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The Military History Collection is comprised of books, archival materials, photographs, oral histories, and other objects relating to military service and interventions, including WWI, WWII, the Korean War and the War in Afghanistan. Perspectives represented here include soldiers and their friends and families.

 
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  • 1631. Interview with Robert Black (February 23, 2022)

    Title:
    Interview with Robert Black (February 23, 2022)
    Description:
    Interviewer: James Cole Interviewee: Robert Black An interview/narrative of Robert Black's experiences serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. Interview took place on February 23, 2022 over a video call. ABSTRACT: Robert Black begins the interview by discussing his childhood and how he joined the Canadian Armed Forces. His time in Cyprus is recounted through various responsibilities he had as well as interactions with Greek and Turkish Cypriots. The Women’s Walk Home and the process of crowd control is examined. Instances of heightened tensions caused by “episodes of Greek stupidity” are explained. Black discusses the prevalence of alcohol throughout his time in Cyprus and its social role. Black recalls various stories such as his encounter with wild dogs or a reconnaissance mission during a storm. Black highlights skills developed during his time in Cyprus such as how to negotiate. The interview concludes with the remark that peacekeeping only works if both sides want peace and reflections on his military career. 0:37 - 1:39 - Childhood and joining the Canadian Armed Forces. 1:39 - 6:47 - Serving in Cyprus: responsibilities and first impressions. 6:47 - 8:00 - Interactions with civilian Cypriots. 8:00 - 9:30 - Comparing Greek and Turkish militaries. 9:30 - 13:43 - The Women’s Walk Home 13:43 - 15:15 - “Episodes of Greek stupidity”: how tensions were heightened. 15:18 - 16:58 - Canadian armaments: weaponry and vehicles. 16:58 - 17:46 - Closest instance of violence: wild dogs. 17:48 - 23:37 - Maintaining morale: physical activity and social drinking. 23:47 - 24:16 - Context: Cold War, pre-Somalia, pre-Bosnia, pre-Afghanistan. 24:16 - 24:58 - Feelings when leaving Cyprus. 24:58 - 31:47 - Helicopter reconnaissance during a storm and language barriers. 31:47 - 33:08 - Developing negotiating skills. 33:10 - 34:32 - The future of peacekeeping and the only way it works. 34:32 - 36:58 - Concluding a military career.
    Keyword:
    Turks, Alcohol, Helicopter, Nicosia, UNFICYP, The Women’s Walk Home, Reconnaissance, Cypriots, the buffer zone, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, Order of Military Merit, peacekeeping, Cyprus, Robert Black, United Nations, and Greek
    Subject:
    Peacekeeping forces, Canadian, Personal narratives--Canadian, Military history, Cypriots, Peacekeeping forces, Personal narratives, Soldiers--Alcohol use, Soldiers, Crowd control, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, United Nations. Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus, and Black, Robert
    Contributor:
    Coe, James and Black, Robert
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2022-02-23
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License:
    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
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
    Identifier:
    Interview #SC141_BR_890
    Extent:
    00:37:39
    Alternative Title:
    Canadian Peacekeeping: The Cyprus Conflict
    Geographic Coverage:
    Cyprus
    Coordinates:
    35, 33
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    oral histories (literary genre), interviews, video recordings (physical artifacts), and reminiscences
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: II; Item: 890
    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:
    2022-02-23
    Technical Note:
    Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4, 493,269 KB. Metadata by KD.

  • 1632. Interview with Chief Petty Officer Second Class (Ret'd) Arnold Yates (February 24, 2022)

    Title:
    Interview with Chief Petty Officer Second Class (Ret'd) Arnold Yates (February 24, 2022)
    Description:
    Interviewer: Samantha Olson Interviewee: Interview with Chief Petty Officer Second Class (Ret'd) Arnold Yates An interview/narrative of Arnold Yates' experiences serving in the Royal Canadian Navy. Interview took place on February 24, 2022 over a video call. ABSTRACT: 0:00 – 8:00 – Childhood, schooling, joining the RCN, basic training, path from OS to CPO. 8:00 – 12:30 – Teaching seamanship at Royal Roads, duties of a CPO, the differences between sea duty and shore duty. 12:30 – 18:25 – Duties as a drill instructor, duties of a boatswain, and the training of junior officers. 18:25 – 26:46 – Relationship with officers, the advisory roles of the boatswain, CPO as an intermediary between NCM Corps and Officer Corps. 26:46 – 33:48 – CPO’s role monitoring the morale of sailors, culture at sea, difficulties for sailors. 33:48 – 45:34 – Personal recollections, sailing from Victoria to Hawaii, advancing through the ranks, time on the HMCS Oriole, participation in the Captain Cook Bicentennial. 45:34 – Leaving the RCN, retirement, family, and working with Victoria Harbour ferries.
    Keyword:
    Captain Cook Bicentennial, Royal Roads, Boatswain, HMCS Oriole, Sail training, Sea cadets, Training, Ordinary Seaman, NCM Corps, HMCS Cornwallis, Morale and welfare, Chief Petty Officer, Drill instructor, Seamanship, Sea culture, and Chief Petty Officer Second Class
    Subject:
    Canada. Royal Canadian Navy, Yates, Arnold, 1945-, Military morale, Armed Forces--Petty officers, Personal narratives--Canadian, Armed Forces--Officers, Military history, Armed Forces--Officers--Training of, Royal Roads University, and Personal narratives
    Contributor:
    Olson, Samantha and Yates, Arnold, 1945-
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2022-02-24
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License:
    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
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
    Identifier:
    Interview #SC141_YA_899
    Extent:
    00:48:53
    Alternative Title:
    The Roles, Duties, and Recollections of Chief Petty Officers in the RCN
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates:
    48.4359, -123.35155
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    interviews, video recordings (physical artifacts), reminiscences, and oral histories (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: V; Item: 899
    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:
    2022-02-24
    Technical Note:
    Interview done through an online video call, MP4, 699.4 MB. Metadata by KD.

  • 1633. Interview with Jim Ferron (February 24, 2022)

    Title:
    Interview with Jim Ferron (February 24, 2022)
    Description:
    Interviewer: James Coe Interviewee: Jim Ferron An interview/narrative of Jim Ferron's experiences serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. Interview took place on February 24, 2022 over a video call. ABSTRACT: Jim Ferron begins the interview describing his upbringing in Windsor Ontario and how he joined the Canadian Armed Forces. Ferron recalls his first impressions of the Cyprus conflict. The differences between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots in their attitudes towards Canadian peacekeepers is explored. The Women’s Walk Home demonstration is recalled. Ferron discusses his military duties and an instance in which he had to prepare for potential combat. How he and his fellow peacekeepers were able to maintain morale is discussed including things such as fitness, food, leadership, and camaraderie. Ferron explains his feelings when leaving Cyprus and how he learnt skills which were applied to other aspects of life. The interview is concluded by a reflection on his service and big picture takeaways regarding peacekeeping operations. 0:51 - 1:16 - Career summarized. 1:16 - 5:26 - Growing up: Windsor, education, and joining Canadian Armed Forces. 5:26 - 7:06 - Operations Officer of Royal Canadian Dragoons and responsibilities. 7:06 - 11:48 - First impressions of Cyprus. 11:48 - 16:05 - Interacting with Greek and Turkish Cypriot civilians. 14:20 - 16:05 - The Women’s Walk Home, March 1989. 16:05 - 17:50 - Attitudes of Greek and Turkish Cypriots civilians towards peacekeepers. 17:50 - 21:10 - Differences between Greek and Turkish soldiers towards peacekeepers. 21:10 - 25:07 - Military duties in Cyprus: situational awareness. 25:07 - 27:18 - Armaments used in Cyprus. 27:18 - 28:45 - Preparing for combat. 28:45 - 34:31 - Maintaining Morale: Fitness, food, leadership, and camaraderie. 34:31 - 36:02 - The Women’s Walk Home demonstration 36:02 - 37:44 - Training for peacekeeping in Cyprus. 37:44 - 39:34 - Feelings when leaving Cyprus. 39:34 - 42:18 - Skills gained from Cyprus. 42:18 - 44:34 - Big picture takeaways from peacekeeping in Cyprus. 44:34 - 46:26 - Ending a career in the military. 46:26 - 48:42 - The value of history.
    Keyword:
    the Windsor Regiment, peacekeeping, The Women’s Walk Home, Beaver Lodge, Cypriots, John Gibson, Mike Appleton, Greek, Operations Officer, Cyprus, the buffer zone, James Ferron, Stavros Hill, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, and Turkish
    Subject:
    Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Military history, Military morale, Personal narratives, Cypriots, Personal narratives--Canadian, Peacekeeping forces, Ferron, Jim, Civil-military relations, and Peacekeeping forces, Canadian
    Contributor:
    Ferron, Jim and Coe, James
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2022-02-24
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License:
    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
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
    Identifier:
    Interview #SC141_FJ_891
    Extent:
    00:49:32
    Geographic Coverage:
    Ontario--Windsor and Cyprus
    Coordinates:
    42.30008, -83.01654 and 35, 33
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    oral histories (literary genre), interviews, video recordings (physical artifacts), and reminiscences
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: II; Item: 981
    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:
    2022-02-24
    Technical Note:
    Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4, 449,480 KB. Metadata by KD.

  • 1634. Interview with Commander Amber Comisso (February 28, 2022)

    Title:
    Interview with Commander Amber Comisso (February 28, 2022)
    Description:
    Interviewer: Kate Benkendorf Interviewee: Commander Amber Comisso An interview/narrative of Amber N. Comisso's experiences serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. Interview took place on February 28, 2022 in Victoria, B.C. over a video call. ABSTRACT: 0:00 – 6:16 Growing up in Thornhill, Ontario, education (Royal Military College (RMC)), start of military career at RMC; discussion of experiences 6:17 – 17:14 Deciding on the Royal Canadian Navy, early career; HMCS Winnipeg, first deployment on OP Apollo from Victoria, anecdote about travelling to Fujairah. 17:15 – 21:18 Time during Naval Warfare Officer Professional Qualification; Bridge Watchkeeping, Alpha Air Control Level on HMCS Algonquin 21:19 – 29:10 From HMCS Athabaskan to 2 years as Assistant to Fleet Commander (Aide de Camp), travelling internationally, inter-Navy communication 29:11 – 38:52 Return to RMC as Squadron Commander, leading with suicide within Squadron, Operations Room Officer (ORO) course; sea tour on HMCS Winnipeg; allision, sent as Fleet Staff on HMCS Ottawa 38:53 – 46:50 Discussing family relocation to Halifax from Victoria, finishing ORO sea time on HMCS Athabaskan to Europe as Force Protection Officer; Joint Warrior Trident Juncture (NATO training exercise), promotion to Lieutenant Commander 46:51 – 56:46 Third time on HMCS Winnipeg as Executive Officer, female leadership, deployment during Covid-19 pandemic, promoted to Commander 56:47 – 1:04:50 Loss of Master Sailor on return, missing person protocol, leading through grief, emotional reaction as military leader 1:04:51 – 1:09:01 Response to Deschamps review, discussion of experience as a woman in the CAF after report, effect on culture shift in military 1:09:02 – 1:15:51 Discussion of 2026 goal for 25% women in the CAF; issues with male dominated environment, experience as a female senior officer 1:15:52 – 1:21:23 Social media use on HMCS Winnipeg deployment, military reaction, focus on positivity, communications award for work on social media campaign, positive final career reflections
    Keyword:
    Relocation, HMCS Ottawa, Female Officer, Military Culture, Deschamps Report, Diversity, Emotional Reaction, Force Protection Officer, Royal Canadian Navy, Operations Room Officer, Alpha Air Control Level, Aide de Camp, HMCS Athabaskan, Fleet Staff, Social Media, OP Apollo, Suicide, NATO Training, Naval Training, Grief, HMCS Algonquin, Leadership, HMCS Winnipeg, Executive Officer, Loss of Sailor, Halifax, Missing Person Protocol, Communications Award, Allision, Male Dominated, Squadron Commander, Lieutenant Commander, Fujairah, Joint Warrior Trident Juncture, Naval Warfare Officer Professional Qualification, Women in the Military, Royal Military College, Policy Work, Victoria, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Ontario, and Bridge Watchkeeping
    Subject:
    Women soldiers, Personal narratives, Royal Military College of Canada, Personal narratives--Canadian, Canada. Royal Canadian Navy, Command of troops, Families of military personnel, Military history, and Comisso, Amber N., 1978-
    Contributor:
    Benkendorf, Kate and Comisso, Amber N., 1978-
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2022-02-28
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License:
    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
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
    Identifier:
    Interview #SC141_CAN_888
    Extent:
    01:21:55
    Alternative Title:
    Being the Change Within: Female Officers in the Canadian Armed Forces
    Geographic Coverage:
    Nova Scotia--Halifax, British Columbia--Victoria, and United Arab Emirates--Fujayrah
    Coordinates:
    25.11641, 56.34141, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 44.6464, -63.57291
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    interviews, reminiscences, video recordings (physical artifacts), and oral histories (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: I; Item: 888
    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:
    2022-02-28
    Technical Note:
    Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4, 6.91 GB. Metadata by KD.

  • 1635. Interview with Captain K. John Pickford (March 02, 2022)

