Gerry Fostaty
As You Were
- ISBN 13:
- 9780864926487
- author:
- Gerry Fostaty
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Goose Lane Editions
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 197
- Dimensions:
- 22.61 x 15.24 x 1.52 centimetres
- Genre:
- Biography, Military, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Tragedy at Valcartier: A Story of Duty and Disaster In the summer of 1974, an explosion on the Canadian Forces Base in Valcartier, Quebec, resulted in the deaths of six teenagers and injured fifty-four others. The incident was caused by a live grenade being inadvertently made safe during a lecture on explosives safety. Thirty-four years later, Gerry Fostaty, who was just 18 at the time of the explosion, received an unexpected email from his former sergeant-major, prompting him to revisit the events of that fateful day. In "As You Were", Fostaty recounts how a series of preventable mistakes led to tragedy and explores the military's response to the incident. The book provides a detailed account of the disaster and its aftermath, shedding light on the human cost of duty, responsibility, and honour in the face of catastrophic failure.
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