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June 5, 2010 A very distinguished officer

June 9, 2010 Senator Yonah Martin's Private Motion

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June 13, Canada's top naval officer speaks HMCS Haida event celebrates 100th anniversary of Royal Canadian Navy, 60th anniversary of the Korean War

July 11, THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA PAYS TRIBUTE TO CANADA’S FALLEN AT THE KOREAN WAR VETERANS NATIONAL WALL OF REMEMBRANCE

July 12, 2010 Colonel Stephen LaPlante made Korean War Veterans a top priority

July 14, 2010 Tories mull shrinking Veterans Affairs as old soldiers fade away

July 21, 2010 Minister Kim Yang, who heads Korea's Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, prepared a letter of appreciation

July 26, 2010 Don’t abandon vets

July 27 Korean War vets finally get recognition

TODAY IS CANADA'S FIRST NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY, IN HONOUR OF ALL WHO SERVED AND ESPECIALLY THOSE BRAVE GENTLEMEN WHO FELL IN ACTION AND THOSE WHO WENT MISSING AND WERE NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN.

SERVICES WERE HELD ACROSS CANADA, INCLUDING ONE AT THE KOREAN WAR VETERANS NATIONAL WALL OF REMEMBRANCE IN BRAMPTON, ONTARIO, WHICH WAS SPONSORED BY KOREA'S MINISTRY OF PATRIOTS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND ATTENDED BY 400 VETERANS.

THE TORONTO STAR REPORTED ON THAT SERVICE TODAY AND THE ARTICLE IS REPUBLISHED BELOW.

CBC TV covered the first July 27 National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day held yesterday at the Korean War Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Brampton, Ontario. The coverage was broadcast coast to coast in Canada on the evening news.
The ceremony and a follow-on reception in the nearby Mississauga Convention Center was sponsored by South Korea’s Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. It was one of the overseas observance programs of the Republic of Korea 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee.
KVA Canada President Terry Wickens personally handled the planning details in cooperation with Consul General Hong Ji-in.
The consul general was official host on behalf of the Korean Government and the People of Korea.

Hong Ji-in

Consul General

Republic of Korea

Korean War Veteran

July 28, 2010

Korean War day honours veterans

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | 12:52 AM ET

Thousands of Canadians who fought in the Korean War were finally honoured Tuesday with their own day of remembrance.

Veterans and dignitaries paid tribute during Canada's first National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. (CBC)

About 400 veterans and dignitaries, including Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn and representatives from the government of South Korea, paid tribute at Canada's first National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.

The ceremony was held in a Brampton, Ont., cemetery, where a memorial wall honours the 516 Canadians killed in the war.

Joe Sweeney said the wall, paid for and built by the veterans, is also a symbol of how he and others have fought for recognition ever since coming home.

"Matter of fact, I felt ashamed when I came home," Sweeney said. "The Legion didn't want us. Nobody did. They ridiculed us. It wasn't good. That changed today."

Canada had technically considered its role in the Korean conflict, which began in 1950, as a "police action" and not war, meaning those who came back from the UN-led effort were not considered veterans.

But Korean-born Yonah Martin, the B.C. senator who introduced a private member's motion to mark July 27, said the official recognition was long overdue.

"As a country, we definitely owed it to them long before this," Martin said of the veterans. "With the support of the Senate we were able to unanimously adopt this motion. So I am happy for today."

Nearly 27,000 Canadians served in the three-year conflict.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/07/27/korean-war-day.html#ixzz0uyMiDhqI

Above article provided courtesy of the Korean War Veteran, koreavetnews@aol.com