    Title:
    Interview with Captain K. John Pickford (March 02, 2022)
    Description:
    Interviewer: Katelyn Luymes Interviewee: Captain K. John Pickford An interview/narrative of K. John Pickford's experiences serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. Interview took place on March 2, 2022 over a video call. ABSTRACT: This interview covers Captain K. John Pickford’s experience growing up as a dependant and only child in a military family. The interview opens with a brief description of his father, Rear Admiral Reginald John “Pick” Pickford’s career, which began in 1936 as a Junior Officer in the Supplementary Reserve of the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve and ended with his retirement in 1975. The majority of the interview focuses on the numerous relocations the Pickford family experienced, living in Halifax, Greenwich, Ottawa, and Victoria multiple times. Pickford also shares anecdotes about moving schools, mentions his own military career and communicating with his daughters when he was serving in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Gulf War, and features a visual of three generations of Navy memorabilia, showing his grandfather’s, father’s, and own Royal Canadian Navy Officer Swords and decorations. Pickford explains his volunteer work with HMCS Sackville and the Order of Saint George, and describes the Admiral’s House at CFB Esquimalt. He also reflects on his mother’s role as a military spouse and the changes to official supports for military families and compares it to his experiences growing up without official support programs. He also compares his experience as a military dependant to his daughters’ experiences and highlights both positive and negative aspects of growing up in a military family, citing relocations as both a drawback and an opportunity. The interview concludes with an anecdote about his time sailing to Europe on HMCS Protecteur as a teenager, and then returning to the vessel six years later as second in command. 0:58 – 4:10 – Brief overview of Rear Admiral Reginald John “Pick” Pickford’s career; highlights his father’s role as the youngest Commanding Officer of Allied Forces in the North Atlantic during the Second World War. 4:12 – 7:00 – Pickford’s early life and relocations to Halifax, Greenwich, Ottawa, and Victoria multiple times. 7:00 – 10:37 – The process of relocating, making new friends, and moving as an adult. 10:37 – 12:00 – Living in civilian and military housing, rental houses. 13:40 – 16:57 – A brief mention of Pickford’s military career and deployment during the Gulf War, mentions communication technologies and returning home, compares his deployment with how he experienced his father’s deployments and homecomings. 16:57 – 19:00 – Describes the Navy connections in his family, shows three generations of Royal Canadian Navy Officer Swords and decorations; Pickford’s grandfather served in the Royal Navy from 1885 until 1918. 19:00 – 24:25 – Mentions the presence of the Navy in his life and continued volunteer work with HMCS Sackville and the Order of Saint George. 21:59 – 31:00 – Describes post-secondary education, his career and decision to join the Royal Canadian Navy; anecdote about working with his father, and describes the Admiral’s House at CFB Esquimalt. 31:23 – 34:14 – Compares his own experiences with his daughters’ childhoods. 34:16 – 38:00 – Reflects on communities growing up in Oak Bay, Navy family friends, and the changes between support networks available (and not available) in his childhood, reflects on the growth of the Military Family Resource Centres. 38:16 – 42:29– Describes the positive and negative experiences of relocating, describes limited involvement in extra-curricular activities (including football), and the merging of Queen Elizabeth and Saint Patrick’s High Schools to form Citadel High School in Halifax, NS. 42:29 – 46:10 – Describes his daughters’ and grandchildren’s extra-curricular sports, including kayaking/paddling, volleyball, and swimming. 46:14 – 49:00 – Describes his mother’s role in the family and shows parents’ wedding photograph. 49:34 – 56:07 – Shares lessons learned in a military family, memories of cross-country train rides and travel stories, including an anecdote about travelling to Europe as a teenager aboard the HMCS Protecteur and returning six years later as the second in command.
    Keyword:
    Football, ocean liner, Order of Saint George, HMCS Protecteur, community, Royal Canadian Navy Officer Swords, Gulf War, gender roles, Navy community, reuniting, non-serving spouse, Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, deployment, moving, sports, paddling, train, HMCS Sackville, Military family, communication, relocating, letters, service dogs, traveling, Military Family Resource Centres, Admirals House, CFB Esquimalt, Oak Bay, civilian housing, Royal Canadian Navy, and military housing
    Subject:
    Moving, Household, Pickford, K. John, 1950-, Military history, Families, Soldiers--Family relationships, Families of military personnel, Families of military personnel--Services for, Military spouses, Canada. Royal Canadian Navy, Military dependents, Personal narratives, Soldiers--Relocation, Personal narratives--Canadian, and Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Esquimalt, B.C.)
    Contributor:
    Luymes, Katelyn and Pickford, K. John, 1950-
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2022-03-02
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License:
    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
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
    Identifier:
    Interview #SC141_PKJ_896
    Extent:
    00:56:38
    Alternative Title:
    Relocating Expectations: The Impact of Military Life on Canadian Forces Dependants
    Geographic Coverage:
    Nova Scotia--Halifax, British Columbia--Victoria, and Ontario--Ottawa
    Coordinates:
    44.6464, -63.57291, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 45.41117, -75.69812
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    oral histories (literary genre), reminiscences, interviews, and video recordings (physical artifacts)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: IV; Item: 896
    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:
    2022-03-02
    Technical Note:
    Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4, 2.47 GB. Metadata by KD.

  • 1636. Interview with Commander Heather Armstrong (March 04, 2022)

