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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
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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