Pick a Canadian war hero from the List of Canadian Victoria Cross Recipients and write a short biography on one Canadian VC recipient of the First World War. Where was he born? With what unit did he fight? What did he do to earn the VC?
Then, in one or two sentences, answer each of the following questions: what is a war hero? Does Society need them? How did Canadian war heroes help to shape Canadian identity? Have the stories of war heroes had a positive or a negative affect on Canadian society? Why?