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Meet Sunnybrook’s Veteran Heroes

In the past, they were fighting for our freedom. In the present, we continue to honour and remember their sacrifices.
Throughout time, they’ve always been — and always will be — our heroes.


Below, view photos of twelve Veteran heroes who are now residents of Sunnybrook's Veterans Centre.
Project published November 2024. Photography by Kevin Van Paassen.


Edwin "Ed" Marshall, 100 years old – Air Force and Army WWII.


Mary Bell, 100 years old – Navy, WWII.


Alexander Bott, 85 years old – Navy Peacekeeping.


Howard Clark, 93 years old – Army, Korean War 1950-53 and UN Peacekeeping in Cyprus.


Peter Davis, 97 years old – Army WWII.


Norman Goodspeed, 97 years old – Navy, WWII.


Kyuong Lee, 91 years old. Air Force, Korean War.


Joyce Minister, 102 years old – Army, WWII.


Edmund "Ed" Paisley, 85 years old – Army Cold War and Peacekeeping in Cyprus.


Peter Panowyk, 97 years old – Air Force, WWII.