Interested In speaking with former members of CAR 1987-1990

[MikeL]

You left out Namibia in 89/90, but the CAR wasn't deployed.

Thanks, updated the list to show that deployment.

 

[Cansky]

Skeletor

Thanks for the link.  Had a look at the database and its missing some deployments.  For eg.  Op Pivot Haiti Feb 95-Feb 96 is not in the database.  So there may be others missing as well

 

[MikeL]

Skeletor

Thanks for the link.  Had a look at the database and its missing some deployments.  For eg.  Op Pivot Haiti Feb 95-Feb 96 is not in the database.  So there may be others missing as well

Ack,  thanks for pointing that out.  Hadn't considered that the list may be missing some deployments;  also the site appears to group some deployments together. 


Within Op Cauldron it has the Op Pivot info

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/od-bdo/di-ri-eng.asp?IntlOpId=287&CdnOpId=345

Canadians joined the other UNMIH troops (sometimes referred to as UNMIH II) in March 1995 when approximately 500 Canadian Forces personnel were deployed to Haiti under the task force name Canadian Contingent United Nations Mission in Haiti (CCUNMIH) Operation PIVOT. The Canadian contingent included aviation, engineering, transportation and administrative support personnel from across the country, primarily from a mixture of Air Command units and formations. They were tasked with the provision of logistical and construction support to overall UNMIH operations.

The Canadian contribution to UNMIH was expanded in March 1996 when UNMIH’s mandate was extended for a final four-month period. Replacing most of the Canadian air force personnel during this period were 750 ground personnel under the new contingent name Canadian Contingent in Haiti (CCIH), Operation STANDARD.

 

[Old Sweat]

As I recall events, the regiment was pretty well stuck in Petawawa except for exercises during the period in question. A deployment to the Western Sahara was a possibility, but it did not happen. The Gulf erupted with the invasion of Kuwait in early August 1990 and the CDS mused out loud that the regiment could go to join the coalition. This did not happen, and the airborne community, which was getting a little paranoid about doing nothing, began to see conspiracies by legs everywhere.

There may have been a recce or even a few to the Western Sahara, but in the end we sent individuals, but I can't recall when. I don't think Somalia was on the radar at that time, but someplace in the Horn of Africa might have been.

 

[armyvern]

A former CAR member can provide more detail,  but from what I found through google is that the CAR was deployed to Cyprus 1986/1987.  Their only deployment to Somalia(from what I can find) was the UN deployment 1992/1993.

That's correct;  they also deployed the Force Protection platoon portion of UNTAG to Namibia in 1989 as part of 89 CLU.

If your fiance was part of this deployment, I would most likely know who he is ... or my ex-husband would (who was one of the Airborne Reg't members deployed with us).

 

[Kat Stevens]

Did we not send people to Rwanda in 90-91 ish too?

 

[armyvern]

Did we not send people to Rwanda in 90-91 ish too?

Rwanda occurred immediately after Somalia.

 

[medicineman]

Did we not send people to Rwanda in 90-91 ish too?

94 - my unit had nobody left with a pulse that summer between Croatia, Bosnia and Rwanda...

 

[cupper]

I'm not assuming anything,  just posted info regarding when/where the CAR deployed.  Plus the Africa tours Canada had during the '80s as Infoseeker's spouse may have deployed on one of those.

Wasn't indicating you specifically, but pointing out that in general comments were leaning towards unit deployments rather than individuals.

I know from what I remember about that time, there were not a lot of new deployments during that period, a lot of ongoing stuff like UNDOF, Cyprus, etc. And as someone pointed out, the CAR was on hold for possible deployment to Western Sahara. Things didn't start heating up until 90/91 and then the CF was going non stop for essentially the next 10 years.

 

[Loachman]

Hello, Infoseeker, and welcome.

Understand, as you have probably realized, that we are somewhat suspicious of outsiders asking certain types of questions.

Despite that, it is in our nature to be as helpful as possible.

If your fiance is suffering from the effects of a deployment, help is available. We have come a long way since those days.

 

[muskrat89]

Infoseeker - I think, as some may be alluding to here - that it is possible to be an airborne-qualified soldier, but in a Unit other than the CAR.

 

[garb811]

Another possibility is Op VAGABOND (UNIIMOG) in Iran and the location is wrong with the correct dates?  Maybe he was an individual augmentee, especially if non-infantry, as this was an ad-hoc mission like Namibia where they had to drawn people in from everywhere.

DHH Operations Database Link to Op VAGABOND

Edit to add DHH link.

 

[2 Cdo]

I tried to join both Canadianairborneregent and commando.org to ask this same question, but on the one, for whatever reason, every time I tried to join I couldn't. I kept getting an message that my email has been banned. (I tried different emails too) and for commando.org when I tried to join it told me my ip address was blocked.

If this is true it was for good reason. Personally, I'm not buying your story one bit. :

 

[Jarnhamar]

If this is true it was for good reason. Personally, I'm not buying your story one bit. :

So her partner tells her he was with the airborne in somalia or something- and she finds her IP address banned from commando.org

The plot thickens

 

[2 Cdo]

So her partner tells her he was with the airborne in somalia or something- and she finds her IP address banned from commando.org

The plot thickens

I belong to commando.org and we had a similar issue a few years ago with a woman claiming her father was ex-airborne and she wanted members to donate airborne stuff to her. When given the link to a site for purchasing airborne memorabilia she got very indignant and started calling members down. I've got a funny feeling this is the same person.

 

[Jarnhamar]

You can buy airborne memorabilia from a website?

That explains a lot, my mom has an airborne regiment t-shirt but my dad was never in the army. She must have bought it online.


cool.

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

You can buy airborne memorabilia from a website?

That explains a lot, my mom has an airborne regiment t-shirt but my dad was never in the army. She must have bought it online.


cool.

Awesome!! :rofl:

 

[my72jeep]

You can buy airborne memorabilia from a website?

That explains a lot, my mom has an airborne regiment t-shirt but my dad was never in the army. She must have bought it online.


cool.

And I though only Rodeo's had Buckle bunny's T-shirt bunny's.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

You can buy airborne memorabilia from a website?

That explains a lot, my mom has an airborne regiment t-shirt but my dad was never in the army. She must have bought it online.


cool.

Many unit t-shirts sometimes come with stickers that can be attached to the bedframe 

 

[Jungle]

You can buy airborne memorabilia from a website?

That explains a lot, my mom has an airborne regiment t-shirt but my dad was never in the army. She must have bought it online.


cool.

There were different ways for a girl to acquire a CAR t-shirt; but she had to reside in Canada, or in a foreign country...