OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 9, 2009) - Media are invited to attend a commemorative ceremony with the Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, to honour Canadian men and women who served in the Korean War. This year marks the 56th anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War.

The National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada (KVA) is holding the ceremony in Ottawa to coincide with a Remembrance Day ceremony in Busan, Korea at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery.

Location:   Jean Pigott Place, City Hall
            110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa


Date:       Tuesday, November 10, 2009


Time:       9:00 p.m.

Veterans and Canadian Forces representatives will also attend the ceremony.

This Veterans' Week Canadians will come together to honour those who have sacrificed so much to make our world a safer place. This Veterans' Week, how will you remember? Learn more at www.vac-acc.gc.ca.

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