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M. Mac Culloch raconte que ses connaissance des chefs militaires l’a aidé à négocier un désarmement 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
Mon troisième tour, en Bosnie, j’étais négociateur de désarmement. J’ai été nommé comme membre de l’équipe d’un général des Pays-Bas, un colonel Allemand, un autre de Finlande, deux commandants de France et plusieurs autres personnes. J’ai été nommé personnellement parce que je connaissais tout le monde qui était, dans le temps, les chefs militaires en Bosnie, des 3 factions. À cause qu’ils me connaissaient personnellement, ils avaient confiance en moi quand je leur disais de se désarmer, ce serait une bonne affaire. En fin de compte, on a réussi à réduire le montant d’armes en Bosnie par 40 pour cent.