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M. Mac Culloch parle de son premier déploiement à Sarajevo, en Bosnie.
Wayne Mac Culloch
Wayne Mac Culloch was born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, in 1953 and grew up in Quebec. He began his studies at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, at the age of 18 and would serve as a military engineer in the Canadian Armed Forces for more than 40 years. During his long and varied career, Mr. Mac Culloch served across Canada and took part in three overseas deployments to the Balkans and one to Haiti before being medically discharged with the rank of major. Still having a passion to serve, he went on to work as a civilian employee with the Department of National Defence. Since 2004, Mr. Mac Culloch has volunteered his time and talents to help deliver the “Peace Module” during the Historica Encounters with Canada program in Ottawa. Week after week, he has engaged with youth from coast to coast and educated them about the sacrifices and achievements of Canadians who have served in uniform over the years.
Transcript
Ma première mission outre-mer était en Bosnie, pendant la guerre civile. J’étais en vacances au Cap Breton et j’ai reçu un appel qui me demandait de me présenter à Sarajevo dans 48 heures. Donc la famille et moi a pris l’auto et voyagé jour et nuit pour se rendre à Ottawa. J’ai ramassé quelques équipements et je suis parti, premièrement pour Zurich, ensuite Zagreb, ensuite Sarajevo. Là, j’étais l’officier des opérations pour le Général Sir Michael Rose, qui était le commandant de toutes les troupes des Nations Unies en Bosnie. J’étais responsable pour les opérations journalières pour 25 010 personnes de 32 pays.