2009 january blue beret

The Blue Beret©

Volume 8, Number 34 ISSN: 1488 – 1799 January 2009

CANADIAN PEACEKEEPING VETERANS ASSOCIATION CPVA National Headquarters: PO Box 905, Kingston, Ontario, CANADA, K7L 4X8

BRINGING VETERANS TOGETHER

A SYMBOL OF PEACEKEEPING The Blue Beret

How proud our United Nations Peacekeepers are of their beret of blue! It is such a powerful and visible symbol of peacekeeping that it is known the world over. But not all peacekeepers wear blue, some also wear green, white, or orange.

FEATURE ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE • A Symbol of Peacekeeping:

The Blue Beret • Parades & Ceremonial:

The Flags of our Veterans • Peacekeeping by Proxy:

The Multinational Missions • Terminology: Piecing the

‘Peace’ words together • Honours & Awards: 1988 Nobel

Peace Prize Recognition • The Peacekeepers Kit Shop:

Accoutrement Suppliers

THE COLOUR BLUE ►The United Nations Organization (UN) adopted light sky blue as its "trademark" colour for headgear. The beret is the most common headwear issued, although the blue helmet and the blue ball cap are just as often seen as is the blue “Tilley” bush hat. THE ORIGIN ►The blue headdress may be traced to the 1956 Suez Crisis where classical peacekeeping was born. Although the UN employed military observers from 1947, they had no common dress or insignia. The need for distinctive dress and insignia arose in 1956 because the large Canadian contingent wore uniforms which were practically the same as one of the belligerents, the British Army. To identify themselves as non-combatants, the UN troops painted their helmet liners light sky blue and their vehicles white, the same colours as the United Nations Flag. The billed caps which were standard Canadian Army issue at the time were dyed blue and issued to Canadian UN troops. Later, a common headdress was provided to peacekeepers, thus was born the Blue Beret. It has never been determined that the Blue Helmet (Casque bleu) idea came from the Canadian Contingent of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) but it was likely a decision made by the mixed UNEF General Staff. What are distinctly Canadian are the term and the concept of “Peace-Keeping” coined by Lester B. Pearson, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957. All UN Peacekeepers became Nobel Laureates in 1988 and this eventually inspired the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (CPSM). To this day, Peacekeeping and the Blue Beret have been equated with Canada. We honour this tradition as can be seen on our Ten Dollar bank note; “Peacekeeping and Remembrance”.

CANADIAN PEACEKEEPING

VETERANS ASSOCIATION

A SYMBOL OF PEACEKEEPING

The Blue Beret

A UN Peacekeeper

THE BLUE BERET WORN ON UN SERVICE ►All United Nations Peacekeepers wear the Blue Beret, the Blue Helmet, the Blue Cap or the Blue Hat with the UN insignia in accordance with the UN Mission Commander’s dress instructions. It is a given, that a UN Peacekeeper wears blue headdress for purpose of identity and for obvious safety reasons in the mission area as elsewhere on UN service anywhere in the world. THE BLUE BERET ON ACTIVE SERVICE ►For active serving soldiers and police officers, the Blue Beret may only be worn during a UN Peacekeeping Mission or at UN Headquarters in New York if posted there. In the past, members of the Canadian Forces were allowed to wear the Blue Beret on Remembrance Day but this exception is no longer in effect since 2003. Certain police services do permit the wearing of the Blue Beret by peace officers on Remembrance Day.

UN VETERANS MAY WEAR THE BLUE BERET ►Non-serving United Nations Veterans are not subject to any dress restrictions. Veterans may wear the Blue Beret at any appropriate commemoration ceremony or official occasion where the United Nations Flag is displayed. A UN veteran’s association may adopt the Blue Beret as its official headdress. There is no law or regulation in Canada prohibiting the wear of a light blue or any other colour of military style headdress. The United Nations Organization has no policy on the wear of the Blue Beret by Veterans and has never officially restricted the use of the UN insignia to its active peacekeeping forces. Members of peacekeeping veteran’s organizations in countries such as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Brazil, Ireland, France, Ukraine, Australia, and New Zealand, wear the Blue Beret and the UN insignia for official ceremonies; have adopted the world famous headdress an obvious symbol of identity. Two Canadian veteran’s organizations and another in France have adopted their own official insignia to wear with the Blue Beret. LIMITATIONS ON WEAR ►The Blue Beret is synonymous with UN peacekeeping. Indeed, the term “Blue Helmets” or the official UN name, “Casques Bleus”, is often used to describe UN Peacekeepers. Veterans must therefore use common sense when wearing this international symbol. The Blue Beret should be worn on appropriate occasions where the United Nations or its Peacekeepers are honoured. It may be worn with discretion as part of a legitimate veteran’s association’s official dress. A Veteran should never wear a Blue Beret in an active or former UN Mission area or wear any other official military insignia with it. Veterans who have not served as United Nations Peacekeepers or Observers should not wear any UN insignia. A UN Veteran

UNITED NATIONS BLUE HEADDRESS

UN BLUE CAP UN BLUE HELMETS UN BLUE TILLY HAT UN KEVLAR HELMET

BE A PROUD VETERAN WEAR YOUR BLUE BERET!

THE BLUE BERET©

PUBLICATION ADVISORY The Blue Beret © Newsletter is an official publication of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association (CPVA) registered with Library & Archives Canada.

PUBLISHING The Blue Beret © is published in January, July and October. We welcome all items or interest to veterans. Articles should be provided at least two weeks prior to the month of publication and be submitted in electronic format. Please address queries, comments and articles to the Editor at [email protected]. The Blue Beret © is available on the CPVA website at www.cpva.ca. The Blue Beret © may be obtained in its French version; Le Béret Bleu ©.

DISCLAIMER Opinions expressed by contributors in the Blue Beret © are not necessary those of the CPVA. An Editorial Review Board reviews all articles for form and content.

CPVA EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD Karl O. Morel CD

Ray Kokkonen CD Ed Oursien CD

AUTHORIZATION FOR REPRODUCTION Unless otherwise indicated, the information contained in the Blue Beret © may be reproduced, in whole or in part, and by any means, without charge and without permission from the CPVA, provided reasonable due diligence is exercised in order to ensure the exactitude of the information reproduced, that the CPVA is mentioned as the source organization, and the reproduction is not presented as an official version nor as a copy having been made in association with the CPVA or with its consent. To obtain permission for reproduction please email the Editor at [email protected].

THE ASSOCIATION Founded in 1991 by former Canadian peacekeepers and federally incorporated in 1993, the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association (CPVA) is a national, democratic, apolitical, non-profit, veterans-only organization open to all veterans. The CPVA is neither a sect nor a paramilitary organization.

VETERANS SUPPORT

OUR TROOPS!

The members of the Canadian Peacekeeping

Veterans Association wishes our troops in Afghanistan and

in Peacekeeping Missions the World over

A Happy New Year 2009

Come home safe We care

Canadian Veterans



THE BLUE BERET JANUARY 2009 NEWSLETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS: THE KIT BAG

FRONTSPIECE: THE SWITCHBOARD Page Feature Article: The Blue Beret 1-2 Publication Advisory: Editorial Data & Terms of Use 3 Table of Contents: The Kit Bag 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: THE OPERATIONS CENTRE Page National Reports: National President's Message 5 National Reports: Québec Chair 6 CURRENT EVENTS: THE OBSERVATION POST Page National Events: Peacekeeper Awards 2008 7 Special Events: The New Year’s Levee 8 Calendar of Events: Peacekeeper’s Calendar 2009 9-10 EDITORIALS: THE BORDER PATROL Page Poetry: Beret of Blue 11 Editor’s Page: Communications is the Key 12-13 Articles & Essays: Multinational Peacekeeping Missions 14-15 Terms & Definitions: The Terminology of Peace 16-17 MILITARIA: THE PARADE SQUARE Page Symbols & Flags: The Flags of our Veterans 18-21 Parades & Ceremonial: The National Flag of Canada 22 Dress & Deportment: Flag Etiquette Do’s & Don’ts 23 Honours & Awards: 1988 Nobel Peace Prize Recognition 24-26 Forms: Nobel Peace Prize Diploma Application 27 VETERANS SERVICES: THE BUFFER ZONE Page The Job Bank: Why Employ A Veteran? 28 The Kit Shop: Accoutrement Providers & Products 29-33 ANNOUNCEMENTS: THE BLUE BANNER Page Fallen Peacekeepers: The Fallen Peacekeepers of 2006-2007 34-35 Fallen Comrades: In the Service of Peace 1948-2008 36-37 Links of Interest: The Wall of Honour 38 COMMUNICATIONS: THE FINE BLUE LINE Page Addresses: Chapter Addresses and Contacts 39 Forms: CPVA Membership Application 40 Forms: CPVA Membership Renewal Request 41 Contact Lists: CPVA Key Positions 42 Recruiting: CPVA Recruiting Poster 43

The Blue Beret – A Canadian Veterans Newsletter

CANADIAN PEACEKEEPING VETERANS ASSOCIATION

ASSOCIATION DES VÉTÉRANS

DU MAINTIEN DE LA PAIX

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

As snow spreads a white blanket across this great country of ours and with Christmas very near, we need to reflect and count the blessings of living in a land which is free and in which we can enjoy life. At this time when life is very satisfactory, despite the somewhat glum economic situation, I want to express some fundamental thoughts about us as veterans and as members of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association. First, the freedom and the ability of Canadians to live their lives to the fullest has not been a gift: it has been won and defended throughout history by men and women like you and me. Of course, in most of our experiences, the Canadian way of life and values have been defended by preventing or stopping wars, battles and human suffering and we know that is the way we measure success as peacekeepers. However, regardless of how or where you have served, you have earned the right to be called a veteran.

