Valcartier 1974 Cadets suffered from a training accident when a live grenade, mixed in with ‘dummies’, exploded killing 6 young boys. “Dozens of men who survived a deadly accident at a summer cadet camp 40 years ago are hoping an inquiry will finally shed light on what happened.For some, the memory is still too painful to talk about.
Glenn Souva was an 18-year-old instructor. He told CBC News that it was years before he understood the traumatic nature of what he saw that day.
Souva said the worst part was everyone being told to keep quiet about what happened by their superiors at the base.”
Witnessing or being the victim of any scary violent event imprints on people. Powerful memories of trauma never leave the survivors and to be ignored and intimidated into silence magnifies the emotional scars and PTSD. Speaking up part of taking back their voice and justice.