Vancouver Island veteran reflects on importance of Remembrance Day
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Joan Gould was just 20 years old when she made a life-changing decision in April 1955: she joined the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Asked if she had ever flown an airplane, Gould responded with a laugh.
“No. I wish. Wouldn’t that be great?”
Gould did not enlist to become a pilot. Instead, she saw military service as an opportunity to travel and see the world, something she felt was beyond her reach while working as a secretary to the president of one of Thunder Bay, Ont.’s la
Asked if she had ever flown an airplane, Gould responded with a laugh.
“No. I wish. Wouldn’t that be great?”
Gould did not enlist to become a pilot. Instead, she saw military service as an opportunity to travel and see the world, something she felt was beyond her reach while working as a secretary to the president of one of Thunder Bay, Ont.’s la
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