In trying to obtain photos and find family members of soldiers, we are grateful when we get help from the media.  Here is a sampling of some of the media interviews done over the past years…

…2025…

• Pieter was interviewed by Maryssa McFadden of Portage Online, about the photo search for WWII soldier Walter MUNRO. The article ‘Researcher searches for photo of Manitoba soldier buried overseas’ ran online on November 17, 2025. See https://portageonline.com/articles/researcher-searches-for-photo-of-manitoba-soldier-buried-overseas Up to now, this search has been unsuccessful.
• Pieter was interviewed by Kevin Rollason of the Winnipeg Free Press, about the successful search for a photo of WWII soldier John Lewis HUGHES, and the new photo search for WWII soldier Charles ‘Gordon’ ERICKSON. The article ‘Searching for a hero: Faces to Graves project hunts for photo of Winnipeg soldier who died in the Netherlands’ ran online on November 10, 2025. This search was successful.
• Pieter was interviewed by Taylor O’Brien for CBC PEI Radio’s Island Morning With Mitch Cormier program. The 7 minute interview ran on August 7, 2025. ‘Pieter Valkenburg of North Tryon has spent more than a decade researching Canadian soldiers buried in the Netherlands. Now, he’s being honoured by the King of the Netherlands for his dedication to preserving their stories.’ (You can listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-30-island-morning/clip/16162199-islander-knighted-king-netherlands)
• Pieter was interviewed by Josh Lewis of the Eastern Graphic about receiving a knighthood of the Order of Orange-Nassau by royal decree of His Majesty Willem-Alexander, King of The Netherlands. The article, ‘Valkenburg knighted for preserving stories of fallen soldiers’, ran in the newspaper on July 16, 2025.

….2024….

• Kevin Rollason of the Winnipeg Free Press wrote about Pieter’s search for a photo of WWII soldier William James Sutherland HOLE, born in Carman, Manitoba, who died during in The Netherlands on April 22, 1945, and is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands. The article, ‘A Name Without A Face’, ran online on Friday, November 8, 2024 and in the print edition on Saturday, November 9, 2024.  See https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/11/08/a-name-without-a-face-2
• Charlotte MacAulay of the Eastern Graphic wrote about the successful photo search for WWII soldier Kevin DELORIE, who is buried in the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery in Italy. The article, ‘Remembering Kevin Delorie’, ran in the newspaper on November 6, 2024.
• Pieter was interviewed by Charlotte MacAulay of the Eastern Graphic about the photo search for WWII soldier Kevin Joseph DELORIE, who was killed in Italy on December 20, 1943, while serving with the 48th Highlanders of Canada. The article, ‘Searching for photo of fallen soldier Kevin Delorie’, ran in the newspaper on October 23, 2024.

….2023….

• Kevin Rollason of the Winnipeg Free Press wrote about Pieter’s search for photos and featured the story of WWII Medic John Lewis HUGHES, of Eriksdale, Manitoba, who died during the Battle of the Scheldt on November 2, 1944, and is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands. The article, ‘A Picture Of Compassion’, ran online and in the print edition on Friday, November 10, 2023.  See https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2023/11/10/a-picture-of-compassion
• Pieter was interviewed by Fraser Needham of APTN’s Nation To Nation program, about the search for photos of WWII Indigenous soldiers, Benjamin Roy ASHKEWE, from Cape Croker, Ontario, and Charles NANIBUSH, from Shawanaga, Ontario.  Both are buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  The interview ran on Thursday, November 9, 2023 and was subsequently posted on APTN’s YouTube Channel as “‘Their sacrifice should never ever be forgotten’: Extended interview with Pieter Valkenburg | N2N” To see the 8:24 minute interview:

• A subsequent 45 second clip was posted on APTN’s YouTube Channel as “Pieter Valkenburg explains the complications in locating the photos of veterans” See:

• On Thursday, April 27, 2023, Pieter was interviewed by Bob Murphy on CBC Radio’s program Maritime Noon. You can listen to ‘A Dutch-born man on PEI tells us about a project to help find photos of WW II veterans who are buried in the Netherlands. The photos are displayed at gravesites. | Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy | Live Radio | CBC Listen’ at https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-38-maritime-noon/clip/15981254-a-dutch-born-man-pei-tells-project-help-find

