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2013 Mercedes Actros
A1, Biel, East Lothian, Scotland
07/03/2024
All photos on our Flickr page are frames taken from our videos on YouTube, and each photo's description contains a link to the video featuring the pictured vehicle. The photos are also all ordered into albums and collections and are tagged by registration number, so you can easily find any lorry we've filmed and watch it in action!
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1 of 2 Power units transported from Dartford Dock to AMEC's 400kv sub station project in Felindre, South Wales. Escorted by Teahan Convoi Service.
2 Daf's of GCS Johnson,Richmond take tunnel segments south on the M1 and cause a backlog in the heavy southbound traffic...May 11 2013.
Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum
General Campaign Star - South-West Asia (GCS-SWA)
The General Campaign Star recognizes Canadian Forces members and allied forces members who served 30 days with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan between April 2003 and July 2009.
PEACEKEEPING
For many Canadians, our peacekeeping tradition has become an important part of our national identity. Questioning the role of peacekeeping in our history and national identity is certainly provocative, but do Canada's international contributions during the Cold War merit a deeper look?
Canada did participate in many peacekeeping missions during the Cold War period Lester B. Pearson, a Canadian, is considered by many to be the founding father of peacekeeping. Canadian troops were involved in dozens of missions in Africa, the Midd East, Europe and Asia, earning high praise for their contribution to conflict resolution Canada is often seen, especially by Canadians, as a sort of neutral, honest broker motivated by humanitarian reasons to send troops abroad in the cause of peace.
While humanitarian concern and a desire for peace are important Canadian values, were there other motivations for our actions? Canada was a committed member of NATO and did not want Communist influence to spread. Did the Cold War influence our peacekeeping activity? A case in point is Cyprus. Canadian troops served on the Mediterranean island for decades reducing conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots Greece and Turkey were important NATO allies, and the fighting in Cyprus was straining relations between them. Conflict in Cyprus therefore risked weakening NATO and exposing an unstable Cyprus to Soviet influence. Do you think NATO's goals factored into the peacekeeping strategy?
Canadian peacekeeping missions were among the most high-profile activities of our military during much of the Cold War. Media paid a lot of attention to our troops serving in remote locations or in world "hot-spots" like Egypt, Pakistan or the Congo. After Korea, Canadian forces weren't involved in sustained combat operations-we even refused to send combat troops to Vietnam. To many, it seemed peacekeeping was our primary objective.
Was another story unfolding for Canada's military as well? Peacekeeping involved a small part of our military personnel and resources. Where did the rest go? The majority of Canada's military effort was dedicated to training for a war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. The Navy developed anti-submarine techniques designed specifically to combat Soviet submarines. The Air Force prepared to intercept Soviet bombers over North America and to attack Soviet troop concentrations in Europe with nuclear weapons. How should we weigh our NATO training in our history?
What do you think about Canada's peacekeeping tradition during the Cold War?