North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il is dead, and now the world is nervously waiting to see what may follow. In a statement Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he hopes the dictator’s passing will “bring positive change, allowing the people of North Korea to emerge from six decades of isolation, oppression and misery.” Kim Jong-il’s 29-year-old son, Kim Jong-un, is the dictator’s successor, and many Western observers believe it will be a difficult period of transition.
Legion Magazine would like to get your thoughts on the two Koreas. Canada certainly has a proud history there. During the Korean War between 1950 and the signing of the Korea Armistice Agreement on July 27, 1953, more than 26,790 Canadians served on the peninsula. Another 7,000 served between the signing of the agreement and the end of 1955. Canadian casualties amounted to 1,558, including 516 killed.
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