Robert and his wife, Ada, had three children at this time, of whom Eric was the eldest. The summer Robert returned to Chevy Chase from Vietnam convinced America would lose the war — outraging his establishment neighbours — Eric wanted only his attention. Reporters at that time didn’t acknowledge that covering war and tragedy exacts a price and that ripples from such events can travel far. Eric wrote for papers including the Times of London and the Financial Post before landing at the Globe and Mail in 1997. MP Michael Petrou is historian, veterans’ experience, at the Canadian War Museum and a former foreign correspondent.

Source: thestar April 03, 2022 02:01 UTC