    Title:
    Interview with Commander Heather Armstrong (March 04, 2022)
    Description:
    Interviewer: Katelyn Luymes Interviewee: Commander Heather Armstrong An interview/narrative of Heather Armstrong's experiences serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. Interview took place on March 4, 2022 over a video call. ABSTRACT: The interview with Commander Heather Armstrong primarily focuses on her experience growing up in a military family. Armstrong begins the interview by briefly explaining her father, Lieutenant Colonel Robert “Bob” George Armstrong’s service in the Royal Canadian Air Force, after immigrating from Ireland. She also mentions her mother, Flying Officer Mary Joan Hensman’s work for the Canadian Forces as a Food Services Officer/dietitian in Portage la Prairie. She describes her family relationships, the bond with her siblings during frequent relocations to Ottawa, Trenton, Greenwood, and Shearwater. She also briefly mentions her own postings to Halifax, Shearwater, Cold Lake, and Ottawa. She describes relocating, the process of moving, and her mother’s career as a teacher. She also reflects on her father’s yearlong deployment to the Middle East during a UN Peacekeeping mission from 1968-1969 and the impacts it had on her family and her father’s mental health. Armstrong shares that relocating was both a positive and negative experience as a military dependant and discusses the changes in official military family support. Armstrong mentions her own involvement in establishing Military Family Resource Centres while posted in Shearwater, NS, and recalls the experience of being awarded the Spirit of Military Families Coin Award in 2014 from His Royal Highness, Prince Charles. She concludes the interview by expressing her interest in the growing changes within the Canadian Forces, from the increased support for families, to the increasing opportunities for women and briefly mentions her training at NATO Defence College in Rome. 00:52 – 3:20 – Armstrong describes both her parents’ service, including her father’s roles in the Royal Canadian Air Force and her mother’s service as a Food Services Officer. 3:20 – 6:00 Describes her early childhood, family dynamics, relocations from Ottawa, Trenton, Greenwood, and Shearwater, as well as her own postings in Halifax, Shearwater, Cold Lake and Ottawa. 6:02 – 7:46 – Describes military and civilian housing. 7:46 – 13:06 – Describes relocating and starting at new schools and includes an anecdote about her mother’s first year as a teacher in Melvern Square, NS. 13:06 – 15:07 – Describes making friends and her involvement in extra-curricular activities, including the Girl Guides. 15:08 – 19:16 – Armstrong describes her father’s deployment with the UN Peacekeeping in Palestine operation in 1968-1969, describes daily life and communication while he was gone, including a Christmas spent without him, and reflects on the challenges her family coped with upon his return; mentions her father’s possible undiagnosed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder upon his return. 19:17 – 24:30 – Reflects on her career choice and her connection with her father; shows a photograph of her father in uniform from 1968. 24:47 – 26:20– Armstrong shares an anecdote and joke that her father often told about how he first met her mother and reflects on her mother’s service, which ended when she got married. 26:27 – 31:20 – Reflects on positive and negative experiences while relocating and shares the most important lesson she learned from her father. 31:20 – 38:45 – Describes her family’s support from civilian and military families, the changes to official military family supports; shares her experience working to establish Military Family Resource Centres, her role as Director of Quality of Life at the Department of National Defence, service on the Board of the Commissionaires Nova Scotia, and the honour to be awarded the Spirit of Military Families Coin Award by His Royal Highness, Prince Charles in 2014. 38:47 – 40:29 – Reflects on the changes in the Canadian Forces, including the increasing support for families and increasing opportunities for women. 40:30 – 44:30 – Shows photograph of Captain K. John Pickford in uniform and a photograph of herself in uniform; compares her experience in a military family with the experience of Captain Pickford; mentions Captain Pickford visiting her while she was studying at NATO Defence College in Rome
    Keyword:
    reel to reel tapes, Portage la Prairie, Spirit of Military Families Coin Award, deployment, Food Services Officer, Military Family Resource Centres, Royal Canadian Air Force, NATO Defence College, Commissionaires Nova Scotia, relocating, women in service, UN Peacekeeping in Palestine, Shearwater, Greenwood, Military family, Ottawa, and Trenton
    Subject:
    Moving, Household, Peacekeeping forces, Canadian, Personal narratives--Canadian, Soldiers--Family relationships, Families of military personnel, Personal narratives, Families of military personnel--Services for, Women soldiers, Military dependents, Soldiers--Relocation, Families, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Armstrong, Heather, 1961-, Military history, Soldiers, and Peacekeeping forces
    Contributor:
    Armstrong, Heather, 1961- and Luymes, Katelyn
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2022-03-04
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License:
    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
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
    Identifier:
    Interview #SC141_AH_894
    Extent:
    00:45:02
    Alternative Title:
    Relocating Expectations: The Impact of Military Life on Canadian Forces Dependants
    Geographic Coverage:
    Canada and Middle East
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), interviews, and video recordings (physical artifacts)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: IV; Item: 894
    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:
    2022-03-04
    Technical Note:
    Interview done through an online video call, MP4, 2.53 GB. Metadata by KD.

  • 1637. Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Don Haisell (March 08, 2022)

    Title:
    Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Don Haisell (March 08, 2022)
    Description:
    Interviewer: Ruky Osubele Interviewee: Lieutenant Colonel Don Haisell An interview/narrative of Don Haisell's experiences serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. Interview took place on March 8, 2022 over a video call. ABSTRACT: 0:00 – 00:27 – Introductions 00:28 – 1:09 – Growing up in Ontario and schooling. 1:09 – 3:49 – Joining the Armed Forces, Infantry Reserves, Training, places served. 3:55 – 13:28 – Life in Cyprus, peacekeeping, declaration of independence. 13:29 – 23:05 – Life in Bosnia, Civil War, Siege of Sarajevo, Unarmed military observer. 23:07 – 30:38 – Life in Afghanistan, Liaison to the British Army, ABCA. 30:39 – 36:55 – What a typical peacekeeping mission consists of, Cyprus vs Bosnia, peacekeeping vs counter-insurgency. 36:56 – 38:35 – Equipment armed with during missions. 38:36 – 49:32 – Peacekeeping as an effective strategy in preventing violence, imposing peace, factors that prevent the effectiveness of peacekeeping missions, negotiating ceasefires. 49:33 – 50:16 – Ranks in Cyprus, Bosnia and Afghanistan. 50:18 – 54:00 – Peacekeeping and Canadian identity, peace enforcement. 54:01 – 58:50 – Peacekeeping in Egypt and Cyprus, rules of engagement. 58:51 – 1:01:06 – Peacekeeping vs combat training. 1:01:07 – 1:06:13 – Third Entity, SFOR, Croatia, 9/11, career highlights.
    Keyword:
    Declaration of independence in Cyprus, Peacemaking, Rules of Engagement, Peacekeeping and Canadian identity, Siege of Sarajevo, Croatia, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Cyprus, and Peacekeeping
    Subject:
    Siege of Sarajevo (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina : 1992-1996), Peacekeeping forces, Soldiers--Conduct of life, Personal narratives--Canadian, Personal narratives, Haisell, Don, Military history, and Peacekeeping forces, Canadian
    Contributor:
    Haisell, Don and Osubele, Ruky
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2022-03-08
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License:
    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
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
    Identifier:
    Interview #SC141_HD_901
    Extent:
    01:08:10
    Alternative Title:
    Peacekeeping and counter-insurgency operations: A comparison based on Bosnia, Cyprus and Afghanistan
    Geographic Coverage:
    Afghanistan, Croatia, Cyprus, and Bosnia and Herzegovina--Sarajevo
    Coordinates:
    35, 33, 43.84864, 18.35644, and 33, 66
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    oral histories (literary genre), reminiscences, video recordings (physical artifacts), and interviews
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: VI; Item: 901
    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:
    2022-03-08
    Technical Note:
    Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4. Metadata by KD.

