van Doos in an assault from Arras through German trenches and fortifications.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
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