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RRO TE WE, wee TSW adh ae Shi i Hee 278 16 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, May 13, 1986 Rededication for those who died fighting in Korea RE The memory of the more than 500 Canadians who died in the Korean War was honoured Sunday after- noon in a Rededication Service at the Cenotaph in front of the Port Perry Legion. Well over 100 Korea War Veterans from all over Ontario attended the colourful and moving ceremonies which included a parade, the laying of wreaths and the unveiling of the Korean War inscription on the Cenotaph. Wearing their distinctive green blazers and berets, the members of the Korea Veterans Association marched in the parade with several other organizations including Branch 419, Port Perry Legion, the Polish Veterans Association from Oshawa, Sea Cadets from Bowman- ville, Army Cadets from Port Perry, the Canadian Corps Association, Scugog Firefighters, the Uxbridge Legion Pipe Band, and Oshawa Naval Honour Guard. The colours of many flags were visible as the parade made its way along Bay, Rosa and Balsam Streets before ending at the Cenotaph where the Rededication Service was held. Included among the flags were those of the Republic of Korea and the United Nations. Those who placed wreaths at the base of the Cenotaph to honour the Korean War dead included M.P. Allan Lawrence, Scugog Township Mayor Jerry Taylor and Song Tack Park, Consul General of the Republic of Korea. A small Canadian flag covered the inscription 'Korean War 1950-53" on the Cenotaph and after the flag was removed, it was presented by Legion President Bob Archer to Don Randall, President of the Ontario Region K.V.A. Prayers were said by Bishop A. Woolcock, Branch 419 Chaplain, and Mayor, the Rev. R. Sharpe, Chaplin, Unit 11 of the K.V.A. Flags in the Legion colour guard were lowered as bugler Gord Copeland sounded Last Post. Following the ceremony, Don Randall, president of the Ontario Region, Korea Veterans Associa- tion, told the Star that services like the one in Port Perry have a great deal of significance to the 3000 members of the K.V.A. in Canada. "This community (Port Perry) had now added the information about the Korean War to its Cenotaph," he stated. One of the aims of the Association is to eventually have Korean War added to all Cenotaphs and War Memorials across Canada. In 1982, this was done at the National War Monument in Ottawa. Unlike the two World Wars in this century in which over 100,000 Cana- ~dians gave up their lives, history books in Canada often have far too little to say about the Korean War and especially the contribution made by Canada. "There is a misconception among young people about Korea," said Mr. Randall, who is a high school history teacher in his home town of Guelph. They sometimes think it was like Viet Nam, which it was not, he added. About 27,000 Canadians saw ser- vice in Korea and 516 lost their lives. Canada was one of 17 nations responding to the call by the United Nations to stop the aggression started by North Korea and later Communist China against South Korea. A peace treaty between North and South Korea was never Ce signed and even to this day, the truce and cease-fire are often broken along the border between the two countries. Ironically, were it not for the fact that the Soviet Union was boycotting the United Nations Security Council at the time, men from Canada and the 16 other nations might never have reached Korea. Had the Soviets been in the Security Council back in 1950, they certainly would have used their veto to stop the UN Republic of Korea counsel general Song Tack Park was among several who placed wreaths at the Cenotaph in honour of the Cana- dians who died in the Korean War. Now is the time to lasso a deal at Enterprise. 3 Fass (4 ~ he ed colour and pageantry to the parade under blic of Korea add- clear blue skies and a bright sun. Ch. 38 i AT. y= i A, AY Kay Q/ FIN » Yu "Q oN coxd VESEY ent 1 Ik Q ' ' [¥ a ALLIES (. .<. .. § Lay. wreath laying and Re-Dedication Service. Full Range of Ford Trucks starting at £57399: . A Taxes. DISCOUNT PACKAGES... Rangers, Broncoll's Fi50's gg F250°s Vans & Comverted p Vans gess® AN ITI A = MST VW LIS \ ( " [R222 Sale begins on Mon... May 5th FORD MEA FARE ' Wy eh ST AR 3 Ca ok Gord Copeland played Last Post at the conclusion of the SALES | 815 King St.W. (121 Lal a{s ROL FIVE TN TE BI A TIN ERD os