‘Just remind us, that’s all we ask’: Saskatoon Veteran | The Canadian News

As part of his effort to preserve the country’s military history, Cold War veteran Kevin Hicks shares details of his career in the British Army, where he won a medal from the British Empire.

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“It belongs to the Queen. It’s an honor, ”Hicks explained. “And it was because of something I did at Cypress. I did a specialized mission that lasted more than two years ”.

Hicks also served with the Canadian Army.

“They sent me to Berlin in 1976, but I didn’t stay in Berlin,” he said. “They sent me to the control area … and one of our jobs was to patrol through the Russian zone, to Berlin.”

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He was stationed in Berlin and Cypress and said he saw much of the action one might find in a history book, in real time.

“I look back and think, ‘Wow. Did we really do that? That’s something, ‘”he said. “And patrolling the Berlin Wall and doing all the things in Berlin as well … it kind of blows your mind. I’m a bit of history, I guess. “

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Now, Hicks is bringing that story to life at the Saskatoon Museum of Military Artifacts as a professional historical interpreter.

He is passionate about making sure that new generations understand the level of sacrifice of those who did not return home after the war and of those who did.

“You don’t walk away from those terrorist situations the same way you got in,” he said. “You are different for the rest of your life.”

“We are afraid that when we leave, nobody will remember us or forget us.”

His favorite part of the job is talking to students and answering their questions about his own experience and the experiences of the thousands of Canadians who went to war.

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“In fact, a student asked me this recently,” he mused. “What are we supposed to do on Remembrance Day?”

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He said the question reminded him of a conversation he had had with another veteran who had served in WWI at the Battle of the Somme.

“He looked me in the eye and said, ‘We will all die soon, Kevin, and we are afraid that when we leave, no one will remember us or forget us. But you will keep us alive, won’t you? And I said, ‘Oh sure. So that’s what I told the student the other day. I said, ‘On Remembrance Day, do me a favor, just remind us. It’s all we ask for. Remember us. ‘”


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