Peacekeeping vs. Peacemaking
Heroes Remember
Transcript
The early days of peacekeeping, and of course you hear General
MacKenzie talk about it so often, we were peacekeeping and that
is basically is maintain a role separating both countries. In
most cases you are dealing with a couple of countries and a
buffer zone or borderlines, or whatever the case may be, or line
of separation. Basically to use, all it really means it’s an
imaginary line that’s on a map that both factions are aware of
and our main role is to keep them separated from that particular
area. When you look at that in itself, that can be a tedious job
because in most cases you’re there to keep the peace, not to
cause any problems, not to really fire any weapons. That’s the
difference between what we were doing then compared to the
peacemaking, what they’re doing now. It’s totally different.
You’re more in harms way now than you were then. Doesn’t mean
that you were not in harms way at that stage because basically
any time you step in a zone there is always a possibility of
something going wrong. But now they realize that there is a
greater possibility of something going to happen.
Description
Mr. Fraser explains the responsibility of Canadian Forces soldiers in relation to peacekeeping missions and how the role has changed.
James Fraser
Mr. Fraser was born February 25, 1946, in North Preston, Nova Scotia. After obtaining his high school education, Mr. Fraser decided on a career in the military and joined the army. In 1967, he accepted his first tour of duty to Cyprus followed by deployments to Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Golan Heights. In his very satisfying 34-year military career, Mr. Fraser achieved the rank of Command Chief Warrant Officer with the Canadian Forces. After his retirement, he returned to Nova Scotia with his family.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Recorded:
- February 14, 2011
- Duration:
- 1:39
- Person Interviewed:
- James Fraser
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Canadian Armed Forces
- Location/Theatre:
- Cyprus
- Branch:
- Army
- Rank:
- Command Chief Warrant Officer
Related Videos
- Date modified: