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Kempling, Jim: my armed forces recollections (October 18, 2008)

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Interviewee: Kempling, Jim

Interviewer: Gillam, Nicola

Rank: Colonel.

An interview/narrative of Colonel Jim Kempling's experiences during the Canadian Airborne Regiment's deployment to Cyprus and Somalia. Interview took place on October 18, 2008.

ABSTRACT: Jim Kempling Kempling_J_0576_01.mp3 - Motivation for joining the army - Reputation of the airborne - Training techniques - Service in Edmonton and Petawawa - Specific tasks in Petawawa - Harper government and current situation in Afghanistan - Geographic support of troops - (10-minute mark) - First overseas experiences - Turks invasion of Cyprus - United Nations involvement - Comparison to other troops in Cyprus - Administrative work - Senior Staff of Operations - (20-minute mark) - Canada's tendency to over promise and under deliver - Political issues of Canada with the military - NATO's and Canada's involvement in Afghanistan - Training in Cyprus - Bond and relationships with soldiers - Current family members involved in the army - Why soldiers were commonly sent to military jail cell (30-minute mark) - Discussion of Officer Tony Seaward - Orders given in Somalia, - Discussion of rules of engagement enforced in Somalia - Prisoner of War Cage training technique - Reaction to Somalia (40-minute mark) - Personal experiences with Tony Seaward - Video footage of Somalia - Thoughts on disbandment - Recreation of regiment with Special Operations Regiment - Canada exercising sovereignty Experiences jumping out of planes - Reputation of Canadian Airborne Regiment - Culprits and those guilty of charges in Somalia - Investigation and the way Brown was sentenced - Lousy rules of engagement as the main issue of Somalia (50-minute mark) - History of Canadian Military and the Canadian Airborne Regiment - Reputation of Commanding Officers in Canadian history - Discussion when looking over Kempling's personal airplane jumping logs - Types and techniques of jumps - Injuries witnessed during his time - Fatality of Corporal from parachuting accident - Restoring confidence of soldiers after fatality or Corporal - Military judges and young boy in Guantanamo, how he knew a judge involved - End of interview 1:07:29

In Collection:
Contributor Subject Language Keyword Date created Relation
  • Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.
Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 sound recording (MP3)
Geographic Coverage Coordinates
  • 60.10867, -113.64258
  • 35, 33
Additional physical characteristics
  • Original sound recording (MP3) also available.
Physical Repository Collection
  • Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • KJ_576
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • October 1, 2009
Technical note
  • Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2009. 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
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