Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
From 2001 to 2014, Canadian Armed Forces medical personnel served in Afghanistan, providing life-saving care in active combat zones, under constant threat of fire. To mark the 25th anniversary of Canadians arriving in Afghanistan, three Memory Project speakers, all Canadian Armed Forces veterans and medical experts, shared their stories from the Kandahar Airfield Hospital and Forward Operating Bases, as they fought to save Canadians, allies, and even their enemies using groundbreaking medical techniques through some of the fiercest fighting in recent Canadian military history.
Full video launches February 11.
youtu.be/kG4zPCeekD8
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For more than a decade, Canadian medical personnel, including doctors, nurses, technicians, and medical transport crews, defied the odds and fought against death in Afghanistan. With an ever-evolving political and combat situation, medical personnel were often forced to perform procedures under rocket attack and during ground incursions, as well as out in the field. Partnering with Canadian Blood Services, the military created the Walking Donor blood bank program, which many credit as a game-changing medical innovation, making whole blood more readily available for patients in need.
This video is produced by the Memory Project, a program of Historica Canada. For more stories of service, visit thememoryproject.com.
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Further reading/resources:
Canada and the War in Afghanistan:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/international-campaign-against-terrorism-in-afghanistan
Canada and 9/11:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canada-and-911
NATO:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nato-north-atlantic-treaty-organization
PTSD in Canada:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-in-canada
Captain Nichola Goddard:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nichola-goddard
Record of Service | Ep 5.2 Capt Sarah Keller
youtube.com/watch?v=iM45X0zkFvA
Record of Service | Ep 4.1 MWO William Wilson
youtube.com/watch?v=4G9cKuxW1pU
Record of Service | Ep 5.4 Capt Corey Anhorn
youtube.com/watch?v=BXKOMjfAzjg
thememoryproject.com/book-a-speaker
More educational content at:
historicacanada.ca
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
Credits:
Video production by Bonfire Originals
Illustrations by Jessie Durham @jessieeedurham
Featuring:
Major (retired) Ray Wiss, CD, MD
Major (retired) Mark Dauphin, MSM, CD, MD
Captain (retired) Mary Ann Barber, CD, BscN, MN, NP
Stephanie Zidel (narrator)
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From 2001 to 2014, Canadian Armed Forces medical personnel served in Afghanistan, providing life-saving care in active combat zones, under constant threat of fire. To mark the 25th anniversary of Canadians arriving in Afghanistan, three Memory Project speakers, all Canadian Armed Forces veterans and medical experts, shared their stories from the Kandahar Airfield Hospital and Forward Operating Bases, as they fought to save Canadians, allies, and even their enemies using groundbreaking medical techniques through some of the fiercest fighting in recent Canadian military history.
Full video launches February 11.
youtu.be/kG4zPCeekD8
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For more than a decade, Canadian medical personnel, including doctors, nurses, technicians, and medical transport crews, defied the odds and fought against death in Afghanistan. With an ever-evolving political and combat situation, medical personnel were often forced to perform procedures under rocket attack and during ground incursions, as well as out in the field. Partnering with Canadian Blood Services, the military created the Walking Donor blood bank program, which many credit as a game-changing medical innovation, making whole blood more readily available for patients in need.
This video is produced by the Memory Project, a program of Historica Canada. For more stories of service, visit thememoryproject.com.
FOLLOW HISTORICA CANADA!
Instagram: instagram.com/historicacanada/
X: twitter.com/HistoricaCanada
TikTok: tiktok.com/@historicacanada
Facebook: facebook.com/Historica.Canada/
Substack: historicacanada.substack.ca
Pinterest: pinterest.ca/historicac/_saved/
Further reading/resources:
Canada and the War in Afghanistan:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/international-campaign-against-terrorism-in-afghanistan
Canada and 9/11:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canada-and-911
NATO:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nato-north-atlantic-treaty-organization
PTSD in Canada:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-in-canada
Captain Nichola Goddard:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nichola-goddard
Record of Service | Ep 5.2 Capt Sarah Keller
youtube.com/watch?v=iM45X0zkFvA
Record of Service | Ep 4.1 MWO William Wilson
youtube.com/watch?v=4G9cKuxW1pU
Record of Service | Ep 5.4 Capt Corey Anhorn
youtube.com/watch?v=BXKOMjfAzjg
thememoryproject.com/book-a-speaker
More educational content at:
historicacanada.ca
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
Credits:
Video production by Bonfire Originals
Illustrations by Jessie Durham @jessieeedurham
Featuring:
Major (retired) Ray Wiss, CD, MD
Major (retired) Mark Dauphin, MSM, CD, MD
Captain (retired) Mary Ann Barber, CD, BscN, MN, NP
Stephanie Zidel (narrator)
OCPMJYNV5NJLB2FV