Our shared experiences and common values have given us the desire for comradeship with our fellow veterans and it is for that reason that we have formed this Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association. Without question, in addition to comradeship, our main focus and concern is for the proper care and dignified treatment of all veterans and particularly those who have suffered wounds and other disabling trauma as a result of their service. We strive to ensure that Canada treats fairly those who have served under the unlimited liability clause. Naturally, we also pray for the safe return of those men and women in Afghanistan, and in other far-away Canadian missions, who are currently fulfilling their unlimited commitment.

We are a dynamic and growing organization with a steady influx of new and returning members, including several from other nations such as New Zealand, Poland, Italy and the USA. It is good to belong and I personally find very much satisfaction and comfort in the comradeship of my fellow peacekeepers. It would be truly energizing for the Association if all members viewed it as their duty to find even more veterans to bring to the fold of our veterans' family. The possibility of uniting in some way with other veterans organizations, specifically those closely related to us, is also a very exciting and promising avenue for the future. We look forward to the coming year with an expectation of progress and having a strong positive influence on matters which are important for the welfare of veterans. On behalf of the Executive of the Association, I thank all of you for your valuable contributions and comradeship in the past year and wish all of our members and friends a very peaceful, safe and enjoyable Christmas and good health, happiness and success in the New Year of 2009.

Respectfully, Ray Kokkonen President 23 December 2008


ASSOCIATION DES VÉTÉRANS

DU MAINTIEN DE LA PAIX

CPVA QUÉBEC AVMP JE ME SOUVIENS

Montreal, 1 January 2009

ANNUAL MESSAGE FROM THE QUÉBEC CHAIR

The CPVA is an organization founded by peacekeeping veterans in 1991 which welcomes and advocates for all veterans; be they peacekeepers, war-fighters, cold warriors, law enforcers, civil servants, active service or ex-service personnel. This veteran’s organization is for you!

As we organize ourselves to bring veterans together, the CPVA membership will begin to grow in Québec this year. With this in mind, as your Quebec Chair, here are my goals for the CPVA in 2009:

Recruit new members in Québec and bring them together; Promote networking to keep our members informed; Compile a bilingual “Chapter Starter Kit” for the CPVA; Collaborate with the Veterans Affairs Canada offices in Québec; Produce a French-language edition of the CPVA newsletter called “Le Beret Bleu”; Redesign the CPVA website www.cpva.ca and make it bilingual; Partner with other veterans groups in Québec to organize common commemorative activities; Advocate for the unification of the modern (Post-1947) veterans organizations; Organize veterans for National Peacekeeper’s Day commemorations on 9th August; and Bring Somalia, Gulf War and Afghanistan Veterans together within the CPVA.

Please see the recruiting poster in this issue of the Blue Beret Newsletter. To join CPVA, simply complete the form attached to this newsletter and mail it along with your cheque to the address indicated on the Membership Application. If you have not renewed your membership, now’s the time!

Proud to serve, proud to have served, IN THE SERVICE OF PEACE

Karl O. Morel, CD, BA CPVA Québec Chair

The CPVA is a national all-veterans Association BRINGING VETERANS TOGETHER


Headquarters: PO Box 905, Kingston, Ontario, CANADA, K7L 4X8

ANNUAL PEACEKEEPER AWARDS

In order to recognize deserving service by its members, the CPVA has an annual awards programme. The awards are in the form of engraved plaques with the CPVA emblem at the top stating the name of the award, the year awarded and the name of the recipient. Peacekeeper of the Year Award This Award is given to the member who has demonstrated highly notable good work on behalf of the Association during the past year as a volunteer at the national, regional or chapter level. The Peacekeeper of the Year Award is normally given to one recipient each year but may be given to two if the circumstances warrant it. The award period for the Peacekeeper of the Year is the period ending 31 March of the year in which the award is given. Peacekeeper Builder Award This Award is given to the member or non-member who has served the CPVA with distinction for a long time and has made a significant contribution to the development and welfare of the Association or veterans in general. The Peacekeeper Builder Award may be given only to one person per year and does not have to be awarded at all if there is no suitable recipient. There is no set date period for the Builder Award.

From left to right: Karl Morel, Ray Kokkonen, Edward Oursien

This year, the National Executive has decided to bestow two Peacekeeper of the Year Awards; to Edward Oursien CD of Miramichi, NB for his work rebuilding the membership database and to Karl Morel CD of Montreal, QC for his editorial work on the Blue Beret newsletter. The Peacekeeper Builder Award is conferred to Harold Leduc of Victoria, BC for his outstanding work and consistent support for the association for many years. Edward Oursien received his award from the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick on the 9th of August. Karl Morel received his award on 22 August from the National Vice President. Harold Leduc shall be presented with his award by the National President at a suitable opportunity in the near future.

BE A PROUD VETERAN!



CPVA Headquarters: PO Box 905, Kingston, Ontario, CANADA, K7L 4X8

THE NEW YEAR’S LEVEE A CANADIAN TRADITION As in our society generally, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are times of merry-making and good fellowship throughout the Canadian Forces and the RCMP. It is a long standing custom of the service and this continues to be so even in retirement. It is an occasion to meet and greet members of the military, the police forces, the civil service, our veterans, as well as active members of the community and important official personages.

THE ORIGINS OF THE LEVEE The annual New Year’s Levee, hosted by the Governor-General, the Lieutenant-Governors, military establishments, municipalities and other institutions, has an unusual and interesting origin. The word itself originally meant the action of rising, specifically from one’s bed, coming from the French verb lever (to rise). As early as the seventeenth century, a “levée” was an official reception on rising from bed, a morning reception by a king or person of distinction. French aristocrats used to receive guests in the morning after they had gotten up. In the eighteenth century, British sovereigns held their levees in the early afternoon. From this tradition, it follows that the military hold their levee in the morning as in the French custom and government and civilian organizations do so in the afternoon in accordance with the British custom in Canada. This has the added convenience of allowing one to attend more than one levee on the same day.

A CUSTOM OF THE SERVICE The levee has a long tradition in the Canadian Forces as one of the activities associated with New Year’s Day. Hospitality is dispensed in a variety of forms, from special alcoholic concoctions to traditional meals of all kinds. As is the custom, a military unit celebrates the arrival of the New Year by holding a New Year’s Levee. Visits to all three Messes are made amongst each other, and any other units who wish to pay their respects to the members of the appropriate mess in accordance with a strict protocol. It is also customary to invite members of the public to a levee at City Hall or at Government House. New Year’s Day in the messes epitomizes the camaraderie and goodwill between all ranks. In most units of the Canadian Forces the officers as a group call on the members of the Warrant Officers and Sergeants in their mess and then, in turn, they are entertained in the Officers’ Mess. This custom in its various forms is long standing. Veterans are always welcome in messes, the Legion Hall, the ANAVets Clubhouse, City Hall and Government House. The New Year’s Levee is one of the major events of the year for veterans.

WHEN AND WHERE TO ATTEND A LEVEE The New Year’s Levee is normally held on January 1st but some are held a day or two earlier and some later. The military and the RCMP hold a reception in the forenoon and most government offices hold the levee in the afternoon. Check your local paper or with City Hall for dates and times. For the Governor-General’s and Lieutenant-Governor’s Levees, these may be found by typing ‘New Year’s Levee” in your Internet web browser. There is no shortage of places to go in most communities. Levees are held at City Hall, the local Legion, military messes on bases or at the local Militia armouries. So Veterans, rise from your bed on the first of January, maintain the tradition, the custom, and the decorum, dress up in full regalia with medals and attend a levee. If ever there was a time to make new acquaintances and meet old comrades, this is it!

The CPVA: BRINGING VETERANS TOGETHER

PEACEKEEPER’S CALENDAR 2009

Note: If you know of any significant dates which should be added to the Veteran’s Calendar please contact the Editor.

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28 ◄ Law Enforcement Days 9 ◄ Peacekeeping Days 6 ◄ Military Days


IMPORTANT DATES 2009

Thursday 01 January NEW YEAR’S LEVÉE Saturday 14 February SAINT VALENTINES DAY Sunday 15 February NATIONAL FLAG OF CANADA DAY Monday 09 March COMMONWEALTH DAY Tuesday 17 March SAINT-PATRICK’S DAY Saturday 04 April NATO ANNIVERSARY DAY Thursday 09 April VIMY ANNIVERSARY DAY Sunday 03 May BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC DAY Sunday 10 May MOTHERS DAY Monday 25 May VICTORIA DAY Friday 29 May INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACKEEPERS Wednesday 03 June CANADIAN FORCES APPRECIATION DAY Saturday 06 June D DAY ANNIVERARY Sunday 07 June DECORATION DAY Sunday 21 June FATHER’S DAY Wednesday 01 July CANADA DAY Sunday 09 August NATIONAL PEACEKEEPERS' DAY Wednesday 19 August DIEPPE RAID ANNIVERSARY Sunday 20 September BATTLE OF BRITAIN DAY Monday 21 September UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE Sunday 27 September POLICE AND PEACE OFFICER’S NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY Monday 12 October THANKSGIVING DAY Thursday 15 October NATO DAY Saturday 24 October UNITED NATIONS ANNIVERSARY DAY Saturday 31 October HALLOWEEN Wednesday 11 November REMEMBRANCE DAY Friday 04 December SAINT BARBARA’S DAY Thursday 10 December 1988 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE ANNIVERSARY Friday 11 December STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER DAY Friday 25 December CHRISTMAS DAY Saturday 26 December BOXING DAY

THE CANADIAN PEACEKEEPING VETERANS ASSOCIATION



AN UNFICYP PEACEKEEPER’S POEM

BERET OF BLUE

He is young and strong And time will seem long

While he does what he has to do

He was trained to fight But he won’t use that right

When wearing a Beret of Blue

It doesn’t make sense On his side of the fence

To play a role he did not choose

When out on patrol He must keep control

With a gun he cannot use

He is some mothers son And not much can be done

Except pray he’ll come through

As he does his best To survive the test

And bring home his Beret of Blue

CYPRUS Jim MacMillan-Murphy CD


BE A PROUD VETERAN, STAND STRAIGHT AND WALK TALL!



