fragmentation vest
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19950076-015
- Event 1993-1996 UNAMIR: United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer SNC Defense Products Ltd
- Date Made 1994 or earlier
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Tools and equipment for science and technology
- Sub-category Armament, body armour
- Department Dress and Insignia
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1984/01/01
- Latest 1994/12/31
- Inscription MGEN DAILLAIRE; (label/étiquette): THIS BODY ARMOUR MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE...CE VESTON PARE-ECLAITS POURRAIT EPARGNER VOTRE VIE...INSTRUCTIONS 1 USE...1. USAGE...2 CLEANING...2 NETTOYAGE...3 EXCHANGE...3. ECHANGE... BODY ARMOUR FRAGMENTATION PROTECTIVE, VEST STYLE NATO SIZE: 7080/1525 CHEST: 45-48 LENGTH: REGULAR NSN:8470-21-899-2329 MANUFACTURER: SNC DEFENSE PRODUCTS LTD. CONTRACT NO: W8473-7-RCOA/01-PC ITEM SERIAL NO: SIZE: EXTRA LARGE; VESTON PARE-ECLATS GRANDEUR OTAN: 7080/1525 POITRINE: 45-48 LONGUEUR: NORMALE NNO:8470-21-899-2329 MANUFACTURIER: LES PRODUITS DE DEFENCE SNC LTEE No du CONTRAT NO: W8473-7-RCOA/01-PC No de SERIE de L'ARTICLE TAILLE: TRES LARGE 16187
- Materials Kevlar, Nylon, Metal, Plastic
- Rank Major-General
- Service Component Canadian Forces
- Measurements Length 66.7 cm, Width 61.8 cm, Depth 7.1 cm
- Caption Witness to Genocide
- Additional Information In 1994, Brigadier-General Roméo Dallaire wore this armoured vest while in command of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Rwanda, central Africa. Between April and July 1994, Hutu militias killed 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The UN mission was unable to stop the genocide. On his return to Canada, Dallaire fought a public battle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which spurred efforts to offer better recognition and treatment for soldiers returning from international deployments.