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EVENTS
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April
2008 – Korean War Veterans Reunion organized by the
Royal Australia Regiment
Association
in conjunction with the Korean and South East Asian Forces members.
April 23 - Cocktail party
and Coin and Book launch, hosted by the Lord Mayor
April 24 - Kapyong Day Commemoration at the State War Museum.
April 24 - Opening of the memorabilia display.
April 27 - Barbecue and reunion at Fort Glanville
May 3 - Closing of the display.
April 1-24
- Television programs will run historical footage as a prelude to Kapyong Day;
A new book will be launched during this time frame that covers Australia
at war in Korea, a black and white pictorial historical book that will
be available for purchase; and a coin of the realm released by the Mint,
depicting Kapyong and the 55th Anniversary.
The program will culminate in a commemorative service at the State War
Memorial..
For further information, contact:
Mr. Graham Parks JP
Vice President
Commemorations and Celebrations
Royal Australia Regiment Association - SA Branch
25 Belfast Street
Taperoo, SA 5017
Telephone (08) 8341 9596
g.parks@bigpond.net.au
www.rarassociationsa.com
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May 9 - 6 p.m., KVA Unit 46
Honours & Awards Dinner, Nutana Royal Canadian Legion, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan.
June 15 - 11 a.m. Korea
Veterans Day, National Cenotaph, Ottawa, Ontario.
June 29 - 1 p.m. Korean War Memorial Dedication, Dieppe Gardens, Riverside
Drive West, Windsor, Ontario. Details c/o 3976 Byng Road, Windsor, ON. N8W
3T6. Tel. 519-966-4969.
July 27 - KVA Unit 21, 55th
Anniversary Celebrations of the Korean War Ceasefire, Edmonton, Alberta
July 27 - 11 a.m. KVA Unit 72 Ceremony and Luncheon commemorating the 55th
Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 285,
9202 Horton Road S.W., Calgary, Alberta.
September 5-6 - KVA Prairie Region Annual Meeting and Reunion, hosted by Unit
67, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 104, Innisfail, Alberta.
September 12-14 - KVA
National Convention, Kitchener, Ontario. Registration.
September 21 - KVA Unit 17
Honours & Awards Dinner, Royal Canadian Legion, Rockwood Branch 303.
341 Wilton Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Korea
Revisit Program
 | Must belong to a regular KVA unit
or to the General John M. Rockingham Memorial, Heritage Unit #1 |
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First-time visitors only.
Those who have been on a revisit previously, do not qualify. |
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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. |
For
application forms and other information contact:
Paul
Rochon
Revisit Program Coordinator
21, 160 Conway Drive
London, Ontario N6E 3M6
Tel (519) 668-5299 Fax (519) 668-0265
rochonp@execulink.com
United
Nations Memorial Cemetery Busan
The
Korean Embassy is looking for relatives of Canadian forces who were killed
during the Korean War and who are buried in the UNMC in Busan South Korea. The
visit will take place in October
If you are aware of a relative who would be interested in taking part in
this program, could you please forward the information to Paul Rochon, National
Revisit Chairman by the end of April he will then pass all of the information on
to the Embassy in Ottawa.
The selected candidates can be contacted directly by the Embassy.
Paul can be reached at 519-668-5299 or by email at rochonp@execulink.com.
Important:
a current passport is required
Members can receive the association's
free online newsletter, the KVA National News, by e-mailing
Terry Wickens at
terrywickens@sympatico.ca
Anyone
interested in the historical aspects of the Korean War can request the Korea
Vet News, 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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