▁Mark ▁Robert ▁Is feld ▁( August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁- ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁soldier ▁and ▁United ▁Nations ▁peace keeper ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁UN IK OM ▁and ▁UN PRO FOR ▁as ▁a ▁combat ▁engineer . ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁land mine ▁while ▁on ▁tour ▁in ▁Cro atia . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁hand ing ▁out ▁small ▁kn itted ▁doll s , ▁known ▁as ▁" I z zy ▁doll s ", ▁to ▁children ▁while ▁on ▁duty . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Is feld ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Zwe ibr ücken , ▁West ▁Germany , ▁to ▁Brian ▁and ▁Carol ▁Is feld . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Military ▁Engineering ▁in ▁Ch ill iw ack , ▁BC . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁ ▁Is feld ▁first ▁served ▁in ▁UN IK OM ▁from ▁April ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁in ▁UN PRO FOR ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁During ▁this ▁tour , ▁Is feld ▁had ▁noticed ▁a ▁doll ▁lying ▁on ▁a ▁p ile ▁of ▁rub ble . ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁doll ▁and ▁sent ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁mother , ▁who ▁began ▁to ▁cro ch et ▁small ▁w ool en ▁doll s ▁for ▁Is feld ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁children . ▁These