Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Korean War Monument – Korean War Monument Ottawa Ontario

Korean War Monument – Detail of the Korean War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario. This features a Canadian soldier, facing toward Busan, Korea, where an identical monument watches over the graves of 378 Canadians in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Accompanying the volunteer are two Korean children, both holding symbols: the girl, a bouquet of maple leaves symbolizing Canada; and the boy, a bouquet of maple leaves and roses of Sharon, the national flower of Korea.

Dedication – Dedication Panel Korean War Monument Ottawa

Inscription – Private GREGORY ANAKA is one of 23 soldiers commemorated on this panel and one of the 516 soldiers whose names appear on the Korean War Monument in Ottawa. It was erected IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE CANADIAN WHO DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 AND ON KOREAN PEACE KEEPING DUTIES, 1953-1957. Private GREGORY ANAKA died on October 23, 1952 and is buried at the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN). South Korea.

Grave Marker – Grave Marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

Memorial – Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 Duplicate Memorial located in Ottawa.