full year has passed since the inception of a Korean War Veterans Day. Veterans and soldiers around the world are paying tribute at cenotaphs from St Johns to Seattle and all areas where Veterans are memorialised. I cannot put it any better than theis comment on a CBC interview one year ago in Summerside.
A P.E.I. man will be among those Tuesday taking part in Canada's first Korean War Veterans Day.
The day recognizes the contribution of more than 25,000 veterans. Islander Arthur Hiscock, who served in Korea for 14 months, will attend a service marking the day in Summerside.
"It's a significant recognition of the fact that the Korean War was in fact a war and not just some peace-keeping action," said Hiscock.
"The unfortunate part of it is that we had to wait 50 years to be recognized as a war and some ten thousand of our veterans died in the interim, not knowing that they have received such recognition."
July 27 marks the day the armistice was signed back in 1953.
The following links give more information on this Historic Day:
http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/armistice/index.htm
I now wonder howmany years will pass before we recognise our Veterans of the Afghan War/ NATO Conflict/Un Resolution what ever they may call it we lost 157 young Canadians who paid the price for freedom.
Speeding up to today in Afghanistan The Mayor of Kandahar was assassanited by a suicide bomber. That is 3 prominent Afghans killled in this short space of time. Perhaps the Afghans are not yet ready to protect their own? ? ? ?
Please say a few words of prayer or thank you to all of our troops where ever they may be serving.
Nil Sine Labore
Robby
