| 词条 | Mark Isfeld |
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| name = Mark Robert Isfeld | birth_date = August 14, 1962 | death_date = June 21, 1994 | birth_place = Zweibrücken, Germany | death_place = Kakma, Republic of Croatia | placeofburial = Little Mountain Royal Canadian Legion Cemetery, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada | nickname = Izzy | allegiance = Canada | branch = Canadian Army | serviceyears = 1986 - 1994 | rank = Master Corporal | servicenumber = A71248738 | unit = 1st Combat Engineering Regiment | battles = Gulf War (UNIKOM) Yugoslav Wars (UNPROFOR) | awards = Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observer Mission Medal United Nations Protection Force Medal Dag Hammarskjöld Medal }} Master Corporal Mark Robert Isfeld (August 14, 1962 - June 21, 1994) was a Canadian soldier and United Nations peacekeeper who served in UNIKOM and UNPROFOR as a combat engineer. He was killed by a landmine while on tour in Croatia. He is best known for handing out small knitted dolls, known as "Izzy dolls", to children while on duty. Early lifeIsfeld was born in Zweibrücken, Germany, to Brian and Carol Isfeld. He graduated from the School of Military Engineering in Chilliwack, BC. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces in May 22, 1986.[1] Military careerIsfeld first served in UNIKOM from April to October 1991. He then served in UNPROFOR from October 1992 to April 1993.[1] During this tour, Isfeld had noticed a doll lying on a pile of rubble. He took a picture of the doll and sent it to his mother, who began to crochet small woolen dolls for Isfeld to distribute to the local children. These dolls were nicknamed "Izzy dolls" by his unit.[2] He then served in UNPROFOR again, from April to June 1994.[1] It was on this tour that he was killed while disarming a landmine.[3] LegacyAfter Isfeld's death, his mother continued to send Izzy dolls to the Canadian Armed Forces for distribution to children in conflict zones. Friends and relatives of Carol Isfeld began to contribute Izzy dolls as well. The pattern for the Izzy doll was published online, so that anyone could make and send them. Various charities and organizations began to handle distribution, such as ICROSS,[4] Health Partners International of Canada,[5] and the Canadian Military Engineers Association. After Carol and Brian Isfeld's death, the Isfeld family agreed to let Shirley O'Connell coordinate distribution. Approximately 1.3 million Izzy dolls have been given out around the world.[2] Courtenay Junior Middle School in Courtenay, B.C. was renamed Mark R. Isfeld Senior Secondary School in October 2001.[6] A statue of Isfeld stands in Peacekeeper Park, located in Calgary, Alberta.[7] References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80001396|title=Mark Robert Isfeld - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada|last=Canada|first=Veterans Affairs|date=2014-11-02|website=www.veterans.gc.ca|access-date=2018-12-15}} 2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://cmea-agmc.ca/story-izzy-dolls|title=The Story of the Izzy Dolls {{!}} Canadian Military Engineers|website=cmea-agmc.ca|access-date=2018-12-16}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://izzydoll.ca/|title=Mark Isfeld Memorial Page|website=izzydoll.ca|access-date=2018-12-16}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://cmea-agmc.ca/sites/default/files/06.05.Isfeld_MSM_e_0.pdf|website=cmea-agmc.ca|title=Meritorious Service Medals to Mr. & Mrs. Isfeld |access-date=2018-12-16}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.hpicanada.ca/izzy-dolls/mark-isfeld/|title=In memory of Mark Isfeld|website=HPIC|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-16}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/courtenay-school-remembering-fallen-soldier-march-9/|title=Courtenay school remembering fallen soldier March 9|date=2012-03-06|website=Comox Valley Record|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-16}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/national-inventory-canadian-memorials/details/7357|title=Peacekeepers Park - National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials (NICMM) - Memorials - Remembrance - Veterans Affairs Canada|last=Canada|first=Veterans Affairs|date=2015-07-22|website=www.veterans.gc.ca|access-date=2018-12-16}} External links
8 : United Nations peacekeeping|Canadian military personnel killed in action|United Nations Protection Force soldiers|1962 births|1994 deaths|People from Zweibrücken|People from Chilliwack|20th-century Canadian military personnel |
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