Interviewee: Quealey, Patrick B., 1970-

An interview/narrative of Patrick Quealey's experiences whilst serving with the NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Interview took place on April 4, 2013.

Interviewer: Reynoldson, Courtney

ABSTRACT: Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Quealey speaks about his experiences in Bosnia as part of the UNPROFOR mission and the SFOR mission. He discusses his decision to join the army, his training and the setup of his battle group, the training and equipment they received before shipping out for Bosnia, and his experiences upon arriving at his stationing. LCol Quealey reflects on how his group dealt with each belligerent force and tells several anecdotes about his experiences serving in one of the UN Safe Areas, Gorazde. He also discusses his Rules of Engagement and the UN peacekeeping mandate he served under. He goes on to discuss his duties in getting aid into Sarajevo and his stationing in Gorazde. He then reflects on his experiences with civilians in the area and his exposure to ethnic cleansings. He closes with a recap of his experience in Bosnia almost a decade later, this time as part of NATO's Stabilization Force, and the differences between the two tours. 0:00 - Introduction 0:26 - Decision to join the army 3:02 - Assignment after graduation, deployment to Bosnia 3:42 - Training experience and equipment, command structure 11 :08 - First impressions as a peacekeeper in Bosnia 11:40 - Digression on set up of ranks and companies 13:26 - Peacekeeping in Bosnia 16:20 - Taking over observation posts from the Malaysian unit 21:29 - Dealing with belligerent forces 24:39 - Assignment to Gorazde 28:05 - Movement through Serb territory 29:20 - Arrival and experience in Gorazde 31:50 - Humanitarian aid and dangers in Sarajevo - anecdote 33:10 - Reflections on gunfire 33:50 - Engagement in Gorazde, other dangers in the area 43:00 - Command structure 44:06 - Problems with UN Rules of Engagement 48:30 - Considerations regarding applying the term peacekeeping 50:55 - Escorting humanitarian aid to Sarajevo 53:00 - Duties in Gorazde 55:30 - Interactions with civilians 1:00:15 - Experience with ethnic hatreds and ethnic cleansing 1:01:30 - Feelings on UN peacekeeping efforts 1 :02:29 - Experiences serving in SFOR 1:06:00 - Finding war criminals 1:08:56 - Ethnic tensions while serving with NATO, crime rates 1:12:00 - Conclusion Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: 21:29 - 24:39 - Experiences with warring sides 29:20 - 33:10 - Arrival in Gorazde, evidence of ethnic cleansing, shooting in Sarajevo 33:50 - 43:00 - Coming under fire and other dangers experienced in Gorazde 44:06 - 48:30 - Problems with Rules of Engagement 1:01:30 - 1:02:29 - Feelings on overall UN peacekeeping efforts 1:08:56 - 1:12:00 - Ethnic tensions while serving with NATO, noticeable changes between UN and NATO missions

Rank: Lieutenant Colonel. Medals and Honours: Canadian Forces Decoration; Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal; NATO Medal; United Nations Protection Force Medal

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Quealey, Patrick B., 1970-
• Reynoldson, Courtney

Subject

• United Nations
• United Nations Protection Force
• Military history

Language

• eng

Date created

• April 4, 2013

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• Bosnia and Herzegovina--Sarajevo

Coordinates

• 43.84864, 18.35644

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recording (AIFF) also available.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• reminiscences
• sound recordings
• interviews
• oral histories (literary genre)

Archival item identifier

• QP_794

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• April 6, 2013

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2013. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/xw9j-3z61

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