The Island Separated

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The Island Separated

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The Island in itself is, my own interpretation is a group of people. However, there is a wall that separates half of the Island. Greek Cypriots and you have the Turkish Cypriots and they're both total different peoples who just don't get along still. But the Greek Cypriots are a very, very proud people. They recognize that the land they live on is always being fought for and they demand that we respect their flag and when we go in there with the United Nations it is our duty and very well inbred into us to respect the people that live there, respect their land, respect their flag. Turkish is a Muslim nation and very reserved. We were told to be very careful not to get a Greek Cypriot stamp in our passports and then cross over to the Turkish side because then we'd be detained and given a hard time and stuff like that. So it's, we went over to see what it was like and it was just to see, but once we got a chance to leave, we left. It's a tough place, tough place.

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Mr. Vaillancourt tells the differences he saw between the Greeks and Turkish people.

Marc Vaillancourt

Mr. Vaillancourt was born April 22, 1957 in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. After high school, Mr. Vaillancourt was interested in receiving a trade and with the desire to live the adventure of the military, age 19, he decided to join. At this time, Mr. Vaillancourt trained as a vehicle technician and joined with the Elelctricial Mechanical Engineer branch. Mr. Vaillacourt held rank as Master Warrant Officer. In 1990 Mr. Vaillacourt’s postings began as part of the 12th Armoured Regiment with a tour to Cyprus and in 1997 was part of a unit that travelled to Haiti; a specialized tour organized in Ottawa with only 5 soldiers in command. Mr. Vaillancourt was discharged from the military and now resides in Barrie, Ontario with his family.

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