/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Member of Parliament Royal Galipeau to Honour Korean War Veterans/

OTTAWA, Nov. 9, 2013 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orléans and Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, will join His Excellency Hee-yong Cho, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Canada, and His Worship Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa, for a special ceremony to pay tribute to the more than 26,000 Canadians who served in the Korean War. The year 2013 is the Year of the Korean War Veteran.

The National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada (KVA) holds this annual commemorative ceremony in Ottawa at the same time as the Remembrance Day ceremony at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, Republic of Korea.

Date:	Sunday, November 10, 2013
Location:	Jean Pigott Place, Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, Ontario
Time:	8:30 p.m.

Veterans and Canadian Armed Forces members will also attend the ceremony.

For more information on Veterans' Week, visit veterans.gc.ca.

SOURCE: Veterans Affairs Canada

Janice Summerby
Media Relations Advisor
Veterans Affairs Canada
613-992-7468

Joshua Zanin
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs
613-996-4649