….2022…

• On Friday, November 11, 2022, Pieter was interviewed by Todd van der Heyden of CTV news in a feature entitled Military researcher identifies 200 fallen soldiers | CTV News.
• Charlotte MacAulay of the Eastern Graphic wrote about the successful photo search for WWII soldier George ‘Ivan’ MACKINNON, who is buried in The Netherlands. The article, ‘Sturgeon soldier’s photo discovered in church’, ran in the newspaper on November 9, 2022.
• On Monday, November 7, 2022, Pieter was interviewed by Ceilidh Millar of CTV Atlantic News At 5 about the search for 4 soldiers of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders Regiment who died during the Battle of Bienen on March 25, 1945. You can read the article and watch the video. See P.E.I. man identifying Canadian soldiers in the Netherlands | CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/maritime-man-appeals-to-public-for-help-in-identifying-lost-canadian-soldiers-overseas/
• Kevin Rollason of the Winnipeg Free Press wrote about Pieter’s search for photos and featured the story of WWII Indigenous soldier Thomas CHASKE, then listed the names of several other soldiers from Manitoba who are buried in The Netherlands.  The article, ‘A name without a face’, ran online on November 4, 2022 and in the print edition on November 5, 2022.  See https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2022/11/04/a-name-without-a-face

• Charlotte MacAulay of the Eastern Graphic wrote about the photo search for WWII soldier George Ivan MACKINNON, who is buried in The Netherlands. The article, ‘Researcher seeking photo of Second World War soldier’, ran in the newspaper on September 21, 2022. This search was successful.

• Matt Rainnie interviewed Daria for CBC PEI’s Mainstreet PEI program about her Author Talk at the Victoria Playhouse on August 11, 2022, part of the Our Island Talks Series. The interview about her book ‘No Soldier Buried Overseas Should Ever Be Forgotten‘ aired August 5, 2022.  See https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-130-mainstreet-pei/clip/15929265-daria-valkenburgs-book

• Pieter was interviewed by Charlotte MacAulay of the Eastern Graphic, about the photo search for WWII soldier James Frank MOSSEY, who is buried in The Netherlands.  The article ‘Researcher seeks photo of Souris soldier from Second World War’, ran in the newspaper on June 1, 2022. This search was successful.

• Pieter and Daria were interviewed by Peter J. Wilson of the North Bay Nugget, about their research into soldiers buried in The Netherlands.  The article ‘Couple devoted to telling fallen soldiers’ stories’ | North Bay Nugget ran in the online version on May 19, 2022 and in the print version on May 20, 2022.  See https://www.nugget.ca/news/couple-devoted-to-telling-fallen-soldiers-stories

• An article about Daria’s book and upcoming Author Talk at the North Bay Library was published in Bay Today.ca on May 15.  See ‘Soldiers honoured in new book. Author talk set for public library’: https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/soldiers-honoured-in-new-book-author-talk-set-for-public-library-5357955
• Pieter was interviewed by Marcel Link of De Telegraaf, a newspaper in The Netherlands, about his research into Canadian soldiers buried in The Netherlands. The article ‘Zoektocht naar gezichten’ (Quest For Faces) ran in the newspaper on May 4, 2022 – Remembrance Day in The Netherlands. See https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/05/04/article-in-de-telegraaf-quest-for-faces-zoektocht-naar-gezichten/
• Cody McEachern of Saltwire interviewed Daria and Pieter for The Guardian. The interview was posted online on April 25, 2022 and ran in The Guardian’s print edition on April 26, 2022. See ‘P.E.I. author highlights 6-week war memorial tour through Europe in new book’ | SaltWire https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/news/pei-author-highlights-6-week-war-memorial-tour-through-europe-in-new-book-100721970/
• Angela Walker interviewed Daria for CBC PEI’s Mainstreet PEI program about her book ‘No Soldier Buried Overseas Should Ever Be Forgotten‘, which aired February 17, 2022.  See Daria Valkenburg’s new book | Mainstreet PEI with Matt Rainnie | Live Radio | CBC Listen
• Pieter was interviewed by Charlotte MacAulay of the Eastern Graphic, about the successful photo search for WWII soldier Barney McGuigan, who is buried in The Netherlands. The article ‘Search for teen soldier’s photo is successful’, ran in the newspaper on January 13, 2022.  See https://www.peicanada.com/eastern_graphic/search-for-teen-soldier-s-photo-is-successful/article_eaee52fa-72e6-11ec-b539-d33f425bb7c3.html

