Huber, David H.: my Canadian Forces recollections (November 23, 2007)
PublicAn interview/narrative of Sergeant Dave Huber's experiences as a medical assistant with the Canadian Airborne Regiment. Interview took place on November 23, 2007.
ABSTRACT: Dave Huber Experiences of a Medical Assistant within the Canadian Airborne Regiment (0:00) Describes Broad experience with the military and earliest experience within army cadets and reasons for enlisting (1:00)Describes early training within the Military and early postings. (2:44) First experiences with the Airborne. (3:20) Talks about training in Norway with NATO nations. (4:15) Talks about first jump with the 3 Commandoes. (6:00) Describes the different kinds of medical training (8:20) Reasons for signing up with the Airborne. (9:00) Training with the airborne after 1985 when they returned from Cyprus. (10:00) Describing hazards during training with the airborne. Accidents and common injuries that occurred. (12:20) Participated in the UN peacekeeping mission at the end of the Iran-Iraq War. Description of events and problems. (16:00) Called to help with mine clearing accident. (16:30) January 1989, bad time for the airborne. Casualties during training exercises in Fort Wainwright Alaska. Car crash and helicopter crash. (19:00) Let contract expire and helped train reservist. After a year rejoined with the airborne. (20:00) Explained differences between mechanized and paratroop training. (22:00) Assigned to CFB Esquimalt base hospital. (22:40) Describes experiences as a part of the UN peacekeeping mission in East Timor. (25:00) Describes how things got busier after September 11th and getting ships ready to be sent to Afghanistan (25:50) How the airborne training helped train for future training within the military. How and why the Airborne training was superior. (29:00) Described event when someone refused to jump. (30:00) Describes Medics in the airborne. (31:00) Talks about modern state of the Canadian Special Forces. (32:30) Feelings on Somalia and the disbanding of the Airborne. (33:45) Problems with the Airborne in the later years. (38:00) Reasons for leaving the Military and post military hobbies and jobs. (39:00) Feelings and demands on the modern soldier. (41:44) END
Rank: Sergeant. Medals and Honours: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal; Canadian Forces Decoration; East Timor Medal; United Nations IranIraq Military Observer Group Medal
Interviewee: Huber, David H., b. 1964
Interviewer: Hansen, Curtis
- In Collection:
- Canada--Canadian Forces Base (Esquimalt, B.C.)--Hospital
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- United Nations--Peacekeeping forces
- Mechanization, Military
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Cyprus
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Organization
- United Nations--Armed Forces
- Military education
- Afghan War, 2001-
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence
- Soldiers--Wounds and injuries
- Parachuting
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Personal narratives
- Armored troops--Training of
- Fort Wainwright (Alaska)
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Canadian Airborne Regiment--History
- Peacekeeping forces, Canadian
- Huber, David H., 1964- --Interviews
- Soldiers--Conduct of life
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Somalia
- War--Medical aspects
- Military training camps--Norway
- War--Relief of sick and wounded
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--East Timor
- United Nations--Iran Iraq Military Observer Group
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Medical care
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Canadian Airborne Regiment
- Somalia Affair, 1992-1997
- Basic training (Military education)
- Medical assistants
- International Forces East Timor
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Parachute troops
- Aeronautics, Military--Accidents
- Special forces (Military science)--Canada
- Post traumatic stress disorder
- Medical personnel--In-service training
- Military helicopters--Accidents
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Medical assistants
- Medicine, Military
- Multinational armed forces
- Canada--Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
- Veteran reintegration
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Canadian Airborne Regiment--Commando, 3
- 1 sound recording (MP3)
- 33, 66
- 60.10867, -113.64258
- Original sound recording (DVF) also available.
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- HD_739
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
- November 23, 2007
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 22 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 2007. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
- Rights
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