Donald C. Mackenzie | |
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![]() Lieutenant-General Donald Colin Mackenzie, CD, CMM | |
Born | Mexico City, Mexico [1] | May 27, 1931
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Service/ | Canadian Forces Air Command |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Donald Colin (Pablo) Mackenzie (born May 27, 1931) is a retired Canadian Forces Air Command general. [2] He served as deputy commander of NORAD from 1983 to 1986. He is an alumnus of the University of Alberta, earning a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1959. He also earned an honorary doctorate of Law. In 2003, he received a University of Alberta Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award. Mackenzie has also served on the board of directors of PanAmerican Beverages Inc. [3] [4] [5] [6]
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