The Medak Pocket (Croatia)
According to Colonel Jim Calvin, the officer in charge of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Second Battalion, the notion of peace was […]
The Buffalo Nine
August 9, 1974: nine Canadian Forces members were killed when their transport aircraft was shot down by surface-to-air missiles launched from Syria. This […]
Pearson Proposes UN Emergency Force (UNEF), 1956
On November 4, 1956 Lester B. Pearson proposed the creation of what would become the first large-scale United Nations Peacekeeping force to resolve […]
Peacekeeping in Cyprus
When the first Canadian peacekeeping contingent was posted to Cyprus in 1964 they expected that their mission would only last 90 days. In […]
To Our Peacekeepers: Thank You
As of 2008, Canada has begun recognizing August 9th as National Peacekeepers Day. This honorary holiday is used to acknowledge those who have […]
1960: Canada in the Congo
Following the Second World War, the global landscape continued to shift as new nations emerged and some broke free of their colonial power. […]
Deployed: Army Reservists Overseas – A Documentary
Deployed: Army Reservists Overseas is a 90 minute documentary by LCol Mike Vernon of the Calgary Highlanders. It features interviews with a wide variety of […]