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DateLearning ResourceOrganizationResource Type
Title: Somalia Affair
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Description: Canadian peacemakers were lauded as heroes when they went into an untamed land ruled by rebels. Their mission, Operation Deliverance, charged them with restoring order in Somalia. But in fact, the Canadian Airborne regiment was splitting apart at the seams, lacking both leadership and accountability. Includes radio and television interviews with key players, educational activities, and related links.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Interview with Sergent Ronnie Smith, Corporal Patrick Couture, and Captain Hercule Gosselin of Canadian Forces Base Petawawa in which they describe their experiences as part of the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Somalia. They describe how they feel that the schools they built, the infrastructure they developed and the people they saved are all being overlooked by Canadians due to media coverage of a few isolated incidents.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Title: UN Troops Head to Suez
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Description: Canada participates in the UN mission in the Suez Canal in 1956, in order to help defuse the international crisis.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Title: Canadians Leave Somalia
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Description: Canadian soldiers reflect on what they have accomplished during their peacekeeping mission in Belet Huen, Somalia. They have built schools and bridges, and famine is not as prevalent. Interviews with Somalis indicate that they like the Canadian soldiers and are concerned about who will be taking over the mission once the Canadians leave.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: 1993 television news report shows how the Royal 22nd Regiment peacekeepers in Srebrenica must both disarm and defend Muslim refugees.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Assignments and activities regarding Canadian peacekeeping initiatives in Somalia.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Sergeant Leo Lessard of the Royal 22nd Regiment recalls a daring helicopter rescue mission that saved two nuns from rebel soldiers in the Congo.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: After three years of United Nations standby, the Van Doos are suddenly airlifted to Cyprus, a powerkeg of Greek and Turkish hostilities.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Four experts on Canadian diplomacy talk about whether Canada deserves its peacekeeping reputation.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Royal 22nd soldiers deal with language barriers and weather in East Timor mission.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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