Our Purpose was Successful!

Heroes Remember

Our Purpose was Successful!

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I really do think that, what goes through my mind is the time I spent over there some people say well it’s not worth being there, like now in the Middle East, is it worth being there? In Korea, I would say, that the time spent, the United Nations spent there it was time well spent. Korea, really, it’s got peace ever since. They got north and south but they’re living and they are very prosperous people. And I feel that the time we paid over there we really, shall we say, accomplished what we went over there to accomplish and it’s still in good shape and it’s still working today, that’s sixty odd years later. So I would say, yes, I feel proud that I was part of that.

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With great pride, Mr. Mercer speaks of his belief in the accomplishments of our Canadian military during the Korean War.

Leslie Mercer

Mr. Leslie Mercer was born June 24, 1927 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Being a child of the Great Depression, he went to work at the dockyard at a very young age. He was too young to volunteer for the Second World War but when the Korean War broke out he was quick to join with the Special Force. He became part of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery as a bombardier. After spending a year in Korea, Mr. Mercer returned to St. John’s, Newfoundland, married and raised a family.

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