Canadian Armed Forces

Mr Ethell describes when he was posted for a year in the Golan Heights and he sent his wife home because the other men were not allowed to have their wives with them.

Mr Ethell talks about his role in the Golan Heights with the United Nations as the Senior Canadian.

Mr Ethell describes involvement in the process of developing the new salute for the Unified Canadian Forces.

Mr. Ethell describes the role of his battalion during the Cyprus deployment.

Mr. Ethell describes how the Turk Capriots and the Greek Cypriots interacted with the Canadian Peace Keepers and how the Canadians impacted the Communities in which they were stationed.

Mr.Ethell talks about the briefings and preparations before deploying to Cyprus and he describes how Cyprus was dubbed the "Corporals War".

Mr.Ethell talks about the reaction of the German nationals with whom he had contact while serving with NATO in Germany between 1962 and 1963.

Mr.Ethell talks about the post Second World War years and the concern of another major world conflict

Mr.Ethell speaks about his deployment to the Suez crisis and the creation of the Blue Beret.