HISTORY OF KVA
21 years
after the cease-fire in Korea, a group of
Korean War veterans got together and
formed a reunion committee which later
developed into the Korea Veterans
Association of Canada. By the end of their
first year in 1974 the association had
recruited 77 members; by 1978 another 430.
As the years passed and more and more
Korea veterans reached retirement,
creating extra leisure time, membership
peaked—over 4,000 members in 60-odd
branches (units) across Canada. With the
attrition of illness and death memberships
as well as active units are now dwindling.
Unlike
organizations
such as the Royal Canadian
Legion and peacekeeping associations, KVA
cannot recruit younger veterans to
maintain its numbers. To extend the life
of KVA to its utmost, the General John
M. Rockingham Memorial--Heritage Unit
#1 was formed. When units no
longer have enough members to function,
membership is available in the Heritage
Unit for a one-time fee. It will continue
to exist as long as even only one member
remains to maintain the tradition.
KVA
Canada is a founding member of the
International Federation of Korean War
Veterans’ Associations and a member of the
National Council of Veterans’ Associations
in Canada. KVA successfully lobbied the
Federal Government for the "Korea" service
button and the Canadian Volunteer Service
Medal for Korea. It organizes revisits to
the Republic of Korea, hosted by the
Korean Veterans Association of Seoul. In
1997, the Korea Veterans National Wall of
Remembrance was dedicated in Brampton,
Ontario. To assist the youth of our
country, a KVA National Student Bursary
program has been established.
KVA
membership is open to anyone who served in
Korea or Korean waters in the armed forces
of a UN member country (including the
Republic of Korea) between June 1950 and
December 31, 1955. Members of ancillary
units such as the Red Cross, Salvation
Army and Merchant Navy that served UN
Forces during the same time period are
also eligible for membership.
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PRESIDENTS
1974-79 Clyde
Bougie, CD
1974-79 Clyde Bougie, CD
1979-80 Sheridan (Pat) Patterson, MMM, CD
1981-82 Albert (Lou) Plummer, CD
(deceased)
1983-84 John Clarke, MC, CD (deceased)
1985-88 Rev. J. W. (Bill) McCarthy, CM, CD
(deceased)
1989-90 Don Randall, CD (deceased)
1991-92 Don B. (Sam) Urquhart,
CD(deceased)
1993-94 A. Gordon Ramsay (deceased)
1995-96 Henri St. Laurent, CD
1997-98 Don Flieger, CD (deceased)
1999-00 Gordon J. H. Strathy, CD
2001-02 Ken Blampied, (deceased)
2003-04 Dave Davidson, CD
2005-06 Les Peate, CD
2007-10 Terry Wickens
2011-12 John Bishop, CD
2013-2014 Doug Finney
2015-2016 Peter Seiersen
2017-2018 Bill Campbell
2018-2021 Don Sudden, CD |
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KVA BRANCHES
(UNITS) IN CANADA
CITY
OR
AREA
|
UNIT
#
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CITY OR AREA |
UNIT
#
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ATLANTIC *
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PRAIRIE *
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BATHHURST |
42* |
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CALGARY |
54* |
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MONCTON |
43* |
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CALGARY |
72*
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EDMONTON |
21* |
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REDCLIFF-MEDICINE HAT |
64
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RED DEER |
67* |
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REGINA |
62 |
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QUEBEC *
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SASKATOON |
46 |
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WINNIPEG |
17* |
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EASTERN TOWNSHIPS
|
32 |
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MONTREAL |
20* |
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QUEBEC |
22 |
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ROSEMOUNT |
55* |
PACIFIC * |
|
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COURTENAY |
|
39
|
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FRASER VALLEY |
24
|
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ONTARIO *
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KELOWNA |
50* |
|
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MAPLE RIDGE |
|
69 |
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CAMBRIDGE |
13 |
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MID-ISLAND |
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NORTH VANCOUVER |
|
49
|
|
|
HAMILTON |
26*
|
OKANAGAN |
|
37
|
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KAWARTHA LAKES |
71* |
|
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KINGSTON |
12 |
VICTORIA |
27
|
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KITCHENER-WATERLOO |
52 |
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LONDON |
4* |
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NIAGARA
REGION |
15* |
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OSHAWA |
11* |
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OTTAWA |
7 |
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PETAWAWA |
38* |
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SCARBOROUGH |
59* |
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WINDSOR |
29* |
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Units with own web page.
Disbanded KVA Units
Unit
|
Location
|
Unit
|
Location
|
|
2
|
Stratford
|
51
|
Fort Erie
|
|
3
|
Owen Sound
|
|
Lethbridge
|
|
5
|
Toronto
|
56
|
Cape Breton
|
|
6
|
Barrie
|
57
|
Mississauga
|
|
8* |
Peterborough
|
56 |
Sydney
|
|
9
|
Brighton
|
58*
|
North Bay
|
|
10
|
Edson
|
60
|
Wasaga Beach
|
|
14
|
Vancouver
|
|
|
|
16
|
Hamilton
(Original)
|
63
|
Prince
George
|
|
18
|
Hull
|
65
|
Sussex
|
|
19* |
Sudbury
|
|
|
|
25
|
Toronto
|
66
|
Nepean
|
|
28
|
Cornwall
|
68
|
PEI
|
|
30
|
Thunder Bay
|
70
|
Newfoundland
|
|
31
|
Sault Ste
Marie
|
73* |
Elliott Lake
|
|
33
|
Cobourg
|
74
|
St. Johns
|
|
34
|
Cobalt
|
75
|
Mount Pearl
|
|
35
|
Drumheller
|
76
|
Winnipeg |
|
36
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East
Kootenay
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
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|
41
|
Trois Rivieres
|
|
|
|
44
|
Kamloops
|
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|
45* |
Halifax
|
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|
47
|
Richmond
|
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|
48
|
Mainland N.S.
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