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Lewis MacKenzie

UN Peacekeeper

In his 33 years of commissioned service, Major General Lewis MacKenzie has accumulated more peacekeeping experience in more ranks than any other soldier in the world.

He has served in the Gaza Strip, Cyprus, Vietnam, Egypt, Central America and Sarajevo. In 1992, MacKenzie created and assumed command of Sector Sarajevo, and in spite of the civil war, managed to open the city’s airport to humanitarian aid. For this, he became the only Canadian to be awarded a second Meritorious Cross.

A Soldier’s Peace, a documentary hosted by MacKenzie and based on his bests seller Peacekeeper: Road to Sarajevo, has aired in 60 countries and was awarded a New York film festival medal in 1997.