Paul Dupuis served in the military for 49 years.
“I started with the Cadet Corps, I lied about my age to get into the reserves. I did two tours in Germany in the Cold War. I’ve been stationed all over the place, thank God I have a loving wife. Fifty-four years and we’re still together,” he said.
He then went on to teach for 10 years at the Combat Information Centre (CIC) and is now a service officer, acting as a liaison between veterans and Veterans Affairs Canada.
“A service officer is the one that does all the research for veterans for Veterans Affairs so that they can have a better life. I do homeless vets, I do Aboriginal people, and I love what I do,” he said.
“They say a solider retires, he doesn’t retire, he only changes uniforms.”
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