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My family wasn't in Canada during the World Wars, but I had many relatives that served or were killed during the wars in Europe.

My maternal grandfather served in the Polish army as a medic. He was 16 when he joined, which was normal for many in Poland at the time. He later joined a Polish group fighting with Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia where he met my grandmother. My grandmother wasn't enlisted, but was a nurse like many young women were due to the need. Oddly enough, she wasn't a native to the area either, but found herself there after being displaced from Ukraine.

My father's parents weren't soldiers, but were both civilian casualties of the war. They were actually murdered by their neighbours who were part of the Chetnik faction and our family was sympathetic to the other side. To this day, descendants are still living in the same houses and the families are still neighbours, and yeah, it is really awkward to say the least.