International memorial walk stops in Maple Ridge to honour family of Korean War veteran

More than 70 years after Canadian soldiers helped fight back a division of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army in one of the more brutal and bloody battles of the Korean War, a B.C.

From there, he flew to Incheon, South Korea, before walking to Gapyeong County and the site of the battle where Canadian forces fought against a Chinese military force more than 70 years ago.

The battalion of Canadians and their allies faced seven-to-one odds and held back the attack for several crucial days, preventing the encirclement of a larger group of U.S.

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