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The Blue Beret, Spring 2019 Spring 2019 The Newsletter of the Beret The BLUE Spring 2019 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 COVER PHOTO Front Cover || 27 March 2019,Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Corporal Shantz Hallman, a member of the Multina- tional Force and Observers (MFO), stands guard during 11 12 a training exercise at the MFO South Camp in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt during Operation CALUMET. Photo: Sergeant Vincent Carbonneau (IS02-2019-0008-026) PUBLICATION ADVISORY DISCLAIMER made in association with the CPVA or with its consent. The Blue Beret Newsletter is an official publication of the Opinions expressed by contributors in The Blue Beret are To obtain permission for reproduction please email the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association (CPVA) reg- not necessarily those of the CPVA. An Editorial Review Editor at [email protected]. istered with Library & Archives Canada. Board reviews all articles for form and content. THE CANADIAN PEACEKEEPING PUBLISHING AUTHORIZATION FOR REPRODUCTION VETERANS ASSOCIATION The Blue Beret is published in May and November. We Unless otherwise indicated, the information contained Founded in 1991 by Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans welcome items of interest to Veterans. Articles should in The Blue Beret may be reproduced, in whole or in and federally incorporated in 1993, the Canadian be provided at least two weeks prior to the month of part, and by any means, without charge and without Peacekeeping Veterans Association (CPVA) is a national, publication and be submitted in electronic format. permission from the CPVA, provided reasonable due democratic, apolitical, non-profit, Veterans-only Please address queries, comments and articles to the diligence is exercised in order to ensure the exactitude of organization open to all Veterans. More on page 14. Editor at [email protected]. The Blue Beret is the information reproduced, that the CPVA is mentioned available on the CPVA website at www.cpva.ca. as the source organization, and the reproduction is not presented as an official version nor as a copy having been Newsletter of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association | Spring 2019 | The Blue 1 LGen (Ret’d) Louis Cuppens Special Advisor Advocacy, CPVA Are Military/Veterans’ Suicides Casualties of War? espite the urging by many, neither DND nor Veterans Affairs known that there were approximately 1800 wounded casualties DCanada have an accurate number of suicide casualties during that operation—but what is not known is how many that are related to Canadian military operations. Figures from mental injury casualties there were unreported/undiagnosed. the operations in the Balkans elude us, while figures from the In Nov 2016, the Globe and Mail reported that more than 70 Afghanistan are inaccurate. The inaccuracy stems from the fact veterans of the Afghanistan operations took their own lives. that Canadian military reservists are not included in figures released by both government departments. In this article I Much is made of the 158 number including on the recently place before you casualty and suicide numbers that have been installed memorial at National Defence Headquarters and VAC quoted in the media. posters. What of the others? Are the military/veterans ’suicides casualties of war? The answer has eluded Canadians in all of Commemoration and recognition are the way that Canada our post war/post operations periods. The answer is surely YES honours those who gave all. There is a ministerial advisory and this answer should be considered in the monument that group studying the question I posed but there has been no the government intends to erect in Ottawa. What say you? BB release of information to the public. It is gratifying to note that designated relatives of suicide casualties are now receiving the Memorial Cross as witnessed by the Legion’s designation of the “Silver Cross Mother” of 2018. The foregoing notwithstanding, PHOTO CREDITS Canadians still speak of the 158 fatal casualties of Afghanistan Page 1 || 21 May 2010; CFB/8 Wing Trenton. of which several were “in theatre” suicides. allbearers carry the casket of fallen soldier Colonel Geoff Parker from the CC-177 Globemaster aircraft to the awaiting hearse. Colonel Parker was killed during an There are reports that since our forces ceased combat opera- explosion caused by a suicide bomber, who attacked a NATO convoy in Kabul. tions in Afghanistan more than 155 suicides have occurred. It is Photo: Corporal Brandon O’Connel (TN2010-0258-06) Newsletter of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association | Spring 2019 | The Blue 1 Donald MacPherson National President, CPVA CPVA Change of Command fter 13 years as head of CPVA, Ray Kokkonen stepped down to a sustained public Aas President at this year’s Annual General Meeting held relations press by 22 May 2019 by teleconference. He’ll not be going far, however, municipal politicians to as he has taken up the duties of Treasurer from Lorne Cooney, any news media that who had been doing that task almost as long. would carry it, I think Toronto mayor John Tory In his place, after a decade as Secretary, I ran and was had the winning strategy acclaimed by the AGM as the new President of CPVA. I’d say that by going door-to-door Ray would be missed, but he’s been grooming me for this for with information about over a year now and he’s not by any means out of the picture the potential cuts, and yet. I’m sure he’ll relish the important role of Past President and his threat to levy an make it in his own image. extra “Doug Ford Tax” to property owners to Looking closely at the organization over the past year as ma BB ke up for the lost I prepared for this, I’ve noticed a few points where a fresh revenue. perspective might be helpful. CPVA already contributes greatly to the overall veterans community, so my only focus as Though the reprieve President is to find ways to do this better, more efficiently, and is only temporary and more effectively. the province insists that the cuts will carry through next year as planned, it shows the value of a widespread campaign targeting Mission: Advocacy politicians through popular opinion. At the national level, the mission of CPVA is to advocate for But that is only part of the equation. Embarassing the the care and support of veterans and serving members. We government will only get you so far. We need to engage both have collected some of the best minds in the community to put the public and the government in ways to make both entities together well-researched discussion papers and present them see the value and wisdom of our concerns. A large part of this to government political and bureaucrativ entities. is showing how those concerns can be met by presenting winning strategies to the government. As a community, we have the inside knowledge on what it takes to defend this country and understand the cost that many As a nation-wide organization, CPVA can do a lot to help with of us have endured for doing it. Our role is to convince the veterans issues using these strategies. Politicians respond to government that those things we ask for in return are deserved public pressure and the more personal that pressure becomes, and fair. the more effective it can be. While a postcard, form letter or petition can help, many politicians may discount their value as By design, it takes a lot to move a government. Mostly that it’s really easy to get signatures or mass mailings. is to ensure that changes are not made capriciously when that government changes hands. We need a sustained and coordi- It seems the best way to reach a politician is through a nated effort to raise a concern that the public will want to side personal letter. They respond to the fact that it took time and with, so that the government will adjust its focus from the many committment to craft that letter. Together, a relatively small other issues on their radar and turn to ours. As well, we need number of personal letters can be worth more than a large to present the government with answers, with solutions, with number of petition signatures or postcards. Put that together practical methods of taking care of our concerns. with phone calls to constituency offices and face-to-face comments to politicians in their home ridings, we can demon- The structure of the political side of government is well-suited strate a strong sense of purpose that will get their attention. to respond to appropriate and sustained pressure from the public. In recent news, for example, the Ontario provincial government In addition, we need to gain allies both within and outside of of Doug Ford backed down on its endeavors to reduce already the veteran’s community. Our vets live in every municipality and approved and budgeted funding to municipalities. In addition Continued on page 3 2 The Blue | Spring 2019 | Newsletter of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association Newsletter of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association | Spring 2019 | The Blue 3 New Command, Continued from page 2 Some of our chapters really stand out for their community service. In Newfoundland, the chapter works with schools by participate in every community activity, making it easier for us to developing the Junior Peacekeeper program, and with commu- tie the treatment of our veterans to issues at the local level. nities to commemorate various military events. Over the next few months, having assumed the role of Our newest chapter, Southwest New Brunswick and Manitoba, Communications Director along with the Presidency, I will have chosen to help the disadvantaged in their communities redesign our website to work more efficiently across all devices through developing a lending library of medical equipment (computers, tablets, smart phones).
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