Despite playing a vital role in the Allied success in the Second World War, Merchant Navy sailors were not considered veterans by the federal government for decades after the war. In this clip, Commander (retired) Fraser McKee of the Royal Canadian Navy recalls how he and his fellow Navy comrades, who were considered veterans, disagreed with the government and supported the Merchant Navy’s appeal. In 1992, after a decades-long battle, former merchant mariners were finally granted official status

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