/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Wreath-laying ceremony in Ottawa to mark 66th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice/

OTTAWA, July 26, 2019 /CNW/ - Chandra Arya, Member of Parliament for Nepean, His Excellency Maeng-ho Shin, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Bill Black, President, National Capital Unit 7, Korea Veterans Association, Veterans and guests will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial to mark the 66^th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, and to remember the service and sacrifice of those who fought for our freedom.      

Location:	National War Memorial Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5A4
Date:	Saturday, 27 July 2019
Time:	10:45 EDT

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As well as the 66^th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, 2019 marks the 75^th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, the 5^th anniversary of the end of Canada's Mission in Afghanistan, and the 75^th anniversaries of the Battle of the Scheldt and the Italian Campaign during the Second World War.

SOURCE Veterans Affairs Canada

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