OTTAWA- The Honourable Yonah Martin, paid tribute to the Canadians who served in the Korean War by speaking to an Inquiry tabled on June 14, 2012:
(a) to the importance of the Korean War, the third bloodiest war in Canadian history but often called “The Forgotten War”; and
(b) to Canada’s contribution to the three-year war on the Korean Peninsula, including the 26,791 Canadians who came to the aid of South Korea, 516 of whom gave the ultimate sacrifice, and the 7,000 Canadian peacekeepers who arrived following the signing of the Korea Armistice Agreement in Panmunjom 59 years ago this July 27.
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