Ron "Andy" Anderson

Andy Anderson was born into a military family, with a mother and father who’d met in a field hospital in the First World War. He first enlisted in his father’s regiment, the Royal Canadian Engineers, and then later transferred to the elite 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. He saw a great deal of action in NW Europe, and was among the first allied soldiers to encounter the Russians as they approached from the east. He retired from the service after the war, but continues his unshakeable affiliation with his Battalion. He lives in Mississauga with his wife, Adrienne.