Media Advisory - Ceremony to commemorate Korean War Armistice and Canadian naval involvement in Korean War

BURLINGTON, ON, July 27, 2018 /CNW/ - Pam Damoff, Member of Parliament for Oakville North – Burlington, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will join the Honourable Yonah Martin, Senator for British Columbia, Ken Griffith, President of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada, Unit 26 Hamilton and other officials in commemorating the 65^th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and the contributions and sacrifices of the Royal Canadian Navy during the conflict. The ceremony and wreath laying will be held at the Korean War Royal Canadian Navy Destroyers Monument.   

Location:	Spencer Smith Park 1400 Lakeshore Road Burlington, Ontario
Date:	Sunday, July 29, 2018
Time:	10:45 EDT

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In 2018, the Government of Canada will mark the 65^th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, the 10^th anniversary of National Peacekeepers' Day and the 100^th anniversary of Canada's Hundred Days and the end of the First World War.

SOURCE Veterans Affairs Canada

Media inquiries: Media Relations, Veterans Affairs Canada, 613-992-7468, [email protected]; Alex Wellstead, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs, [email protected]

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