KOREA VETERANS ASSOCIATION 
OF CANADA INC

L'ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES VÉTÉRANS DE LA CORÉE

 

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EVENTS




2013

 

May 25 - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. "Korea Veterans Appreciation Day," marking 2013 as the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. Branch 43 Royal Canadian Legion, 471 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa, Ontario. Further information: Mrs. Myrna Picotte, mjpicotte007@yahoo.ca. Mobile, 289-2006706.

June 21-23 -- A Weekend in Honour of Korean War Veterans. This event marks 2013 as the Year of the Korean War Veteran. Events include launch of a new Canadian War Museum photo exhibit on the Korean War, viewing of the Korean War Book of Remembrance and a ceremony at the National War Memorial, Ottawa. Travel and accommodation are at participants' cost; weekend programming costs are covered by Veterans Affairs Canada and partners. For registration information, call 1-613-947-0714 (collect) or email cr-cs@vac-acc.gc.ca before May 3

June 23 - Ceremony at the Canadian Monument to the Fallen, Ottawa, Ontario.

July 27 - 11 a.m. (assemble 10:30 a.m.) 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Commemoration, Korea Veterans Association of Canada Wall of Remembrance, Brampton, Ontario.

July 28 - Korea Memorial Day, HMCS Haida. Hamilton, Ontario. Hosted by the HMCS Haida Association. Further information:Andy Barber, andrew.barber@sympatico.ca


 


 


Korea Revisit Program

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Must belong to a regular KVA unit or to the General John M. Rockingham Memorial, Heritage Unit #1

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Must be a first time revisit or for those that have participated in a previous revisit ten years ago or more are again allowed to take part in a future revisit.

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Must have served in Korea (or surrounding waters or air flights) between 25 June 1950 and 15 October 1954 .

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Limited participation.  First-come, first-served.

Application Forms ( MS word )

*You will need the Adobe Reader® software to view or print the application. To download this software for FREE, click here. Once you have downloaded the software, return to this page and make your selection from the following.



Doug Finney
Revisit Program Coordinator
511, 835 Oxford Street
Oshawa, Ontario L1J -3W2
Tel (905 )579-0751  Fax (905 )579-0527


 

Members can receive the association's free online newsletter, the KVA National News, by e-mailing

Andrew Inglis- inglis266@gmail.com

 

Anyone interested in the historical aspects of the Korean War can request the Korean War Veteran, a free, independent online publication containing articles and photographs related to Canada's participation in the Korean War.  Send a request to koreavetnews@aol.com

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