THE EDITOR’S PAGE COMMUNICATIONS IS THE KEY

Karl O. Morel, CD, BA

THE BLUE BERET NEWSLETTER It is that time of year to put things into perspective, to look back on what has been accomplished, and to look ahead to new challenges. Eighteen months ago, I was asked by our National Vice-President Ray Kokkonen if I would like to help him get out an issue of the Blue Beret which had been without an editor for many months. I offered to produce a two-pager to help out. Well, it turned out to be a 12-pager for August and then a 34-pager in October! So now that I am definitely committed to the success of the CPVA Blue Beret Newsletter, let me just say that with all the support I have received it has been a real pleasure!

Judging from the feedback from across the country, the August and October issues of 2007 have been a success. We were most impressed with the submissions received from every chapter of the CPVA for the October issue. We thank you all for the input. The October issue included activities from other veteran’s groups such as CAVUNP and the Legion. For the first time, the Blue Beret was produced in full colour and included a gallery of pictures. It was distributed electronically to CPVA members as well as to other groups and individuals of the veteran’s community, in Canada and overseas. In fact, no copy of the Blue Beret has been mailed out, thereby cutting mailing costs to the CPVA. We rely on the members and other readers to get the word out!

The New Year will see more innovations, such as a French version called Le Beret Bleu so our francophone veterans in Canada, Europe, Asia and Africa may read about our achievements too. Future issues will feature articles on other veteran’s organizations from around the World, so we may all learn about each other’s existence and promote fraternal bonds. As each issue of the Blue Beret is produced, the editorial style changes with the feedback indicating the areas of interest of our readers. The next issues will include practical information on veteran’s care, job opportunities, and veteran’s contact information. Articles on accoutrements, on ceremonial, flags, medals, uniforms, insignia and other militaria are planned. Each issue shall include an article about at least one Peace Support operation with illustrations. Other things to watch for will be editorials, essays, obituaries, biographies, new members, chapter news, contact lists and items on veterans’ issues. But this is not a one-man show; we the Editorial Review Board, Ray Kokkonen, Ed Oursien and yours truly, Karl Morel, anxiously await your input. It’s your Blue Beret!

THE CPVA: WE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS



THE EDITOR’S PAGE

INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS The CPVA must use the Internet to its maximum effect to communicate with its membership, and vice versa, its membership to its leadership. We are a wonderfully simply structured organization. Communication within CPVA is easy, just type up an e-mail message to the President, the Editor, the Chapter President or whomever. This is our strength, this ease of communication! We keep ourselves well-informed and we also try keep the veterans community at large well-informed. We make use of electronic communications to advocate on behalf of veterans at all government levels and elected officials, because, along with bringing veterans together, these are the two most important aspects of our existence as an organization, namely: veteran’s unity and advocacy.

There are three key communications tools within CPVA; these are The Blue Beret Newsletter, the CPVA News Bulletins / Communiqués, and the CPVA National Website, www.cpva.ca currently under revision. Communication is the key because it permits our National Executive to get the pulse of the membership and at the same time keeping the very same members informed in a timely manner of the veteran’s issues which affect them.

It is therefore very important for those of us who have access to the Internet to communicate information to those members who do not. We count on all of you for feedback, to speak up, rightly or wrongly, about anything you feel is important to you and other veterans. Don’t rely on others to get the word out for you, this is what a veterans association is all about, taking care of our own! Get other veterans to join, and make CPVA a louder voice.

Whether you were a Corporal or a Colonel, you are equally important; there is no rank among veterans, but there is respect and comradeship. Every one of us counts; military or police, man or woman, regular or reserve, French or English, black or white, peacekeeper or war-fighter, we together can make things change, as we are comrades-in-arms!

The Blue Beret Newsletter will feature a “Letters-to-the Editor” column; please use it to express your self. And guess what, you may even get a straight answer! Tell us and the readership what you think about veteran’s issues, what you expect your leaders to do, ask questions, demand answers, express your joy, your frustration. We are listening very intently.

Communications is the key!

BE A PROUD VETERAN, STAND STRAIGHT AND WALK TALL !



PEACEKEEPING THE MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS

There have been eight multinational peacekeeping missions since 1953 which were not set up under any international organization such as the United Nations (UN), NATO, the European Union (EU), the African Union (AU), the Arab League, the Confederation of Independent States (CIS) the Organization of American States (OAS) or the Commonwealth. The UNCMAC mission was established in 1953 under the stewardship of the United States. The ICSC and ICCS missions were organized as truce observer “commissions” with the assent of the United Nations between 1953 and 1973. MFO is a combined observer mission and a peacekeeping force operation set up by the United States and INTERFET was mainly an Australian peace support operation. Canadian peacekeepers served in all of these multinational missions and are eligible for the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal or the Special Service Medal with “Peace” Bar. Two other multinational missions; FOMUC in the Central African Republic and Operation ASTUTE in East Timor have not yet involved Canadian participation. Canada did not participate in Operation BOLEAS in Lesotho. The five multinational operations which involved Canadian participation are detailed below.

UNCMAC KOREA 1953

The UNITED NATIONS COMMAND – MILITARY ARMISTICE COMMISSION (UNCMAC) was created at the end of the Korean War by the United Nations Command (UNC) in 1953 to represent the United Nations (UN) combatant forces as a signatory to the armistice between the UNC and North Korea and China, as well as to monitor the armistice under the Military Armistice Commission (MAC). Its acronym notwithstanding, “UNC-MAC” is a multinational, not a United Nations, observation mission whose role is limited to the monitoring of the armistice, the investigation of serious incidents and participation in relevant negotiations by the belligerents. UNCMAC no longer deploys observers along the ceasefire line since 1978 and has since exercised a very limited diplomatic role. Canada has suffered six fatalities during this mission. There is no distinctive medal for this mission but Service with UNCMAC is recognized by the United Nations Service Medal (UNSM) or by the Special Service Medal (SSM) with ‘Peace’ bar after 1954.

ICSC INDOCHINA 1954

The INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SUPERVISION AND CONTROL (ICSC) was created by the Geneva Accords at the end of the Indochina War between the Viet Minh, Pathet Lao and French forces in 1953 to implement the withdrawal of all French military forces from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, the former components of French Indochina which thereby obtained their independence. The ICSC, the first peacekeeping operation not conducted by the United Nations was actually composed of three commissions for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia with slightly different mandates. ICSC came about principally because China was not a member of the UN at the time. Military and civilian personnel for ICSC was provided by a neutral country; India, a Warsaw Pact country; Poland, and a NATO country; Canada. The main tasks of the ICSC were largely completed by 1955 and the mission had very limited success afterward. The ICSC ended when it was replaced by the ICCS in 1973. Canada suffered two casualties on this mission. Service with the ICSC is recognized by the award of the ICSC Medal.



PEACEKEEPING THE MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS

ICCS VIETNAM 1974

The INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CONTROL AND SUPERVISON (ICCS) was created by the Paris Peace Accords at the end of the Vietnam War in 1973 to monitor the cease-fore in South Vietnam and the withdrawal of United States, and other allied forces. The ICCS was a peacekeeping operation not conducted under the auspices of the United Nations which replaced the ICSC created in 1954. Military and civilian personnel for ICCS was provided by one neutral country; Indonesia, two communist countries; Poland and Hungary, and one western country; Canada. The ICCS mission had very limited success after 1973. Canada pulled out of the ICCS because of the intransigence of Hungary and Poland at the end of 1973. The ICCS ended two years later in 1975 with the fall of South Vietnam and subsequent reunification with North Vietnam. Canada suffered one death on this mission. Service with the ICCS is recognized by the award of the ICCS Medal.

MFO EGYPT - ISRAEL (SINAI) 1982

The MULTINATIONAL FORCE AND OBSERVERS (MFO) was created in 1982 as a result of the Camp David Accords of 1979 between Israel and Egypt which ended the state of war which had existed between them since 1948. The Multinational Force & Observers was set up by the United States in 1982. It is a multinational peacekeeping mission which is sanctioned by, but operates independently of, the United Nations. Canada has been part of the MFO since 1986 along with ten other countries. The mission of the MFO is to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace and employ best efforts to prevent any violation of its terms. FMO patrols the Egypt-Israel border in the Sinai peninsula / Negev desert. Unique among the multinational missions, FMO Peacekeepers wear a distinctive Orange Beret and the FMO insignia and serve under the orange and white MFO Flag. One Canadian died on this mission in 2007. Service with the MFO is recognized by the award of the MFO Medal.

