As we celebrate Remembrance Day, the Swift Current Online newsroom reached out to two veterans who served in World War II.

Gordon Hartley, 94, was born and raised in Swift Current and was in military communications with the 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade in World War II.

He talked about his experience in the war.

"I was with the infantry unit, but I was in communication, and I wasn't expecting for a couple of unfortunate times, to be on the front lines," he said. "It was scary at first, but after a while in the situation that I was in I got used to it."

Rankins Wilkins, 96, is from Mankota. He was a private in the infantry in the war. He joined at the age of 21 on December 1st, 1942, and was sent overseas in February of 1943, where he spent over two years with the Canadian Armed Forces.

He said that seeing everybody come out and honour Remembrance Day is an honourable thing to do.

"It's an honourable thing to do, as there is just about no veterans from World War II left anymore in Saskatchewan, and in fact, there is very few of us left altogether, so it's an honourable thing to do while there is some of us left."

Wilkins added that at the time it was important for him to go overseas and fight because he saw the only way to beat Hilter was with armed forces.

Both Rankin and Hartley fought in the battle of Normandy.