The National Film Board of Canada is marking Remembrance Day with free online showings of the documentary The Van Doos in Afghanistan. Director Claude Guilmain caught soldiers’ frank comments about themselves and their work as the Royal 22nd Regiment went about its business in Afghanistan in March of 2011.
In the days leading up to Nov. 11, six different vignette from the film will be previewed.
The vignette posted Nov. 7 features Corporal Maxime Émond-Pépin, who was seriously injured and lost an eye in Afghanistan in 2009. The infantryman describes how important it was for him to return to his battalion upon recovery.
My Battalion and The Patrol are the Nov. 7 postings, followed by The Road to Mushan Nov. 8, Proud Infantryman Nov. 9, Mission Accomplished Nov. 10 and A Minute of Silence Nov. 11.
The complete documentary will also be available free online for 24 hours Nov. 11 on the NFB website.
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