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His exploits and those of the unit may be seen in my documentary, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamesoregan.com\/Shooters\/index.htm\"><span style=\"font-size: large\">Shooters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: large\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">Brian wrote the account to accompany a museum exhibit about war correspondents for the Museum of the Regiments (Calgary, AB, 1997). This piece was the bedrock upon which I built the story of Shooters. It was to have featured Brian, my brother Philip and I, as we walked along the beach and among the various notable sites where my father saw action with the unit. Brian died before that could happen. &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">The history of the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit remains untilled, fertile ground yet. 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