Don Ethell Boulevard

Don Ethell Boulevard was dedicated in 2004.

The streets in Garrison Green were initially named after the places where Canadian troops had served on peacekeeping missions and were to be renamed to reflect Lincoln Park’s history as an airfield during the Second World War. The Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping's (CAVUNP) national president at the time, Colonel Don Ethell, objected. The Calgary chapter of CAVUNP proposed 16 Canadian peacekeepers names, of which 13 were chosen. Each street is named after a Canadian Peacekeeper, of varying ranks and service time frames. A summary of the Peacekeepers’ experiences is provided with a plaque placed on each street. Together they provide a comprehensive overview of Canadian peacekeeping missions and experiences from the 1950’s to 2000.

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COLONEL DONALD STEWART ETHELL
OMM, MSC, OStJ, AOE, CD

With 14 tours of Peacekeeping duty during his 38 year military career, Don Ethell is considered Canada's most
experienced peacekeeper. He rose through the ranks from private to colonel, and served in five countries in the
Middle East, in Central America, with NATO in Germany, as a Reconnaissance Sergeant in Cyprus, as a Commander
of two Canadian contingents during the Gulf War, and as Canadian Head of Mission in Bosnia and Croatia
during the Balkans Wars in 1992. Among his many decorations, Col. Ethell the Meritorious Service Cross for
organizing and commanding two large exchange of bodies and prisoners of war Israel and Syria in 1986.

During his tenure as the Director of Peacekeeping Operations for the Department of National Defence (1987-90), Col.
Ethell oversaw the acceleration of Canada's peacekeeping commitments by Canada. During that time he was seconded to the
United Nations for individual intervention into conflict in Central America, and the operational plan he proposed was
adopted for use by the UN force in the region. Ethell retired in 1993 and later served as national president of the
Canadian Association of Veterans in the United Nations Peacekeeping. He was inducted into the Alberta Order of
Excellence in 2001.

COLONEL DONALD STEWART ETHELL
OMM, CSM, OStJ, AOE, CD

Avec 14 affectations au cours de ses 38 années de service militaire, Don Ethell est le Casque bleu le plus chevronné
au Canada. De simple soldat, il a atteint le grade Colonel après avoir servi dans cinq pays du Moyen Orient, en
Amérique centrale, avec l'OTAN en Allemagne, puis à titre de Sergent de reconnaissance à Chypre, de commandant
de deux contingents canadiens durant la Guerre du Golfe et de chef canadien de msision en Bosnie et en Croatie
durant la Guerre des Balkans, en 1992. Parmi ses nombreuses décorations, le Colonel Ethell compte la Croix du
service méritoire, pour avoir organisé et dirigé deuxs échanges importants de prisonniers de guerre et de corps entre
Israël et la Syrie en 1986.

Promu directeur des opérations de maintien de la paix au ministère de la Défense nationale (1987-90), le Colonel Ethell
a supervisé l'accélération des engagements de maintien de la paix du Canada. Détaché aux Nations Unies dans le
cadre de l'intervention en Amérique centrale, le plan d'opérationl qu'il proposa fut adopté par les Forces des Nations
Unies dans la région. Après sa retraite en 1993, Don Ethel a été président de l'Association canadienne des vétérans
des forces des Nations Unies chargées du maintain de la paix. En 2001. on lui a décerné l'Alberta Order of Excellence.

Canada's Peacekeeping Heroes
Les héros candiens du maintien de la paix

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