INTERFET EAST TIMOR (INDONESIA) 1999

The INTERNATIONAL FORCE EAST TIMOR (INTERFET) was a United Nations-mandated multinational force formed as an emergency peacekeeping force under Australian command to restore order in East Timor and help the UNAMET to carry out its tasks. The INTERFET deployed to East Timor in September 1999 as a coalition force mostly composed of Australian troops. Peacekeepers for INTERFET were provided by New Zealand, Portugal and several other nations including Canada. Intended as a temporary expedient, INTERFET handed over control in East Timor, also called Timor-Leste, to UNTAET forces in February 2000. Canadian peacekeepers have served with UNAMET, INTERFET and UNTAET. In 2006 another multinational mission was set up in East Timor as Operation ASTUTE to enhance law enforcement. No Canadians were lost during the INTERFET mission. Service with INTERFET is recognized by the award of the INTERFET Medal.



THE TERMINOLOGY OF PEACE

PIECING THE “PEACE” WORDS TOGETHER Karl O. Morel CD, BA

THE TERMINOLOGY OF PEACE With the end of the Cold War in 1989, the nature of what is called “peacekeeping” has changed. A myriad of ‘peace’ terms have been invented by our military and political leaders since then. The multiple use of the terminology such as; Peace-Keeping (peacekeeping), Peace-Support, Peace-Making (peacemaking), Peace-Enforcement, Peace-Imposition, Peace-Building, Peace Operations, Peace Forces, Soldiers of Peace, and so on, all becomes very confusing for most of us. The Canadian public, for want of simplicity, has now taken to call all our military, police and other peace officers “Peacekeepers” no matter under what operational conditions they are serving in, be it peace or war.

It is astounding how often the word “peacekeeper” is used to describe our soldiers in Afghanistan. Those men and women who are fighting for peace in that strife-torn country are properly called “war-fighters”, not “peace-keepers”. The International Support & Assistance Force (ISAF) is not a peacekeeping mission at all, it is a combined peace-enforcement and peace-building operation which is taking place in the face of an armed insurrection by the Taliban and other terrorists, and it is more appropriately described as a war, not peacekeeping. There is yet no peace to keep!

PEACE TERMS DEFINED Here below are the definitions of the terminology of peace. Most of the following terms may be grouped under the main rubric of “Peace Support”. We shall examine and explain how these terms fit together in the next issue of The Blue Beret.

« Peacekeeping» describes the classical peace-support mission where an impartial third force consisting of military and civilian personnel intercedes in a conflict, with the consent of the belligerents, to help restore and maintain the peace. Such operations include deployed military units and/or groups of military observers normally deployed under Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter. The United Nations defines peacekeeping as “The prevention, containment, moderation and determination of hostilities between or within states through an impartial third-party intervention organized and directed internationally for restoring and maintaining peace. This is conducted using military forces, police and civilians, and usually with the consent of the main belligerents.”

«Peacekeeping Missions» is another term for “Peacekeeping Operations” coined by the United Nations Organization (UN).

«Peace Operations» include peace enforcement operations, peace-making, peace-building, humanitarian and peacekeeping missions.

«Peace Support Operations» refers to the logistical and operational support for all types of peace operations.

«Peacemaking» is a diplomatic effort by a third party which is undertaken by negotiators to bring conflicting parties to make peace with each other. The term “peace-making” is often confused with the term “peace-enforcement” another term for “war-making” which is exactly the opposite.

«Peace Enforcement Operations» refers to military and police operations conducted in the context of peace enforcement.

«Peace Enforcement» are established and conducted under Chapter VII of the United Nations’ Charter, involve the potential use of armed force in order to maintain the peace or enforce law and order in a troubled area. Such a mandate might include the employment of economic sanctions or embargoes, the use of force to deliver humanitarian supplies, the armed patrolling of ‘no-fly zones’ or the armed protection of ‘safe areas’ such as occurred in Somalia, Iraq and Kosovo.

«United Nations Peacekeeping» refers to international peacekeeping operations organized and conducted by the United Nations Organization (UN) such as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). These peacekeeping missions of the UN are composed of multinational military and police forces whose members wear the UN Blue Beret, and are also known as “Blue Helmets” from the French term “Casques Bleus”.

«Multinational Peacekeeping» refers to international peacekeeping operations sanctioned by the United Nations Organization (UN) undertaken by one or more proxy nations. Examples of multinational peacekeeping missions are the Multinational Force & Observers (FMO) presently deployed in the Sinai, or the International Force in East Timor (INTERFET) which served in East Timor (Timor-Leste).

«International Peacekeeping» refers to international peacekeeping operations sanctioned by the United Nations Organization (UN) undertaken by a proxy international regional organization such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union (EU), the Commonwealth, the Organization of American States (OAS), the League of Arab States (Arab League), and the African Union (AU). Examples are the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) deployed in the Kosovo region of Serbia or the African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) currently deployed in the Darfur region of the Sudan.

«Peace-Building» refers to stability actions, predominantly diplomatic and economic, that strengthens and rebuilds governmental infrastructure and institutions in order to avoid a relapse into conflict.

«Humanitarian Operations» refers to humanitarian assistance activities undertaken to alleviate human suffering. Such operations include the evacuation, feeding, medical care and housing of refugees, escort of convoys for the delivery of humanitarian supplies from distribution centres to areas of strife.

«Peacekeeper» means a person who is a member of the military or of the police forces deployed on a peacekeeping operation.

«Peace Officer» means a person whose principle employment is in law enforcement. The term “Peace Officer” in Canada includes the terms; sheriff, deputy sheriff, sheriff’s officer, corrections officer, warden, deputy warden, instructor, keeper, jailer, prison guard, police officer, police constable, customs or excise officer, fishery guardian or fishery officer, military police officers and non-commissioned members of the military police (provost corps).

«Soldier of Peace» is another term for a military “Peacekeeper”.

«Preventative Diplomacy» describes the process whereby diplomatic negotiations are undertaken by a state or an international organization to prevent war or remove a threat to peace.

«Preventative Deployment» refers to the positioning of military and police forces into a potentially sensitive area in order to deter a potential conflict.

«Peacetime» means the opposite of “wartime”, a state of peace. This does not include a truce or a cease-fire, which is neither war nor peace but technically a state of war between belligerents who may have ceased fighting.

THE CPVA: WE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS



THE FLAGS OF OUR VETERANS

THE VETERAN AND THE FLAG Only a veteran really knows the special personal, almost religious, attachment to flags during war and peace support operations. It is rightly said we fight for queen and country, both being represented by the sacred and patriotic symbols which are our national ensigns and battle flags. Here follows the story of the Flags of our Veterans. Lest we forget

THE NATIONAL FLAG OF CANADA Also called the “Red Maple Leaf Flag”, the National Flag of Canada became our first truly official Canadian flag by parliamentary approval in 1965 and as such first flew in combat operations during the 1991 Gulf War. It was also proudly carried into battle by our veterans during the Somalia conflict. Our national flag is flown and worn on our uniforms during peacekeeping and peace enforcement operations the world over. Recognized as a beacon of peace around the world, it has also become the Canadian battle flag. Today, we are witnessing the rise of a new generation of combat veterans returning from service under our flag in Afghanistan. There were no fatalities during the Gulf War but one UN peacekeeper was lost in Somalia. To date, there have been 100 mortal casualties in the Afghanistan Conflict. Hundreds of our Afghanistan Veterans have been injured, many permanently, serving under the Red Maple Leaf Battle Flag. Lest we forget

THE ROYAL UNION FLAG Commonly known as the “Union Jack”, and called the “Union Flag” outside Canada, thousands of Canadians who served under this famous symbol of the British Empire and Commonwealth first became war veterans during the Northwest Rebellion and in the Sudan in 1885. Many more served during the Boer War of 1899-1902 in Southern Africa and in the Great War of 1914-1918 in Europe. There followed the Second World War of 1939-1945 where over a million Canadians saw service on land, at sea and in the air. Today, many of the Second World War veterans are still with us. A good many of these served with British and other Commonwealth Forces. The Union Jack was by default, the official flag of the Dominion of Canada from 1904 to 1965 even though it was replaced as the national flag by the Red Ensign in 1945. It was also the flag of Newfoundland and Quebec until very recently. An estimated 106,460 Canadian sailors, soldiers, airmen and merchant seamen lost their lives fighting under the Union Jack. Lest we forget

THE CANADIAN RED ENSIGN Never an official Canadian flag by parliamentary approval, all three versions of the Canadian Red Ensign nevertheless deserve high national honours. It was produced in its first version beginning in 1868, then in 1922 and finally in 1957. Although the 1868 version saw service as a battle flag at the end of the First World War, notably at Vimy Ridge, it was only flown outside Canada from January 1944. The Merchant Navy had flown it at sea from 1924 onwards. In 1945 it was officially flown on land and later became the battle flag of our Korean War Veterans. The 1957 version may also said to be the flag of our Cold War Veterans. Canada lost 44,893 souls in the Second World War, 496 during the Korean War and over 100 during the Cold War. Lest we forget