  • 1638. Interview with Dan Del Villano (March 09, 2022)

    Title:
    Interview with Dan Del Villano (March 09, 2022)
    Description:
    Interviewer: Katelyn Luymes Interviewee: Dan Del Villano An interview/narrative of Dan Del Villano's experiences serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. Interview took place on March 9, 2022 over a video call. ABSTRACT: The interview focuses on Dan Del Villano’s experience growing up in a military family. His father, Major Gary Del Villano, served in the Canadian Army in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, and the beginning of the interview provides a brief summary of Major Del Villano’s career. Del Villano describes the impact frequent relocations had on his family, his parents’ decision to primarily live in civilian housing, and the process of making new friends after moving. Del Villano describes his memories from living in Germany when his father was posted there. Del Villano heavily focuses on the desire to settle down and live in one location once he was ready to start a family and cites it as the primary impact military life had on him. He also reflects on his mother’s role as a non-serving spouse and her career as an educator, communication options while his father was deployed or training, and his work in the Communications Reserve and career in the Foreign Service. Del Villano concludes the interview expressing his perceptions of military life, his “counterculture” view of the military, and his appreciation for his parents. 0:47 – 6:00 – Del Villano briefly outlines his father’s career and postings in Gagetown, Frederickton, Barry, Iserlohn and Lahr (Germany), Saint-Hubert/Chambly, and Halifax. 6:00 – 7:00 – Describes living in military and civilian housing. 7:00 – 10:27 – Explains his mother’s perception of the military and her dislike of the hierarchical structure. 10:28 – 15:00 – Describes relocating, the sadness of leaving friends; anecdote about brothers’ plans to run away during the next move; anecdote about requesting to be posted in Yellowknife or Whitehorse for the adventure. 15:02 – 20:00 – Shares memories of living in Germany; anecdotes about Family Day at the base, skating, and flying on the Royal Air Force’s Hercules C.Mk 1 to visit extended family in Britain. 20:00 – 22:47 – Describes his relationship with his extended family and communication technology; tells anecdote about his father trying to bring Canadian snow back to Germany. 22:51 – 26:37 – Describes the impact of relocating as a child and the desire to settle down in Victoria and to give his daughters a single hometown. 26:38 – 30:47 – Describes the process of relocating and the few memories he has of moving; remembers the smell of the wooden moving boxes but not the logistics. 30:50 – 35:48 – Describes the process of making friends and community groups; shares his father-in-law’s struggles with relocating as a child of a military family. 35:39 – 37:00 – Del Villano reflects on the differences between his childhood and his daughters’. 37:05 – 43:25 – Reflects on his father’s deployments and summers spent training at Aldershot; remembers camping at Aldershot for a few summers. 43:26 – 46:00 – Reflects on communication options and the cost of phone calls; recalls Parish control of phone calls; recalls the Snowball drills in Germany. 46:00 – 52:45 – Describes his interest in the Communications Reserve and finding his career in the Foreign Service; mentions postings in New York, Croatia, Sweden, Ottawa. 52:45 – 1:00:44 – Del Villano shares his thoughts on the Canadian Forces and his ambivalence towards Remembrance Day, describes the experience of veterans sharing their stories with his father; shares anecdote about two neighbours who had been on opposite sides during the Second World War; recalls noticing homeless veterans and hearing their experiences. 1:00:55 – 1:06:21 – Recalls the negative experiences of moving, feeling uncomfortable on base and mentions the hierarchy of the Forces and in Foreign Affairs; remembers the first time he saw a man with a ponytail. 1:06:24 – 1:11:28 – Shares positive community experiences and support; reflects on his appreciation of being aware of the nuance regarding the perception of Canadian Forces.
    Keyword:
    homeless veterans, Ottawa, Gagetown, Foreign Service, Cold War, Iserlohn, Canadian Forces in Germany, relocating, Communications Reserve, Military family, Aldershot, perception of Canadian Forces, Lahr, Trenton, hierarchy, Snowball drill, Radio teletype, Remembrance Day, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, and Hercules C.Mk 1
    Subject:
    Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Dan Del Villano, 1966-, Families, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, Personal narratives--Canadian, Personal narratives, Families of military personnel, Military spouses--Attitudes, Military spouses, Drill and minor tactics, Soldiers--Family relationships, Hierarchies, Soldiers, Military history, Military dependents, and Soldiers--Relocation
    Contributor:
    Luymes, Katelyn and Dan Del Villano, 1966-
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2022-03-09
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License:
    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
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
    Identifier:
    Interview #SC141_DVD_895
    Extent:
    01:11:59
    Alternative Title:
    Relocating Expectations: The Impact of Military Life on Canadian Forces Dependants
    Geographic Coverage:
    Germany
    Coordinates:
    51.5, 10.5
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    interviews, video recordings (physical artifacts), reminiscences, and oral histories (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: IV; Item: 895
    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:
    2022-03-09
    Technical Note:
    Interview done through an online video call, MP4, 3.81 GB. Metadata by KD.

