Eric Brunt documents stories of Canadian WWII veterans

<p>Eric Brunt of Victoria is now in his fourth year of documenting the 'untold' stories from Canada’s remaining Second World War veterans.</p> <p>In early 2018, he took off on a cross-Canada tour in a van-turned-mobile film studio, with the sole goal of preserving as many of those stories as possible.</p> <p>Since then, he’s spoken with 433 veterans and partnered with Melki Films production house to preserve each one-on-one interview at the Canadian War Museum.</p> <p>In this edition of Today in B.C., Brunt tells host Peter McCully about travelling to Juno Beach in France for the 75th anniversary of D-Day with Frank Krepps, at the time a 94-year-old veteran from Red Deer, Alta.</p> <p>He’s giving himself until the end of the year to connect with any remaining veterans who want to share their stories as he travels across the country.</p> <p>The Eric Brunt Collection will be released in 2024 when the Canadian War Museum launches its digital archives.</p> <p>Anyone hoping to share their story can reach Brunt at <a href="mailto:ericbruntmedia@gmail.com">ericbruntmedia@gmail.com</a>.</p> <p><em>Eric Brunt poses with Second World War veteran Frank Krepps. (Photo courtesy of Melki Films)</em></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>