THE FLAG OF THE UNITED NATIONS The United Nations (UN) Flag came into being in 1947 and it is the flag of the Peacekeeping Veterans world-wide, the renowned Blue Berets. Peacekeeping missions did not exclude conflict, they were fraught with them. The UN Flag was also carried by our veterans during the Korean War. Those who served under the sky-blue flag of peace often came under fire in places such as Cyprus, Congo, Lebanon, Yugoslavia, Somalia, Rwanda, and other zones of conflict. Included under this flag are the veterans of five multinational peacekeeping missions. The largest single loss of Canadian lives occurred on a UN peacekeeping mission, on the 9th of August 1974, when a Canadian UN aircraft was shot out of the sky over Lebanon. Canada has suffered 114 fatalities during UN Peacekeeping operations to date. For their extraordinary sacrifice and courage in the service of peace, the Blue Berets were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988. Lest we forget

THE NATO FLAG The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is both a Peacekeeping Veterans’ and a War Veterans’ flag. It is also the flag of the Cold War Veteran. It dates from 1953. The formation of the western alliance of the democratic nations of Western Europe and North America took place in 1949 to face the threat from the Communist Bloc under the Warsaw Pact. It is flown as a common Battle Flag at sea and on land by all the NATO nations. Today, long a guarantor of peace, NATO is at war. Formerly a Cold War symbol, today the NATO flag has been involved in peace support operations in the former Yugoslavia, the Darfur region of the Sudan and in Afghanistan. Canada has lost 12 NATO Peacekeepers in Yugoslavia and 100 war-fighters in Afghanistan so far. Lest we forget

THE EUROPEAN UNION FLAG It is less known that Canadians have served on peacekeeping missions in the former Yugoslavia under the European Union (EU) flag. Peacekeeping and peace enforcement operations in the former Yugoslav republics of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia were recently handed over to the EU by the United Nations and NATO. Although Canada has so far suffered no casualties under the EU Flag, the Kosovo region remains a dangerous assignment for our military and police peacekeepers who serve there under the UN, NATO, and the EU. Lest we forget

THE SYMBOLISM OF OUR FLAGS The soldier’s passionate commitment to the flag is not understood by the civilian who harbours a more comfortable patriotism for the national symbols. For veterans, flags are more then patriotic and rallying symbols. The flag is home, the beacon of salvation, the signal that all is not lost. This symbolism of the flags we served under have a sacred, deep-rooted significance which is not experienced by civilians. We, the veterans, the guardians of our flags, unlike our fellow citizens, are willing to lay down our lives for the flag, and over 100,000 of our comrades in arms did so, a very personal loss to the military community. This is why a flag must be carried with honour and never be dipped or permitted to touch the ground. It is the veteran who salutes the flag because it is the veteran who serves under the flag. It should therefore be the veterans’ right to carry the flag first on parade with pride and honour! Lest we forget




“Have not I myself known five-hundred living soldiers sabered into crows’ meat for a piece of glazed cotton, which they call their flag; which, had you sold it at any

market-cross, would not have brought above three groschen?”

(Thomas Carlyle, c1828)

THE BATTLE FLAGS OF OUR NAVY VETERANS The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) came into being in 1910 and flew the British Imperial Naval (White) Ensign from that time including the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. Canada was authorized to fly the Red Ensign on merchant ships from 1892 and the Blue Ensign on government vassals, including warships from 1924. Before 1949, Newfoundland flew the standard British Red Ensign on her ships. During the Second World War, the Imperial White Ensign was again in service on RCN ships up until the unification of the Canadian armed forces in 1968 even though the Blue Ensign was still official. Our Merchant Navy continued to fly the Red Ensign. From the beginning of the war in 1940 until 1965 our navy again flew the White Ensign. After 1965 the Red Maple Leaf Flag flew from our warships. In 1968, the Navy received its own distinctive White Ensign to fly at sea. Since 1965, Canadian merchant vassals fly the Red Maple Leaf Flag.

IMPERIAL NAVAL WHITE ENSIGN

1910-1965

RCN NAVAL ENSIGN

1924-1940

MERCHANT NAVY RED ENSIGN

1924-1965

NATIONAL FLAG OF CANADA

1965

CF NAVAL ENSIGN

1968 THE BATTLE FLAGS OF OUR ARMY VETERANS Up until the Great War of 1914-1918 the regiments of the Canadian Militia flew the Royal Union Flag and a myriad of regimental colours and guidons. For a brief time during the Great War, notably at Vimy Ridge, the 1868 version of the Red Ensign was flown by our military. Otherwise, the Canadian Army flew the Imperial Union Jack until January 1944. It should be noted that when serving overseas, our soldiers wore a green or a red maple leaf to distinguish themselves from other British and Commonwealth forces. A special battle flag was designed for the military during the war but was unpopular and fell into obscurity. From the reconstitution of the Canadian Army in Northwest Europe in 1942, the 1922 and 1957 versions of the Red Ensign became the battle flags of our army until 1965. From 1965 the National Flag of Canada (Red Maple Leaf Flag) replaced the Red Ensign. With unification in 1968, the Canadian Forces (CF) Ensign came into use alongside the National Flag. A distinctive CF Army Ensign came into being about 1975 but it is the Red Maple Leaf Flag of Canada which our troops wear on their uniforms and now carry into battle.

CANADIAN RED ENSIGN

1868-1904

ROYAL UNION (JACK) FLAG

1904-1944

CANADIAN RED ENSIGN

1944-1965


1965

CF ARMY ENSIGN

1975

Be a proud Veteran – Carry our flags with honour!




THE BATTLE FLAGS OF OUR AIR FORCE VETERANS With the creation of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1924, the various air components in Canada were united under the Royal Air Force (RAF) Blue Ensign. Many of our pilots and aircrew in Europe and elsewhere fought under the RAF Ensign during the Second World War as members of the British Imperial and Commonwealth forces. In 1940, a distinctly Canadian Blue Ensign was finally adopted for the RCAF. A red maple leaf replaced the red dot in the roundel. After the unification of the Canadian armed forces in 1968 the Blue Ensign disappeared but again came into service in 1984. Between 1965 and 1984 the Canadian Air Force flew the National Red Maple Leaf Flag or the Canadian Forces (CF) Ensign after 1968. Canadian military aircraft wore the Red Ensign prior to 1965 and now wear the Maple Leaf Flag recognized the world over. Today, the Air Force proudly flies the redesigned traditional Light Blue Air Ensign.

RAF BLUE ENSIGN

1924-1940

RCAF BLUE ENSIGN

1940-1965


1965

CF WHITE ENSIGN

1968

CF AIR ENSIGN

1984

THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE OF OUR FLAGS For most of us veterans as well as the public, the order of precedence of our flags is confusing. Official Canadian flag precedence only applies to current, not former, flags. One must be cautioned that the flag precedence established by some veterans associations leads us in error. The Canadian Forces has its own order of precedence on land and sea but this does not include the flags of our veterans. The United Nations Flag Code applies internationally to national flags and for the UN flag only. The proper manner for flying the flags of our veterans may be found by combining the recognized international flag protocol with former flags by seniority. Note that it is highly improper to fly active CF ensigns and battle flags in a veteran’s parade unless they are flown by those CF contingents present. The following order of flags is recommended as the most appropriate in Canada.

Flag

Precedence Description

The 1965 Red Maple Leaf Flag is the National Flag of Canada and our Battle Flag It represents all national service, peacekeeping and war veterans from 1965

The 1801 Royal Union Flag is a former flag of Canada and is still an Official Flag It represents our British, Commonwealth and Canadian veterans before 1944

The 1924 Canadian Red Ensign is a former flag of Canada last altered in 1957 It represents our Merchant Navy, Second World War and Korean War veterans

The 1801 Imperial White Ensign is a former flag of the RCN It represents our Canadian, British and Commonwealth naval veterans

The 1940 Canadian Blue Ensign is a former flag of the RCAF It represents our Canadian air force veterans

The 1947 United Nations Flag is an international flag with national status It represents our United Nations and multinational peacekeeping veterans

The 1953 North Atlantic Treaty Flag is an international flag with national status It represents our Cold War and NATO peace support veterans Be a proud Veteran – Carry our flags with honour!



PARADES & CEREMONIAL THE NATIONAL FLAG OF CANADA

THE SYMBOLISM OF THE FLAG Commonly called the “Canadian Flag” or the “Maple Leaf Flag”, the National Flag of Canada became our official flag on 15 February 1965. Its colours, red and white, are the official colours of Canada and the maple leaf is a traditional Canadian symbol which has been with us since the beginning of the 18th Century and it has long been the symbol of our armed forces. There is no official pledge to the Canadian flag; however, there are no laws or statutes which prevent an association or an individual from adopting a form which will suit the purpose.

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FLAG The official description reads: “The flag is red and white, the official colours of Canada as appointed by King George V in 1921, with a stylized 11-point red leaf in its centre”. Its proportions are described as: “Two by length and one by width” meaning it is twice as wide as it is high (1 X 2). The flag becomes a ceremonial dress flag when it is adorned with gold fringe around its edges. Gold heading, sleeve, cord and tassel may be added as well. Such accessories are purely decorative additions, an optional enhancement of the beauty of our flag. There is no special flag protocol for the display of a ceremonial dress flag.

THE FLAG IS TREATED WITH RESPECT Flags are symbols that identify people belonging to a group. The National Flag of Canada is a symbol of honour and pride for all Canadians. It should be treated with respect. February 15th is observed as National Flag Day in Canada.

