Jim Fowler served in the Canadian Forces during the Cold War era, and as such he participated in a number of peacekeeping missions from the period. Jim was deployed in Germany, and was posted to a number of bases in Canada; most notably he served in the Suez in the early 70s, during the period of Nasser’s presidency. As such Jim followed the actions of the initial UN peacekeeping force, helping to consolidate Canada’s role in this area. Jim was in Egypt when a Canadian Forces Buffalo 461 was downed, a flight that he was almost a part of. Jim did this interview with Scott Masters in the summer of 2015, where he discussed the context and the difficulties associated with the UN peacekeeping process; the interview took place at the Legion Branch 11, courtesy of Helen Pearce. The interview was developed by the Grade 9 Tech classes during the 2015-16 school year.
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