Kapyong Park memorializes soldiers
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Kapyong Park, at 340 Amherst St., was officially dedicated on June 22 by Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman, city councillor Scott Gillingham and mayor Kim Sungki of Gapyeong, South Korea.
The park memorializes the 700 soldiers of the Second Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry who fought in the Battle of Kapyong, which took place April 21-25 during the Korean War. Facing odds of seven to one, the soldiers of 2PPCLI successfully defended Hill 677 against a force of approximately 5,000 communist soldiers.The park’s granite boulders represent the 2PPCLI soldiers, while its concrete blocks (which double as seating for 100 people) illustrate the overwhelming enemy numbers.
John Kendle
Managing editor, Free Press Community Review
John Kendle is managing editor of the Free Press Community Review. Email him at: john.kendle@freepress.mb.ca
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