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The war intensifies
Broadcast Date: June 30, 1950
Five days after the outbreak of war, the United States commits ground forces to its defense of South Korea. Reports that the Soviet Union might respond by sending its own troops to help North Korea provokes widespread fear of a shooting war between the two nuclear superpowers. While determined to secure peace through UN negotiations, Canada commits the destroyers HMCS Athabaskan, Cayuga and Sioux to the United Nations' task force destined for Korea.The war intensifies
• Eight Royal Canadian Navy destroyers and 3,621 Canadian sailors served in Korean waters from 1950 until 1953. Canada's ships fired over 130,000 shells at communist positions on the Korean mainland. Canadian destroyers in the famed "Trainbusters Club," instituted in July 1952, claimed eight of the 28 Communist supply trains destroyed by the group, with four attributed to HMCS Crusader alone.The war intensifies
Medium: Radio
Program: CBC News Roundup
Broadcast Date: June 30, 1950
Guest(s):
Commentator: Willson Woodside
Reporter: Ross Munro, John Rich
Duration: 7:20
Last updated:
March 13, 2008
Radio
3:29
The Canadian government announces its decision to contribute to the UN's military intervention in the Korean War.
Television
0:35
Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent hits the airwaves to solicit volunteers for a Canadian "Special Force" destined for action in Korea.
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A veteran recalls the Battle of Kap'yong- War becomes routine for Canadian troops
- A veteran remembers Canada's Forgotten War
- Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent appeals for volunteer soldiers
- Lieutenant Colonel Jim Stone talks about Canada's first battles
The war intensifies.
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Last updated: March 13, 2008.
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