1 RCR
Some of the 1st RCR are in town for the Memorial Cup doing a little bit of recruiting.
The RCR were in Korea from '50 to '53. They spent some time on Jeju guarding POW'S, but they did see action and they did have casualities.
The Korean War was the first action in Canadian history where all three battalions of the RCR, the I, II, and III were active. The IV RCR has always been a reserve unit for the other three to draw replacements from.
The RCR for a long time had the III stationed in London.
This regiment makes for interesting reading as far as their contributions in the Korean War.
I ended up speaking to one soldier about the RCR and the Korean War, and this guy had done some research...he knew about the Jeju stuff, and I believe he mentioned a battle at Hill 166, that the RCR's figured prominently in. But it was cool because this guy looked like he was just out of high school and he knew this stuff.
I'm left wondering if The Korean War was the first United Nations action after the 2 World War ended.
And it was a United Nations action. Of course, as usual the Americans contributed heavily in terms of both materiel and loss of lfe in defense of freedom. That is not uncommon for Americans, to die in support of somebody else's freedom, I've seen them do it again and again.
I guess the Canadian Armed Forces recruits here because maybe they like hockey players, maybe they are good team players.
Anyhow there army stuff was neat.
The RCR were in Korea from '50 to '53. They spent some time on Jeju guarding POW'S, but they did see action and they did have casualities.
The Korean War was the first action in Canadian history where all three battalions of the RCR, the I, II, and III were active. The IV RCR has always been a reserve unit for the other three to draw replacements from.
The RCR for a long time had the III stationed in London.
This regiment makes for interesting reading as far as their contributions in the Korean War.
I ended up speaking to one soldier about the RCR and the Korean War, and this guy had done some research...he knew about the Jeju stuff, and I believe he mentioned a battle at Hill 166, that the RCR's figured prominently in. But it was cool because this guy looked like he was just out of high school and he knew this stuff.
I'm left wondering if The Korean War was the first United Nations action after the 2 World War ended.
And it was a United Nations action. Of course, as usual the Americans contributed heavily in terms of both materiel and loss of lfe in defense of freedom. That is not uncommon for Americans, to die in support of somebody else's freedom, I've seen them do it again and again.
I guess the Canadian Armed Forces recruits here because maybe they like hockey players, maybe they are good team players.
Anyhow there army stuff was neat.
posted by Mike at 9:38 a.m.
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