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The
UN peace keeping forces were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The service
by Canadian troops was part of that. |
 | The Canadian Military Remembrance Society has acquired for preservation a Canadian 1968
M38A1CDN2 jeep that was used by UNFICYP in Cyprus. |
 | Canada was an early proponent of UN peace keeping and has participated in virtually
every mission. |
 | Many Canadian military personnel have died or have been wounded on UN duty. |
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Battle of the Medak Pocket: In the former Yugoslavia, Canadian
troops engaged in a full battle which was the largest firefight since
the Korean War. Although it was in 1993, our government suppressed this
news for many years as it appears that they were embarrassed that Canadian
troops still knew how to fight. http://www.balkanpeace.org/index.php?index=article&articleid=11334 |