A local high school honoured veterans of the “Forgotten War” on Monday.
Since 2008, St. Joe’s High School has held a Remembrance Day ceremony, the same year graduate Cpl. Andrew Grenon lost his life in Afghanistan.
Monday’s event included Korean War veterans Dave Labonte and Gerald Becigneul, along with Kathy Parks, the daughter of World War II veteran John White.
“We should remember the veterans and we should remember the heroes who give us freedom in our country,” said Nicholas Hoang, a member of Royal Canadian Air Cadets 364 Squadron and St. Joe’s student.
The Korean War, also considered the Forgotten War, was the topic of discussion.
“It wasn’t until the 1990s that the Canadian government actually said, ‘okay, this was a war that our veterans served in in Korea,’” said school principal Laura Beltran.
Besigneul told students about a night when Canadian soldiers were called out by Chinese soldiers …