Remembrance

Day

And What It Means To Me

by

Peanut

Why do we celebrate

Remembrance Day?

Why do we celebrate

Remembrance Day?

We celebrate Remembrance Day to honour the soldiers that died in wars.

But it’s means more than that to me!

The Forgotten War

The Korean WarMany Canadian soldiers fought and died in World War II. This was a big war with many countries fighting against each other. Before this big war, Korea was controlled by Japan. Japan was one of the countries that lost in World War II, so Korea was finally free.

The Forgotten War

The Korean WarKorea was divided in two

parts, the North and the

South. The winners of World

War II were supposed to help

Korea because they weren’t

free in a long time. Russia

helped the North, and the

United States helped the

South.

Everything was good for a

few years so the Russians

and the Americans left North

and South Korea.

The Forgotten War

The Korean WarIn June of 1950, the North Korean army came into South Korea and started a

long three year war.

There were many countries that came to help South Korea.

This is a picture of the some of the flags of the countries that came to help South Korea when the war started. My momma took this picture when we went to the cemetery where the soldiers that died in the Korean War are buried.

The Forgotten War

The Korean WarCanada was one of those countries that helped

South Korea fight the North. 1558 Canadian

soldiers were hurt and 516 of them died fighting

in the Korean War. The next pictures are from

the cemetery where some of these Canadian

soldiers and other countries soldiers that died are buried. This is where I was born.

The UN Cemetery

Soldiers that died in the Korean

War are buried here in my

hometown, Pusan, South Korea.

UN Cemetery

Over 2300 soldiers

are buried here.

Canadian Memorial Statue

This statue is to remember the Canadian

soldiers that died in the Korean War. It was

made by a Canadian army man and a Korean

artist.

UN Cemetery

This is where the Canadian soldiers

are buried in the cemetery.

Wall of Remembrance

All the names of the soldiers that died from all

the countries are written on this wall. There are

almost 41,000 names.

Wall of Remembrance

These are the names of the

Canadian soldiers.

The Forgotten War

The Korean WarAfter fighting hard for three years, the North and

South decided to stop fighting.

This war is not really over, though. No one was a

winner.

If Canada didn’t help, maybe North Korea would

have won.

If this had happened, South Korea would not be

free, and I would not be born.

This is why Remembrance Day is important to me.