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Tutorial

1. North Kent College

2. What is service?

3. Case study Owen Barnard Royal Army Medical Corps Served during the Falklands war Owen Bernard served in the Royal Army Medical Corps 1969-1991 He was transported to the Falkland Islands on the QE2 cruise liner in April 1982, along with 4000 troops He served with the main medical unit and helped treat the many casualties injured battle and bombings during the conflict, including Argentinians

4. ‘I am medically trained, we signed this Geneva Convention, a patient is a patient, a casualty is a casualty whether he or she is an enemy or not. If somebody comes and they are injured, in war you are to give care even if the person is an enemy and you try and save his or her life’ Owen Bernard on treating Argentinian solders in the Falklands Case study

5. ‘You don’t panic in situations, you panic afterwards. And this is where post-traumatic stress come in…. You block the emotions out the way because you’ll make mistakes. You cannot let emotions guide you in situations like that. People will die and your job is to save lives.’ Owen Bernard on serving in the Falklands What does service mean for those serving?

6. What is Remembrance?

7. Why do we remember?

8. Take Action What can we do in our communities to support Remembrance and uphold the values of those who have served and sacrificed?

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