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Blue Berets: Shell Shock
For half a century, Canada's Blue Berets have defused escalating tension and conflict with their peacekeeping missions. The United Nations Blue Berets have come to symbolize reconciliation and idealism. Initially, Canadians regarded our peacekeepers as a point of pride - our noble contribution to the global community. But with time, Canada was forced to measure the costs of success and the harsh realities of loss. CBC Archives examines five pivotal peacekeeping missions including the Suez crisis, the Cyprus mission, the Congo operation, the East Timor success and the Rwandan retreat.
Program: As It Happens
Broadcast Date: Nov. 26, 1998
Duration: 4:10
"Witness the Evil" excerpts courtesy of the Canadian Department of National Defence.
Last updated: November 23, 2012
Page consulted on November 23, 2012
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Canada's minister of external affairs makes a proposal to solve the Su...
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Canadian peacekeepers are dealt a humiliating rejection on the eve of ...
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Interview with Lester Pearson about the Gaza strip.
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Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker discusses the merits of peaceke...
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Canadian Blue Berets arrive to find the Belgian Congo in a state of em...
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Cypriots praise the good works of the Blue Berets.
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Reporter Harry Rasky describes the political scene in Congo.
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Peacekeepers in the Suez are sent home unexpectedly.
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Nine Canadians are killed when a routine mission to Syria takes a trag...
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Separated from their families, Canadian Blue Berets celebrate a bitter...
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A monument to Canada's Blue Berets is unveiled in Ottawa.
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Canadians could be ending their Cyprus mission.
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A BC artist puts the finishing touches on the peacekeeping monument.
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Canadians end their longterm assignment in Cyprus.
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An evaluation of the history of Canadian peacekeepers.
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Should Canada stay in the peacekeeping business?
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Ottawa announces the formation of DART, a team designed to respond qui...
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The Department of National Defence produces a new article called Witne...
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Graffiti in East Timor reads "I love you military kanada."
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Lt.-Gen. Romeo Dallaire recalls the horror and failure of the Rwanda p...