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Habermehl has since retired ' ”Ibey’tetheonesthatmademe from the service and now serves as ' want to write this show." said fllcmusicdimCIOIfortheWatetbo awnmmmmmhoumwmmwmwmmmm Hobennehl.“l'hey’re belpingwith RegionPolioeBand. therealityofwarinkandohanAModemSoltfler‘kStoly.ThemusioloponsFebJBattheOttysalidsflleatre. someofthescenesandarethere But he started wondering What “mm forpeopleto talktoo" was being done to tell the story of they've done and any of our boys modem soldier's story. new recruits through the intrica- Some of the proceeds of the Canadian veterans coming home wounded over there are!!! entitled He came up with KandaharA ciesof an irihoapltableland. show go to the London Military from a decade-long campaign in to war benefits that my dad got Modern Soldier's Story which will "Our job is to keep them alive Family-Monroe Centre and diets Afghanistan and worried about through theWarAmpsofCanada. have its world premiere at the and teach them what we know." retumingveterampersonal. family what supports they would have as “When they announced last Cluyaalids‘l‘lieatrestartirigkha. said Habermehl. 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I didn't want these guys to mm one British. oneAmer- them what we know they can and his legion buddies and he fade into obscurity.‘ ican and one Canadian private.“ beoorneoldguyslikeus." wanted to do something that both That's when he came up with said Habermehl. ‘lt explores their Habemiehl warns it's an adult highlighted the modern veterans the idea for a show that would tell naive. youthful exuberance and show exploring adult themes and service to their country while doing the story of their struggles in how they're going to fix theworld.’ presents an unvarnlshed look at some fundraising for the suppon Afghanistan while supporting the The show explores how that the human emotions and human services that will help them when troopswhohavecomehome. worldviewdrangeswhentheyget namrerevealedwhenpeoplearein they're backhome. ‘I decided to write a tribute into active combat and have to oonflictzones. “My dad always said that when show.‘ said Habermehl. collecting deal with the harsh realities of war It includes themes of love and the came home from World War II some music he was already work- in a woebegone place called Kan- loss and the whole gamut of 1 they were considered heroes.” said ing on and puttingtogethera mod- dahar. human: emotions made raw in t Habermehl "with the modem vet- ern musical featuring various Habermebl plays a war-weary theserealisticsimatiom ‘ erans. people aren’t aware of what musical genres that help tell the Canadian serpent who guides the “It's not necessarily a happy ’ , , \\(i\\ ‘i‘\‘ \i i, i ‘ ”X f A t » L ‘ l 1 r § N f ,. . i till‘liiitliw‘ ‘ . ”o {W . bi“ ~ ‘ ' l a m l - AA ,,_, _ _.. __________.____â€"_â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"_â€"