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

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.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Haisell, Don
• Osubele, Ruky

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
• Peacekeeping forces, Canadian

Language

• eng

Identifier

• Interview #SC141_HD_901

Keyword

• Declaration of independence in Cyprus
• Peacemaking
• Rules of Engagement
• Peacekeeping and Canadian identity
• Siege of Sarajevo
• Croatia
• Afghanistan
• Bosnia
• Cyprus
• Peacekeeping

Date created

• March 8, 2022

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews (HIST 426, Spring 2022).

Resource type

• Moving Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 01:08:10

Alternative title

• Peacekeeping and counter-insurgency operations: A comparison based on Bosnia, Cyprus and Afghanistan

Geographic coverage

• Afghanistan
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Bosnia and Herzegovina--Sarajevo

Coordinates

• 35, 33
• 43.84864, 18.35644
• 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)
• 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

• March 8, 2022

Technical note

• Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4. Metadata by KD.

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/ws01-b538