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| 'Unsung heroes of the sea!'
Leslie Roberts appears on CBC's "Merchant Navy Show" to celebrate brave mariners.
June 27, 1944 - 4:49  | |
| Hong Kong veterans seek redress from Japan
PoWs of Japanese camps want compensation for years of slave labour.
Jan. 30, 1986 - 5:08  | |
| Merchant mariners win benefits and status
Mariners win medical and pension benefits, but only 3,500 are alive to collect.
March 26, 1992 - 2:56 | |
| Native veteran gets no benefits, loses status Indian designation
On Remembrance Day, native vets recall the cold shoulder they got back home.
Nov. 11, 1993 - 3:40 | |
| Senate to investigate discrimination against Native veterans
Natives feel they deserve more than just an apology for poor treatment after the war.
Feb. 9, 1994 - 1:38 | |
| Gulf War syndrome
Canadian soldiers share symptoms of illness but the military denies the existence of Gulf War syndrome.
June 29, 1998 - 2:28 | |
| Merchant mariners stage second hunger strike
Ward Duke and Ossie MacLean fight a "last battle" against the federal government for compensation denied.
Nov. 25, 1998 - 2:44 | |
| Veterans and post traumatic stress
Contains disturbing images.
Nov. 25, 1998 - 7:32 | |
| Hong Kong veterans award bravery medal to dog
A rare war medal is awarded to Sgt. Gander, a Newfoundland dog who saved lives in Hong Kong.
Aug. 11, 2000 - 17:26 | |
| Additional benefits awarded to merchant mariners and families
Federal government ads $34 million to benefit fund for merchant mariners.
May 4, 2001 - 1:24 | |
| Supreme Court rules against mentally incapacitated veterans
Ottawa is accused of mishandling pensions, but dodges a bullet.
July 17, 2003 - 6:50 | |