The National Flag of Canada shall not be dipped or lowered as a means of paying a salute or complement. The national flag, when carried, is never dipped or lowered to the ground or allowed to touch the ground. When salutes are given, the flags are not dipped but are let fly. The flag bearer extends his/her hand and lets the flag fly free. At the conclusion of the salute, the flags are gathered in. This procedure applies during inspection or on a march-past.

The half-masting of national flags is a well-established procedure whereby countries bestow an honour and express a collective sense of sorrow. Given that such flags are recognized as paramount symbols of their nations, the act of half-masting is a dramatic visual statement that speaks to the sense of loss that is shared by all their citizens. Canadian flag protocol should always be strictly followed for half-masting.

Sources: This article was quoted and compiled from: A-AD-200-OOO/AG-000 The Honours, Flags and Heritage Structure of the CF, Chapter 4, Section 4 The National Flag. Canadian Heritage Website: www.pch.gc.ca Ceremonial & Canadian Symbols Promotion, The National Flag



FLAG ETIQUETTE

FLAG TO DO’S NOT TO DO’S The Flag should always fly alone on its own mast or flagpole.

The Flag must not be modified, defaced, or marked in any way.

The Flag may be flown at night without being lit.

Never fly the Flag upside down for any reason.

When the Flag is raised or lowered, or when it is carried past in a parade or review, people should face the Flag, men should remove their hats, veterans and persons in service uniform shall salute, and all should remain silent.

The Flag should not be allowed to touch the ground and must never be dipped, meaning to lower it from a vertical position to one which is 45 degrees from the horizontal. Only consecrated colours are dipped but may not be allowed to touch the ground.

Half-mast the Flag only on occasions when a public demonstration of sorrow is officially called for.

Do not half-mast the Flag for a person other than called for by the official government regulations governing such a display.

Fly the Flag in the international order of precedence, meaning in front of all other flags when flown in Canada.

Do not use the Flag as a wall ornament, table cover, facing, curtain, or to cover a statue. Do not cloak yourself with it.

When there are several flags on different flag poles, the Flag must be flown at equal height with the other flags.

Do not fly another flag above or below the flag on the same flag pole. A regimental colour may not be flown from a flagpole.

The Flag is flown or carried in the centre of the line, at the extreme left (on the marching right), or at both ends when facing the flags.

Do not replace the Flag on its flagpole or mast with any other flag for any occasion.

The Flag may be used to cover a casket at the funeral of a person who is so entitled. It may be ceremoniously removed, folded and given to a close relative of the deceased.

Do not cover the casket with the Flag for a person who is not entitled to it. Only those who have served Canada in an official capacity have this honour.

Decorative gold fringe may be sewn around the exterior edge of the flag. Gold heading, sleeve, cord and tassel may be added.

The Flag may not be flown sewn together with another flag. Do not salute the flag by placing your hand over your left breast.

Replace a faded or torn Flag with a new one. Dispose of an old Flag by burning it in private.

Do not burn the Flag as part of any public ceremony. The flag may not be torn in order to dispose of it.

Always show respect for the Flag. Do not fly the Flag where it is inappropriate.



HONOURS AND AWARDS 1988 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE RECOGNITION

BACKGROUND Almost thirty years ago, on the 10th of December 1988, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1988 to the United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces for their devotion and sacrifice in the service of peace since 1956. The award was accepted by the then United Nations Secretary-General Perez De Cuelliar, on behalf of the “Blue Helmets” Peacekeepers. See http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1988/un-acceptance.html.

SIGNIFICANCE It thus came about that all those Canadians who served on at least one United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission beginning with the Suez Crisis in 1956 with the first UNEF, to the date of the award in 1988, became Nobel Laureates. They are known as the “First Generation” of Peacekeepers who served from 1956 to 1989 and may also be referred to as the “Cold War” Peacekeepers. In French, they are more often called “Casques Bleus”. So, if you meet a UN “First Generation Blue Beret” Veteran, please congratulate our Nobel Laureate!

MEDALLION The Nobel Peace Prize Medallion awarded in 1988 is described on the front page of the August 2007 issue the CPVA Newsletter, The Blue Beret.

RECOGNITION There is no official recognition for our Veteran Nobel Laureates by the Government of Canada. When the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (CPSM) was designed in 1999, largely inspired by the 1988 Nobel Peace Prize award, it was recommended by the CPVA to include a “Nobel” Bar for those who are Nobel Laureates but this seems to have been lost in the approval process. Sadly, there is no official military certificate to recognize this important event either. Some provincial governments do issue a certificate of recognition to these veterans through the efforts of our CPVA chapters.

Recognition is available through the CPVA by the award of the Norwegian 1988 Nobel Peace Prize Certificate. Nobel Laureates may apply directly to the CPVA National Membership Chair to obtain one. A form is posted on the website and in this edition of The Blue Beret.

Future recognition might be obtained in the form of post nominal initials, for example “NL”, or by a lapel pin, even a tie clip and cuff links designed in imitation of the 1988 medallion. For those who wish to spend a small fortune, a private purchase commemorative medal, ribbon and certificate may be obtained from the “Skanhandel” company in Denmark.




HONOURS AND AWARDS THE 1988 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE DIPLOMA

BE A PROUD NOBEL LAUREATE, STAND STRAIGHT AND WALK TALL!



HONOURS AND AWARDS COMMEMORATIVES

PRIVATE PURCHASE COMMEMORATIVES There are items designed for recognition available. There is a catch; you must be prepared to pay for their commemorative products as the companies who manufacture them do so to turn a profit, not to honour you particularly. One such company is the Danish Skandinavisk Handels Kompagni, or “SKANHANDEL” for short.

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE MEDAL 1988 A Norwegian Veterans organization submitted designs to the Nobel Prize Association and the Norwegian Defence Ministry Medal Committee in 1995. The Medal, with the Certificate and Diploma were approved in 1996. The Danish Skanhandel Company was awarded the exclusive right to manufacture and sell the medal and to reproduce the accompanying Diploma. Only the veterans of United Nations “Blue Helmet” peacekeeping missions from 1956 to 1988 are eligible. The cost is approximately $180.00. The medal comes with an undress ribbon, the Diploma, and a personalized certificate.

THE INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS FOREIGN SERVICE MEDALThe Skanhandel company also produces a medal and certificate for post 1947 veterans of other international organizations including the UN, NATO, SEATO, and EU or for multinational missions such as ICCS, ICSC, and MFO. Veterans of the Gulf War, UNITAF and ISAF are equally eligible. This medal may also be sold to civilian members of UN humanitarian agencies and other recognized NGO’s. Veterans who do not qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize Medal 1988 are eligible for this commemorative. The cost is approximately $145.00. The medal comes with an undress ribbon and a personalized certificate.

SKANHANDEL CONTACT INFORMATION Ordering and payment information including the order form for both medals may be obtained at the Skanhandel website at www.skanhandel.dk and by sending an e-mail to: [email protected] or mail to: Skandinavisk Handels Kompagni GI. Strandvej 1 – Box 1433 DK-9100 Aalborg, Danmark

NOTICE The Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association does not sanction nor condone the purchase and wearing of private commemorative medals by its members. It is recommended that only one medal be purchased. CPVA members should exercise judgement regarding the sentimental value of these unofficial commemoratives versus the greater value of the official service decorations which they wear. These medals are not recognized by the Government of Canada and are not listed in the official order of precedence. Members are hereby advised that such commemorative devices are to be worn over the right breast only and may not be juxtaposed with official service medals. Members are further advised to consult the official website of the Governor-General of Canada, at www.gg.ca or to obtain more detailed information, download the PDF document from the Chancellery at: http://www.cda-acd.forces.gc.ca/er/engraph/mss/handbook/pdf/Eng_Chapter_14.pdf.



THE 1988 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE DIPLOMA APPLICATION

Send to: National Headquarters, PO Box 905, Kingston ON, Canada, K7L 4X8 Attention: Honours & Awards Committee

Tel: 506-773-5420 (Honours & Awards Chair), Website: www.cpva.ca

PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK LETTERS

SECTION 1 PERSONAL INFORMATION Surname: Given Names: Postal address: Apartment: Other: Municipality: Province: Postal Code: Telephone - Home: ( ) - DOB: Sex: Telephone - Mobile: ( ) - E-Mail: Telephone - Business: ( ) - E-Mail:

SECTION 2 SERVICE RECORD Rank / Former Rank: Date of enrolment: Service / Regimental Number: Date of release: UN Peacekeeping Mission: UN Peacekeeping Mission: UN Peacekeeping Mission:

Please attach proof of service with United Nations Peacekeeping Missions from 1956 to 1989

SECTION 3 HONOURS AND AWARDS

Please list only official national and international Orders, Decorations & Medals of Canada or another country

SECTION 4 SPONSOR INFORMATION Full Name: Official Title: Postal address: Apartment: Other: Municipality: Province: Postal Code: Telephone - Home: ( ) - Organization: Telephone - Mobile: ( ) - E-Mail: Telephone - Business: ( ) - E-Mail:

SECTION 5 DECLARATION OF APPLICANT I declare that all of the information and documents that I have provided are true and accurate. I hereby apply for THE 1988 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE DIPLOMA via the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association. I request that the Diploma be sent to □ my address; or to □ my sponsor.(check one)

Signature of applicant: _________________________________ Date: ____________________



WHY EMPLOY A VETERAN?

