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Combat ' wasn’t in cards for this Scot But the terrifying W he sufiered during his time fighting awneas 563 haunt "I just gm a link lined of doing construc- tion work and I wanted Hum-(hing new." he said.“ltwasahdlofamytogait.1hcysay Kowa's pretty nice mm. but I sum don‘t want In go back." \Muqn he enlisted with the Canadian army in ISSIamwhe'ghtmqumeanWarfiohnd Robinson was just baking £0; a change of Burn and raised in a farming ammunin (rum.- ( )uawa. Mr. Robimon wmi working fm Ontario Hydm when he decided at age 20 m volunteer ft): the army. "Vim can’t expiain what it’s like." said the affable 82-year-old Wmtmm resident. “You don't want to be them let's put it that Ayearlatermewasonlhefmmfinesofa fierce war. Iotafly unprepared for the horrors he wotdd witness (mwdwnext 14 months. "You wet? always engaged with the enemy." he said. "The music used to start at 3 o'clock in the afternoon But at 7 o'clock at night. when they quit. that's when they hit you. And you didn't know which company they wen- going to barrage. And. boy. when they thmw a mgr tn. they thn-w a immigr- in they didn't fool amund.‘ War is a mean thing to be in, veteran says Much uf his time as an infanuyman was apt-m out on palml. To this day. he doesn‘t realty like talking about it. But last m-«k. sitting at a large mund table I? ADAM mm WWW mm School evacuationdrillsand learning how toduckmdermekitchentabiemsfamas hiswmlgiegsmxkitakchim.becamcpan of lS-yearold Waiter Mahland's daily life in 1939. Mr. Maifland. whoyismmeofmeStoufivifle W‘sSeadeoddWarmmhadom tastdurtngmeeaflydaysofmewuflemde tusbflneammtdmevmgcotwlatetmbor- msidentsofaC-ermanraid‘which.mcydid quficofiennearmecitywlweweuved‘. Ammterqdedthevflhgering- klgtheandearbell. 'meguylmedtofeelsonyformthevil- lgemdmtelegmmbay.becafiseheused tocydeandhawtoteflpeople.handmem abacusaymeixhusbandorsomebodyhad passed away. flux was a difficuh job. sad a: [he “bodbridge Egon hall â€"â€" his wife. Naidantler.byhbsideâ€"Mr.fiobinson mmtedafewssories “(The myhmewaconausiongmnade overaMithndedrightbeMeenhisflieutm. am) feel.“ Mr. Robinson llcandamnlwrwldiflhadmcan‘yme badly wounded ofiice; back to safety on a licdearflmfiadayoutonpanolwith hisuxnpanywhen Mlieutenamtold the mentostayputwhilehemmaheadmscout watcher. "She was a long stretch carrying 160 some- oddpoumis."hesakl'llwasalongpm. dare-Jamel! you.” Another memory that still upsas is of poor Korean women pressing themselves agaimt mam-sharp barbed wile firming. fiSk~ mg serious cuts. tograbsrraps nffood fnr their mtmhanbarbedwiwnustm k try to get what cam out ofour mess tins; what \‘ sun PHOYOIADAM Mnm- noums Sf" team “mums wdfpgm migr' RObm' Roland Robinson fought in the Korean War and describes the experience as something “you 'lhcsc experifilces took a heavy (all. “"3 many explain? "He's a wreck now." Ms Chanda! said. "You twchhimonmcshoulderandhcdoesn't know whethet mate‘s someone there heady to shoot him or not. I think most of the guys that warm dwwararelikedmt.” WKmeanWarbegan hmczs. 1950. and ended with a ceasefire (hive years later. on My 27. 1953.‘ In total. more than 26.0(1)(1anadians sewed intharandSlGofmemdiedâ€"makingit the third deadlk‘st conflict in out muntry's history. BY SANDRA IOLAN sbuiqfiflyrmg. mm sight." Mr. Maldand recalled while talking to The Sun-Tribune about what life was like for him during the Second World War. Mr. Mailland was too young to take pan in combat missions. but he knew he wanted tobeanalrgunmnm l4,.hejolnedthealr oadetsanda! l7hadpa$sedalltherequlred tests for when the British National Sewice A! 18. hegm thccall. reported totheGor- don Highlandets' infantry and trained for combat. “The Canadian wan ended aftet D-Duy (lune 6. HM!) but the UJL went on“'to lapan.” he said. Milemakinglhefirwaytolapanbytmin and ship. the whims leamed the Japanese mmnderedandmewasover. metroopswemtakcnoflmelapan-bound shipinMaandra.Egypl.andscnttoPalestine to take-on security duties. ‘ It wasn‘t all bad. of course. Mr. Robinson made some lifelong friends during the war. After the war ended. Mr. Robinson returned home and. eventually. mmbackto work at Ontario Hydm. “There's quite a [cw buddies out there (I see) every so oficn." he “They were young guys like myself. I had more laughs on them." ~ “It was a Bn‘tish mandate. so British troops He remained a bachelor until 1989. when“ However. between the Second World War a anddIeSuezCriskMr. Majtlandlookpanin I a childhooddream. ‘ He was a memberbf (he myal guamd arBal- moral Castle's Gillies Ball in 1947. which had in attendance. Elizabeth and ‘ hetdate Prince Philip. Duke of Edinburgh. Mr. Mainland also became heavily involved had to be there." he said. As a teservisl. Mr. Maidand took park in the Suez Crisis in 1956. After that. he retired from active duty. Following his short stint in the anny, Mr. Maitland spent eight years as a I'esiervist. as per Bn'tish law. in the pipe bands. 9 AsamemberoftheOmario Mass Pipes 3 and Drums, he played at the opening of the ‘3 Juno Beach Centre in 2003. He also played in France and Germany and is still a member of the Richmond Hill Centennial Pipe Band. he surprised Ms (Ihanller, (he widuw uf a close friend {mm work. by proposing dur- ing a trip to Las Vegas with her brother and sister-in-Iaw. lhding into Remembrance Day. Mr. Rob- iiflon hopes future generations won't forget thes Canadian mkiiors made ----- and continue to make. “1113! is the No. 1 issue." he said. "Remem- ber the veterans. what they did and what they went thmugh. War is a mean thing to he in.”