  • 1639. Interview with Commander (Ret'd) Michele Tessier (March 10, 2022)

    Title:
    Interview with Commander (Ret'd) Michele Tessier (March 10, 2022)
    Description:
    Interviewer: Kate Benkendorf Interviewee: Commander (Ret'd) Michele Tessier Rank: Commander (Cdr) Medals and Honours: Ceremonial Decoration (1st clasp); Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal; Officer of the Order of Military Merit (69th list); Women’s Executive Network ‘Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100’ (2017) ABSTRACT: 0:00 – 5:26 Growing up in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, experience at Memorial University in St. John’s, first interest in the military; NCSTTP program at Marine Institute, HMCS Cabot Reserves Division, MARS officer 5:27 – 9:12 Starting in the Navy, family involvement, early career, discussions of Naval Warfare Officer (NWO) training, Sea Readiness Inspection (SRI) 9:13 – 15:04 Career timeline; HMCS Thunder, HMCS Moresby, HMCS Nanaimo, HMCS Edmonton, Fleet Navigating Officers Course in Frigate, HMCS Whitehorse as Navigating and Operations Officer, Aide to the Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific during 9/11 attacks 13:44 – 17:35 Timeline continued; experience on HMCS Nanaimo; Operations Officer, Executive Officer, managing reservists during the Olympics with OP Podium, Leadership Division at Naval Fleet School, Command of Naval Reserve Division 17:36 – 23:40 Life as Commander of Coastal Division, backfilling for Commander for Canadian Fleet Pacific (Commodore) while still a Naval Reservist, transferred to regular force and Command of HMCS Margaret Brooke, medical release from the Navy 23:41 – 32:36 Being a female officer in the Navy, first female commanding officer on West Coast, HMCS Nanaimo and HMCS Margaret Brooke, Aide to the Admiral during the 9/11 Attacks and travelling to the Middle East 32:37 – 39:51 Reflecting on career; first command of HMCS Nanaimo; diesel alternator explosion at sea off the coast of California, transferring command, highlight being Commander of Coastal Division 39:52 – 50:33 Response to the Deschamps report; reflecting on her own experience over career, comments on changes necessary to military culture, positive changes that have occurred in the Navy 50:34 – 58:32 Discussion about views on CAF quota for 25% women by 2026, experience of current female officers as role models, changes throughout career 58:33 – 1:08:10 Career reflections; medical release, giving up command of HMCS Margaret Brooke, recognition as female Navy officer; named to Order of Military Merit 1:08:11 – 1:16:47 Life as a retired officer; still feeling like a military officer, processing the transition to civilian life, skills and attitudes gained 1:16:48 – 1:19:26 Final comments on experience as a female officer in the CAF, family connection to military and support, person outside the uniform
    Keyword:
    Operations Officer, Frigate, OP Podium, Bahrain, NCSTTP, Raven Program, Thunder Bay, Aide to the Commander, Memorial University, Commanding Officer, Bridge Watchkeeper, HMCS Edmonton, HMCS Thunder, Deck Officer, Deschamps Report, Middle East, Order of Military Merit, Woodpecker Squadron, California, Naval Fleet School, Navigation and Operations Officer, Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters, Executive Officer, NWO, Sea Training, HMCS Cabot, HMCS Whitehorse, Reserves Division, MARS, Royal Canadian Navy, HMCS Moresby, HMCS Nanaimo, Naval Reserve Division, Coastal Division, HMCS Margaret Brooke, Aide to the Admiral, Fleet Navigating Officer, 9/11 Attacks, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Grand Bank, Newfoundland, J15/N15, Olympics, Maritime Forces Pacific, and St. John’s, Newfoundland
    Subject:
    Personal narratives--Canadian, Women soldiers, Canada. Royal Canadian Navy, Military history, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Tessier, Michele A., 1973-, Armed Forces--Officers, Personal narratives, and September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001)
    Contributor:
    Benkendorf, Kate and Tessier, Michele A., 1973-
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2022-03-10
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License:
    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
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
    Identifier:
    Interview #SC141_TMA_889
    Extent:
    01:19:56
    Alternative Title:
    Being the Change Within: Female Officers in the Canadian Armed Forces
    Geographic Coverage:
    Newfoundland and Labrador
    Coordinates:
    52, -56
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    video recordings (physical artifacts), reminiscences, interviews, and oral histories (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: I; Item: 889
    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:
    2022-03-10
    Technical Note:
    Interview done through an online video call, MP4, 4.91 GB. Metadata by KD.