A human resources management company, Right Management, has published a bilingual brochure for employers in favour of hiring veterans. The text below is taken from their brochure “Job Placement Program - Together we can meet the employment needs of our veterans”. The heading reads: “Why Employ A Veteran?” Quote:

The average age of today’s Veteran is 36. They have a wide range of expertise, as well as professional and personal abilities that are greatly prized in the civilian workforce. Given the vast array of transferable skills they can offer the employer, Veterans are incredibly valuable and desirable employees.

Over 2,100 CF members release each year and can access the JPP (Job Placement Program). They include engineers, technicians, trainers, administrators, IT managers, drivers, chefs, nurses, pilots, operations managers, facilities managers, project managers and communications experts. Today’s Armed Forces use cutting edge technology to its very limits. However, technical abilities are not the only attributes that Veterans have to offer employers.

Veterans have unrivalled experience and excellent personal qualities. They have been tested in highly demanding and pressurized situations, and are used to taking responsibility for their actions and getting things right the first time. Veterans are quick to learn, picking up new skills and adapting to new circumstances with ease. They are self-disciplined and motivated problem solvers who will get a task done, whatever it takes.

In addition to offering such professional and technical abilities, they are also skilled in planning and organizing, teamwork, communication, management and leadership, all skills which have been honed in some of the toughest environments. As well as a wide range of transferable skills, Veterans can bring their considerable experience, moral and physical courage to your business.

Right Management adds; “Our goal is to find a place for each veteran where they can find not just a job, but a place to belong and grow” - Unquote.

BE A PROUD VETERAN, STAND STRAIGHT AND WALK TALL!



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www.joedrouin.com

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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAPTER KIT SHOP

To order see www.cpva.ca or contact: Frank Chevrier Tel: 250-384-3972 E-Mail: [email protected]


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THE FALLEN PEACEKEEPERS OF 2006-2007

The Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association belatedly honours the sacrifice of two of our Canadian Peacekeepers who have given their lives in the service of peace. Their names shall live on in our memory, for they were our brothers. They gave their lives so that others may live.

MFO

Corporal Benoit Chevalier 1982 -2007 An Aerospace Control Operator from 3-Wing based in Bagotville, Québec, Corporal Benoit Chevalier was killed in an accidental plane crash during a training mission in the central Sinai with eight French peacekeepers near the village of El Thamad, Egypt. The Canadian peacekeeper was based with Task Force El Gorah (TFEG) of the Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) peacekeeping mission in the Sinai peninsula. On May 6th 2007, the nine passengers of the aircraft, a DeHavilland Twin DHC-6 Twin-Otter, died when attempting an emergency landing on a desert highway. The plane struck a truck with its wing and exploded on impact. Corporal J.M.D.B. Chevalier had been serving with MFO for only one month of a six-month tour. Je me souviens

MFO Mission Background The Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) was created as a result of the 1979 Camp David Accord between Israel and Egypt. It was set up by the United States in 1982. It is a multinational peacekeeping mission which is sanctioned by, but operates independently of, the United Nations. Canada has been part of the MFO since 1986 along with ten other countries. The mission of the MFO is to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace and employ best efforts to prevent any violation of its terms. FMO patrols the Egypt-Israel border in the Sinai / Negev desert. Corporal Chevalier is the first Canadian fatality of this multinational peacekeeping mission.

Proud to serve, proud to have served, IN THE SERVICE OF PEACE They were our brothers



THE FALLEN PEACEKEEPERS OF 2006-2007

UNTSO

Major Paeta Hess-von-Kruedner 1960- 2006 A member of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) Major Hess-von-Kruedner was the only Canadian serving as a United Nations Military Observer (UNMO) in the Lebanon. Attached to the UNTSO mission as part of Observer Group Lebanon (OGL), he was stationed at UN Patrol Base Khiam about 10 kilometres from where the Syrian, Lebanese and Israeli borders meet. The UN mission there is to report ceasefire violations. On July 25, that post came under fire from Israeli artillery and was then struck by a precision-guided aerial bomb. The four UNTSO officers posted there were killed, including Major P.D. Hess-von-Kruedner. He was a veteran of UNFICYP (Cyprus), of UNPROFOR and IFOR/SFOR (Bosnia) and the ONUC (Congo) missions and had served nine months of the one-year tour. Lest we forget

UNTSO Mission Background The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) is a peacekeeping force created by the United Nations in 1948 to observe and maintain the cease-fire and general armistice agreements between Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria, following the first Arab-Israeli War (War of Independence) of 1947-1948. Under UNTSO, unarmed observers working in multinational teams report on violations of agreements, including ceasefires in southern Lebanon, the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula. Canada has contributed military observers since 1954 and has suffered two fatalities during this long-standing United Nations peacekeeping mission. In the summer of 2006, a war of attrition developed between the Lebanese paramilitary Hezbollah Organization and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) which caused the deaths of the four UNMO’s.

Photo credits and text sources: CTV News / Canada.com / DND

Proud to serve, proud to have served, IN THE SERVICE OF PEACE They were our brothers



CANADIAN PEACEKEEPING CASUALTY FIGURES

NATO Commonwealth Multinational United Nations European Union

TOTALS BY MISSION 1948 - 2008

(Only those operations and missions where Canadian deaths occurred are listed) EUROPE

MISSION LOCATION ORGANIZATION DURATION CAS UNPROFOR Yugoslavia (Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia) United Nations 1992 – 1995 11 IFOR / SFOR Yugoslavia (Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia) NATO 1995 – 2003 8 KFOR Yugoslavia (Kosovo, Serbia) NATO 1998 – 2003 1 UNMIK Yugoslavia (Kosovo) United Nations 1999 – 2 NATO FY Yugoslavia (Croatia, Kosovo, Bosnia, Macedonia) NATO 2003 – 2004 3

TOTAL EUROPE: 25 MIDDLE EAST

MISSION LOCATION ORGANIZATION DURATION CAS UNTSO Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt United Nations 1948 – 2 UNEF Egypt, Israel, Palestine (Suez Canal, Sinai, Gaza) United Nations 1956 – 1967 33 UNFICYP Cyprus United Nations 1964 – 27 UNEFME Egypt, Israel (Suez Canal, Sinai) United Nations 1973 – 1979 16 UNDOF Israel, Syria (Golan Heights) United Nations 1974 – 4 MFO Israel, Egypt (Sinai) Multinational 1982 – 1 UNOHCI Iraq United Nations 2003 – 2

TOTAL MIDDLE EAST: 85 ASIA

MISSION LOCATION ORGANIZATION DURATION CAS UNMOGIP India, Pakistan (Kashmir) United Nations 1948 – 1 UNCURK Korea United Nations 1953 – 1973 6 UNCMAC Korea Multinational 1953 – 1978 40 ICSC Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos) Multinational 1954 – 1974 2 ICCS Vietnam Multinational 1974 – 1975 1 UNTAC Cambodia United Nations 1992 – 1993 1

TOTAL ASIA: 51 AFRICA

MISSION LOCATION ORGANIZATION DURATION CAS ONUC Congo United Nations 1960 – 1964 2 UNOSOM Somalia United Nations 1992 – 1993 1 UNOMOZ Mozambique United Nations 1992 – 1995 1 UNAMIR Rwanda United Nations 1993 – 1996 1 MONUC Congo United Nations 1999 – 1

TOTAL AFRICA: 6 AMERICA

MISSION LOCATION Organisation DURATION CAS UNMIH Haiti United Nations 1993 – 1997 1 MINUSTAH Haiti United Nations 2004 – 2

TOTAL AMERICA: 3



CANADIAN PEACEKEEPING CASUALTY FIGURES TOTALS BY PEACE SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

(Canadian Peacekeeping Casualties 1948 - 2008)

LOGO ORGANIZATION ACRONYM CAS

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATON UN 114

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION NATO 12

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES OAS 0

EUROPEAN UNION (EUROPEAN COMMUNITY) EU 0

UNION OF AFRICAN STATES (AFRICAN UNION) AU 0

LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES (ARAB LEAGUE) AL 0

THE COMMONWEALTH C 0

MULTINATIONAL FORCES (CANADIAN FORCES) CF 44TOTAL CASUALTIES: 170

IN THE SERVICE OF PEACE - LEST WE FORGET

CANADIAN WAR CASUALTY FIGURES (1950- 2008)

OPERATION LOCATION ORGANIZATION DURATION CAS UNC / Korean War Korea Multinational 1950 – 1953 496 Gulf War Ops Persian Gulf, Kuwait, Iraq Multinational 1990 – 1991 0 UNITAF Somalia Multinational 1992 – 1993 0 Antiterrorism Ops Afghanistan & Gulf states Multinational 2001 – 2003 *16 ISAF Afghanistan NATO 2003 – 2008 *87

TOTAL CASUALTIES: 603 *A total of 103 casualties are attributed to the Afghanistan Special Operations Zone since 2002

Korea Iraq & Kuwait Somalia Afghanistan Afghanistan

KOREA MEDAL

GULF & KUWAIT MEDAL

SOMALIA MEDAL

SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE MEDAL

GENERAL CAMPAIGN STAR

THE CPVA: WE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS !



ANNOUNCEMENTS

WALL OF HONOUR Dear Fellow Veterans and Friends,

This message to you is from our colleagues of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping (CAVUNP). They have advanced a very worthy cause for all our veterans. Please consider making a contribution. For detailed information, see the link www.peacekeeperpark.ca.

All of our fallen will be remembered on the Wall of Honour and in the 7th book of remembrance in the Peace Tower –They deserve no less - We need your support to make this possible –Thanks for keeping the memories alive.