….2021…

• Search for a photo of WWII soldier Edmond COULOMBE, who is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands in an interview with Kevin Rollason of the Winnipeg Free Press. The article ‘Hunting For Photo To Honour Manitoban’ ran on November 6, 2021. This search was successful. See https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/hunting-for-photo-to-honour-manitoban-575687592.html
• This successful search for a photo of Edmond COULOMBE resulted in a follow-up article, ‘Photo Found To Honour Manitoba War Casualty’, ran online on November 10, 2021 in the Winnipeg Free Press. See  https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/photo-found-to-honour-manitoba-war-casualty-575714042.html
• Pieter was interviewed by Sharon Adams of Legion Magazine, as part of an article on the Faces To Graves project in The Netherlands. This article was published in the November/December 2021 issue in an article entitled ‘Online Monument’.  See https://legionmagazine.com/en/2021/11/online-monument/
• Search for a photo of WWII soldier John Clifford ROGERS, who is buried in The Netherlands in a radio interview on CBC Mainstreet PEI. Listen at https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-130-mainstreet-pei/clip/15819180-pieter-valkenburg-searching-john-clifford-rogers-information. This search was subsequently successful.
• Search for photos of WWII soldiers buried in The Netherlands on CTV Atlantic’s Live At 5 in an interview with Bruce Frisko on January 14, 2021. See Dutch-Canadian man on a mission to tell stories of lost soldiers| CTV News at https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/dutch-canadian-man-on-a-mission-to-tell-stories-of-lost-soldiers/
• A follow-up interview on WWII soldiers buried in The Netherlands ran on November 9, 2021 on CTV Atlantic’s Live At 5 during Remembrance Week.  See Forever grateful: Dutch Canadian tries to put faces to names of soldiers who fell liberating the Netherlands| CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/forever-grateful-dutch-canadian-tries-to-put-faces-to-names-of-soldiers-who-fell-liberating-the-netherlands/
• Search for photos of WWII First Nations soldiers William DANIELS and Stanley Owen JONES, who are buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands, in an interview with Brett Forester of APTN news, ‘Dutch-born PEI man on a mission to find photos of First Nations soldiers killed overseas in WWII’. See https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/dutch-born-p-e-i-man-on-a-mission-to-find-photos-of-first-nations-soldiers-killed-overseas-in-wwii/.  This search was successful.
• Search for a photo of WWII soldier Allan Gordon COUTTS, who is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands, in an interview with Galen Hartviksen of CKFM radio in Olds, Alberta. See https://ckfm.ca/2021/08/09/11202/. This search was successful.
• After receiving the Governor General’s Sovereign Medal For Volunteers, Pieter was interviewed by CBC Radio’s Mainstreet PEI on May 7, 2021. See https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-130-mainstreet-pei/clip/15842161-pieter-valkenburgs-volunteer-medal

….2020…

• Anne-Marie Parenteau of CBC’s Radio-Canada Acadie in Moncton interviewed Pieter about his search for a photo of WWI soldier Joseph Arthur DESROCHES, who is buried in Ligny Saint-Flochel British Cemetery, France. The interview is in French:  “La quête d’un homme de l’Î.-P.-É. pour retrouver des photos d’un soldat acadien” … See http://www.radio-canada.ca/util/postier/suggerer-go.asp?nID=4582099.  So far, this search is unsuccessful.
• Pieter was interviewed by David Pate on CBC Radio’s Maritime Noon, where he made an appeal for a photo of WWII soldier Philip Hubert LONG, who is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands. See https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R07RkSjTeshJA_-UO_W68fsY3FHCSLPB/view?usp=sharing. This search was successful.
• Search for a photo of WWII soldier Barney Reuben MCGUIGAN, who is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek,The Netherlands, in an interview with Angela Walker for CBC Radio’s Mainstreet PEI. This search was successful. See https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VMIbebs8kn2zQv9Al4Ndoy3gezMcWHPK/view?usp=sharing

….2019…

• Pieter and Elmer MacDonald were interviewed by Matt Rainnie of CBC Radio’s Mainstreet PEI about the memorial panel to be installed in Wons, The Netherlands to honour WWII pilot Elmer Bagnall MUTTART and the crew of Halifax L9561. See https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-130-mainstreet-pei/clip/15737113-war-memorial

….2018…

• Pieter was interviewed by Angela Walker for CBC Radio’s Mainstreet PEI about the Borden-Carleton Cenotaph Research Project and an upcoming presentation at South Shore United Church in Tryon. See the web article: Why a Dutch-Canadian man is honouring P.E.I. soldiers, name by name | CBC News at https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-pieter-valkenburg-soldiers-holland-netherlands-4740888

….2017…

• Pieter was interviewed by CBC PEI about the Borden-Carleton Cenotaph Research Project with a feature on WWII pilot Elmer Bagnall MUTTART.  See the web article: ‘This needs to be done’: Historian pays tribute to Borden-Carleton veterans at https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-borden-soldier-1.4223247

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