Comments on: Prime Minister Stephen Harper Set to Visit DMZ this Week

By: Songtan1

Songtan1 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:21:43 +0000

Bashed!!!

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:00:21 +0000

Wow, a whole a thread without any bashing of Koreans! And it's been over a day. Very impressed. This is abnormal.

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:01:46 +0000

You can check out my prior posting on the Commonwealth Memorial at Kapyeong here:

http://rokdrop.com/2008/10/09/a-profile-of-kapyon…

You can reach Kapyeong by train from Seoul.

The Canadian Korean War Memorial linked in the above posting is a short drive outside of Kapyeong further down the valley in a rural area. You will need to get a cab driver to take you out there if you don't have your own wheels.

By: Teadrinker

Teadrinker — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:36:38 +0000

I just hope the reporter isn't originally from Winnipeg, Shilo, or Edmonton(2PPCLI used to be based in Winnipeg, now it's based in Shilo, the rest of the regiment is in Edmonton).

By: Teadrinker

Teadrinker — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:27:54 +0000

"I think the Ottawa Citizen is talking about the Canadian Korean War Memorial Garden in Kapyeong. "

My first thought.

By: Teadrinker

Teadrinker — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:27:01 +0000

You didn't know about Kapyong? Dude…

By: Todd

Todd — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:34:23 +0000

Wow, good info Bob, thanks for that. I was going to comment about Busan… but didn't know about the other sites. I'll have to visit Kapyeong sometime soon.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:10:19 +0000

According to Veterans Affairs: "There are 378 Canadians buried in Busan and 16 buried elsewhere in unknown graves. Additionally, Canada lost five naval personnel at sea." http://www.acc-vac.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source... These 16 unknown soldiers are commemorated on the Commonwealth Memorial (Pusan) which reads: 1950 1953 ON THIS MEMORIAL ARE INSCRIBED THE NAMES OF MEN FROM BRITAIN, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH AFRICA WHO DIED IN THE KOREAN WAR AND HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE. THEY DIED WITH MEN OF OTHER COUNTRIES FIGHTING TO UPHOLD THE IDEALS OF THE UNITED NATIONS http://www.acc-vac.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source... I bet that some of those whose bodies were returned to Canada are buried bear The Korean War Memorial Wall at Meadowvale Cemetery in Brampton, Ontario. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War_Memorial_... I think the Ottawa Citizen is talking about the Canadian Korean War Memorial Garden in Kapyeong. http://www.acc-vac.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source... I think that is it for Canadians buried in Korea, except for Dr. Frank Schofield (hero of the Japanese occupation era and only westerner in Patriots section of Korean National Cemetery in Seoul) http://www.korea.net/news/News/NewsView.asp?seria...