The website has an address where you, your Legion Branch, your ANAVETS Unit, veterans group, Canadian business and caring Canadians can mail your support cheque to help keep the Wall of Honour updated! Lets all help erect a new section under construction. Hopefully caring Canadians will continue to be a tower of strength and continue to Honour our Fallen in a permanent manner. Thank you and Best o’health in 2009. LEST WE FORGET Billy Wilbond

THERE IS A WALL OF HONOUR By Billy Willbond

There is a Canadian Wall of Honour Friends’ names are listed there

These brave men who gave their lives We remember them - we care!

Fallen from the Suez to Afghanistan And all the Missions in between

Their names are etched upon the wall For Canadians to see

Families travel from across this great land To visit their wall of honour in Calgary To view the names of their loved ones

Who died in the quest for global harmony

Many listed died in the Service of Peace Some gave their lives to keep Afghans free

All deserve to be remembered and honoured By caring Canadians like you and me

We desperately need a new addition to the wall Canadian casualties increase and are many

And that is why I am asking you To help the committee raise the money!

Author’s Note: All names are also listed in the 7th Book of Remembrance in the Peace Tower in Ottawa. William Willbond Canadian Soldier Poet http://iwvpa.net/willbondwha www.petitiononline.com/vets8



CPVA CHAPTERS

PROVINCE ADDRESS BRITISH COLUMBIA

BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAPTER

PO Box 48167 Victoria, BC V8Z 7H6

BRITISH COLUMBIA

SURREY V CHAPTER 27291 27th Avenue

Aldergrove, BC V4W 3J8

ALBERTA

WEST CENTRAL ALBERTA CHAPTER

329-133 Jarvis Street, Hinton, AB, T7V 1R9

ALBERTA

NORTH EDMONTON CHAPTER

14240 23rd Street Edmonton, AB T5Y 1E8

ONTARIO

KINGSTON CHAPTER 6649 Wheeler St

Tamworth, ON K0K 3G0

NEW BRUNSWICK

MIRAMICHI CHAPTER 1518 Beaverbrook Road

Beaverbrook, NB, E1V 4S1

NEWFOUNDLAND

ST. JOHN'S, NL CHAPTER 13 Donovan Street

Mount Pearl, NL, A1N 2C5

NATIONAL HQ

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS PO Box 905

Kingston, ON, K7L 4X8



MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK LETTERS

SECTION 1 PERSONAL INFORMATION Surname: Given Names: Postal address: Apartment: Other: Municipality: Province: Postal Code: Telephone - Home: ( ) - DOB: Sex: Telephone - Mobile: ( ) - E-Mail: Telephone - Business: ( ) - E-Mail: Telephone - Emergency: ( ) - Name of contact:

SECTION 2 SERVICE RECORD Rank / Former Rank: Date of enrolment: Service Number: Date of release: Service Elements: Supplementary Reserve: Units / Corps / Branches: War or Special Operations: Peacekeeping Operations:

Please attach proof of service, including peacekeeping and other operations

SECTION 3 HONOURS AND AWARDS

Please list only official national and international Orders, Decorations & Medals

SECTION 4 MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY □ Regular Membership $20.00 □ Associate Membership $25.00 □ Group Membership $100.00

(Veterans) (Civilians) (Organizations) Organization Name (Group Membership):

Please check one box - Group members must give the President’s contact information in section 1

SECTION 5 DECLARATION AND DISCLOSURE I declare that all of the information and documents that I have provided are true and accurate. I hereby apply for membership in the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association (CPVA). I enclose a cheque or money order in the appropriate amount for my membership category, payable to the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association (CPVA). Applicant Signature: ________________________________ Date: ___________________

Please check □ if you do NOT authorize the release of your personal information outside of the CPVA.

Send to: CPVA Membership, 329-133 Jarvis Street, Hinton AB, Canada, T7V 1R9 Tel: (780) 865-4332, E-Mail: [email protected], Website: www.cpva.ca

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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM

Dear CPVA Member, We value your membership. Your support is vital to ensure that CPVA continues to grow and remains a viable national veteran’s organization dedicated to bringing veterans together and continues to advocate on behalf of all veterans. Please take a few moments now to renew your membership. It is through membership that you will continue to be kept informed about issues and events that affect CPVA members and veterans in general. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Membership Renewal

Please renew my membership! Make your cheque or money order payable to the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association Regular (Veteran) Membership $20.00 Associate Membership $25.00 Membership Number ______ Name ____________________________ Please indicate any changes in address: _________________________________________________________ E-Mail address _________________________

Please mail to: CPVA Membership, 329-133 Jarvis Street, Hinton, AB, Canada, T7V 1R9

Tel: (780) 865-4332, E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.cpva.ca



KEY POSITIONS

HONORARY APPOINTMENTS CPVA Patron Michael O’REILLY Chief Superintendent (Retired) CPVA Founder Richard BURKE, CD 604-408-1269 CPVA Founder Tom LEONARD, CD [email protected] 250-475-3754

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE President Ray KOKKONEN, CD [email protected] 506-627-6437 Vice President Vacant Secretary Donald MACPHERSON, CD [email protected] 613-549-4421 Treasurer Lorne COONEY, CD [email protected] 613-531-3372 Membership Director Wayne KENNEDY, CD [email protected] 780-865-8662 Communications Director Karl MOREL, CD [email protected] 514-847-0025 Past President Tom HOPPE, MSC,MB,CD [email protected]

APPOINTED OFFICERS 2nd Vice President Larry GRAY, CD [email protected] 613-253-2006 Special Assignments Marlowe FRASIER, CD [email protected] 250-661-3710 Editor, The Blue Beret Karl MOREL, CD [email protected] 514-847-0025 Webmaster Rodd KENNEDY [email protected] 250-294-0594 Honours & Awards Chair Eldon ROGERS [email protected] 506-773-5420 Service Officer (vacant)

APPOINTED PROVINCIAL CHAIRS NL Chair Garry BEST [email protected] 709-834-1434 NB/NS/PE Chair Dean LAWRENCE, MMM, CD [email protected] 506-622-1963 QC Chair Karl MOREL, CD [email protected] 514-847-0025 ON Chair Larry GRAY, CD [email protected] 613-253-2006 MB Chair Dale LAMOUREUX, CD [email protected] 204-754-3349 SK Chair Vacant AB Chair Wayne KENNEDY, CD [email protected] 780-865-4332 BC Chair Marlowe FRASER, CD [email protected] 250-391-1375

CHAPTER PRESIDENTS St. John's, NL Chapter Selby LUFFMAN, CD [email protected] 709-368-4273 Miramichi, NB Chapter Jim MUCK, CD [email protected] 506-622-8688 Kingston, ON Chapter Bill GREENLEY, CD [email protected] 613-379-5874 North Edmonton Chapter Wayne CLAYTON, CD [email protected] 780-457-0386 West Central AB Chapter Bob SALT [email protected] 780-865-3743 Surrey, V Chapter Hugh MESSAGE, CD [email protected] 604-551-6584 British Columbia Chapter Mike KAVANAGH, CD [email protected] 250-744-3074

CHAPTER SECRETARIES St. John's, NL Chapter Helen LUFFMAN [email protected] 709-368-4273 Miramichi, NB Chapter Ed OURSIEN, CD [email protected] 506-622-1580 Kingston, ON Chapter Bill GREENLEY, CD [email protected] 613-379-5874 North Edmonton Chapter John PINSENT, CD [email protected] 780-478-9605 West Central AB Chapter Wayne KENNEDY, CD [email protected] 780-865-8662 Surrey, V Chapter Terry HERRETT, CD [email protected] 604-856-4488 British Columbia Chapter Harry STINSON, CD [email protected] 250-665-7113


OUR ASSOCIATION Founded in 1991 by former Canadian Peacekeepers and federally incorporated in 1993, the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association (CPVA) is a democratic, apolitical, not-for-profit, and non-sectarian, veterans-only organization run by Veterans for Veterans, open to all Veterans.

OUR MISSION The mission of the CPVA is to bring Veterans together in comradeship, to advocate on their behalf for the defence of their rights and to promote their interests.

OUR MEMBERSHIP We are active and retired military service personnel, police and other peace officers who have served in Canada and overseas.

PROUD TO SERVE, PROUD TO HAVE SERVED

CPVA Surrey Chapter Photo DND / United Nations Photo

BRINGING VETERANS TOGETHER We encourage unity, comradeship, and self-assistance, ease the return to civilian life, and promote the welfare of our members by commemorative, community, charity and social activities. Our activities serve as a social focus for Veterans to permit them to manifest their pride, uphold their dignity, and obtain the recognition they deserve.

We are Veterans, we care for and we take care of our own. OUR SERVICES

We help our members to obtain professional aid, service records, missing medals, service pins and identity cards. CPVA accoutrements and uniforms are available from our Kit Shop.

CPVA IS FOR YOU CPVA has Chapters across Canada to welcome you. A Chapter is made up of Veteran’s like you. When you join us, you are family, no matter who you are or what you were. There is no rank among Veterans. We offer unconditional peer acceptance, comradeship, respect and recognition, PTSD peer support, Veterans networking, humanitarian service and leadership opportunities. Membership is voluntary. To find a CPVA Chapter near you, go to our website at www.cpva.ca or write to:

CPVA Headquarters, PO Box 905, Kingston ON, K7L 4X8

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