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Christmas feast awaits
troops in Bosnia

By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN

IT TAKES a lot of food to feed hundreds
of hungry soldiers at Christmas time, but
with Mass Warrant Officer Louis Du-
chesne on the case, peacekeepers in Bos-
nia will have their tummies full this year.

Duchesne is the man who oversees the
food service operations throughout the
Canadian zone of operation. i

With over 350 mouths to feed at Camp.

Black Bear in Velika Kladusa, Bosnia
Christmas dinner is no small undertaking.

Being away from home during the ho-
lidays is especially rough. for Canadian
peacekeepers, but Duchesne’s put toge-
ther a feast that is sure to please the pri-
marily Quebecois troops there.

Along with the requisite turkey, sold-
iers will be eating Tortiere — French Ca-
nadian meat pie. It’s to give them a little
taste of home, Duchesne says.

Also on the Christmas menu is shrimp
cocktail, potatoes, honey glazed carrots
and broccoli, And for dessert, nothing else
will suffice but a Christmas fruit cake.

The only thing that will be missing.

from the Christmas feast will be egg nog.
“The Enplish like that but the Francos

don’t,” Duchesne says with a chuckle.
But it's not just. the food that makes

Christmas dinner a special event, Du-
chesne says. As the troops sit down to eat
their meals are served by senior officers.

“It’s a tradition that we serve them for
once during the year,” Duchesne says.

Another custom is the lowest ranking
soldier having a chance to sec what it’s
like to be an officer for a night.

“Usually the youngest guy in camp
wears the Commanding Officer’s stripes
and the C.O. wears the private’s stripes,”
Duchesne explains.

And irue to form for any Christmas ce-
lebration there will be gifts to open. Just
before Christmas three shipping contai-
ners full of gift boxes will arrive in Bos-
nia.

Smail packages filled with letter wri-
tirg paper, razors, chocolates and books
are amongt the surprises for the soldiers.

“It's just a little thing for the welfare
of the people,” Duchesne says.

It’s the little things that make all the
difference when the soldiers are away
from home and Duchesne knows just how
much those special touches mean.

This is his fifth overseas mission since
1978 and unless he gets a much hoped for
vacation home, this will be his third
Christmas in the field.

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