MacKenzie LewisW

Canadian military forces officer, a Major General. He served with the U.N. Peacekeeping force on the Gaza Strip in 1963-64. MacKenzie was promoted to Major in 1971 and served with Internat, Vietnam 1972 along with extensive U.N. Peacekeeping and Observing missions. He was promoted to Colonel in 1982 and to Brig. General in 1987. Appointed to Chief of Staff of the U.N. Protection Force in Yugoslavia in 1992, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross with Bar. He assumed command of Sector Sarajevo, 1992. MacKenzie is the author of "Road to Sarajevo: A Peacekeepers Diary," which became a No.1 bestseller in 1993. He is an outspoken critic of the poor conditions in the Canadian Armed Forces. Active in motor racing, he was National Sports Car champion in 1981 and Pro B Class Formula Ford champion in 1995. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less