High Regard for Canadian Soldiers

Interviewer: How were the Canadians regarded by the other Allied troops that were there, the United States, British? We didn’t get to see a lot of, we had our own area to look after, our own section of the line, but I think that the Canadians were well respected for the number, for the length of the line that we had to cover and the number of troops that we had. I think that the other, our Allies thought the Canadians were pretty good soldiers and pretty good airmen, and pretty good sailors too. Canada did its share and I’m very proud of what Canada did over there. I think the Korean people themselves appreciate this and they show this wherever they are, whenever they speak especially to Veterans. They remember. They teach their children. They express their appreciation for what Canada did.I don’t go around asking young children today or adults about what participation that Canada had in the war, but from what I gather they have far less knowledge and appreciation than what the Koreans have of the Canadians who served in the Korean War.