  • 1640. Interview with Chief Warrant Officer (Ret'd) John Barnes (March 11, 2022)

    Title:
    Interview with Chief Warrant Officer (Ret'd) John Barnes (March 11, 2022)
    Description:
    Interviewer: Ruky Osubele Interviewee: Chief Warrant Officer (Ret'd) John Barnes An interview/narrative of John Barnes' experiences serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. Interview took place on March 11, 2022 over a video call. Rank: Private-Chief Warrant Officer Medals and Honours: MSM- Meritorious Service Medal, Master Warrant Officer John Barnes was deployed as company sergeant major of Charles Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, in Afghanistan, from August 2006 to February 2007. Awarded for exceptional leadership and composure under enemy fire directly contributing to Charles Company success under extreme adversity of intense combat operations and significant casualties. Severely injured during operation Medusa he insisted on returning to the front lines. His unwavering sense of duty was instrumental to his company’s cohesion and effectiveness during the mission; MMM- Member of Military Merit; CPSM- Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal; SM- Sacrifice Medal – wounded in action Sept 3rd 2006; UNFICYP-United Nations Peacekeeping force in Cyprus; QDJM- Queens Dimond Jubilee Medal; SSM-NATO- Special Service Medal NATO; UNPROFOR – United Nations Protection Force -former Yugoslavia; G & KM- Gulf and Kuwait Medal; SSM – Special Service Medal; GCS-SWA – General Campaign Star- Southwest Asia; CD2 – Canadian Decoration 2ND clasp CinC- Commander In Chief Commendation as part of November Company for having opened the airport in the besieged city of Sarajevo in July 1992. While surrounded and being shot at by belligerents on all sides, the BG steadfastly executed its mission, securing the Sarajevo airport for humanitarian relief flights and escorting these relief convoys into the city; CinC – Commander In Chief Commendation to 1 RCR for courageous and professional execution of duty in Afghanistan during August and September 2006 that prevented the capture of Kandahar City by Insurgents ABSTRACT: 0:00 – 0:30 – Introductions. 0:30 – 0:55 – Growing up and schooling in St. Mary’s Bay 0:55 – 2:35 – Joining the armed forces, serving in the Army, Royal Canadian Regiment and places served in. 2:37 – 4:38 – Life as a Peacekeeping troop in Cyprus, role as driver for the Canadian contingent commander. 4:39 – 10:42 – Life in Bosnia as part of the First United Nations peacekeeping force. 10:49 – 19:38 – Life in Afghanistan as the Sergeant major of a rifle company, Operation Medusa. 19:47 – 23:20 – What a typical peacekeeping mission consists of, peacekeeping vs. peacemaking, Cyprus vs. Bosnia. 23:26 – 25:54 – Difference between peacekeeping and counter-insurgency 25:55 – 27:40 – Rules of Engagement in Peacekeeping, Counter-insurgency, Cyprus and Bosnia. 27:41 – 28:50 – Weapons in a peacekeeping vs. counter-insurgency missions. 28:51 – 31:04 – Conflict situations for peacekeeping missions, peacemaking. 31:05 – 32:01 – Difference between peacemaking and counter-insurgency. 32:02 – 33:21 – Classifying Bosnia, Cyprus and Afghanistan as peacekeeping, peacemaking and counter-insurgency. 33:25 – 37:50 – Peacekeeping and counter-insurgency as effective strategies in preventing conflict. 37:53 – 42:25 – Goals of peacekeeping and counter-insurgency operations and factors that prevent them from being successful. 42:26 – 44:24 – Peacekeeping and Canadian identity vs. identity as a soldier. 44:25 – 51:10 – Legacy in Afghanistan, wounded and medevac’d during Operation Medusa, effects of military career on his family, takeaway from military career. 51:10 – 52:55 – Closing remarks, peacekeeping vs counter-insurgency
    Keyword:
    Afghanistan, Operation Medusa, Peacekeeping and Canadian identity, Bosnia, Siege of Sarajevo, Rules of Engagement, Counter-insurgency, Cyprus, Peacekeeping, and Peacemaking
    Subject:
    Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Canadian Regiment, Soldiers--Family relationships, Military history, Operation Medusa (2006), Siege of Sarajevo (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina : 1992-1996), Personal narratives, Barnes, John, Peacekeeping forces, Peacekeeping forces, Canadian, Soldiers, Personal narratives--Canadian, and Afghan War (2001-2021)
    Contributor:
    Barnes, John and Osubele, Ruky
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2022-03-11
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License:
    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
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
    Identifier:
    Interview #SC141_BJ_900
    Extent:
    00:53:26
    Alternative Title:
    Peacekeeping and counter-insurgency operations: A comparison based on Bosnia, Cyprus and Afghanistan
    Geographic Coverage:
    Bosnia and Herzegovina--Sarajevo, Cyprus, and Afghanistan
    Coordinates:
    35, 33, 33, 66, and 43.84864, 18.35644
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    reminiscences, interviews, video recordings (physical artifacts), and oral histories (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: VI; Item: 900
    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:
    2022-03-11
    Technical Note:
    Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4. Metadata by KD.