Korea

The Korean War, also known as The Forgotten War had a deep impact on our veterans community and was the start of Canada's Peacekeeping Role in the world. There is a single Korea War Monument with a Korea Veterans flag plus monuments in the park for POW/MIA and Merchant Navy which are included on the All Conflicts page.

Korean War Memorial Garden

Canada was among the first nations to respond to the UN's call for support when North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950.

Canada sent over 26,000 troops to Korea and 516 died in service to Canada. On July 27th, 1953 there was an Armistice signed to end the war and Canada stayed on in a peacekeeping role after that.

This war was a defining moment in Canadian military history and our troops served proudly and were highly decorated in spite of being known as The Forgotten War.