The Let's Go statue honours Veterans of the Korean War. Duncan McNeill approached the museum and offered to fund a statue that commemorated the service of Korean War Veterans. Duncan funded the statue in honour of his brother Private Malcolm McNeill, who served in Korea as a member of the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. The statue was unveiled on April 25, 2003, quite a special day in Canadian history - the anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong.
Major (Ret’d) Rod Middelton, Platoon Commander, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, was one of the movers of the statue initiative. He designed the statue and provided the technical advice to the artists on the soldier’s dress and equipment throughout the statue’s creation. The statue was created by renowned bronze sculptor Don Begg of Studio West Bronze Foundry Ltd. The soldier is rising from a crouched observer’s position in the rocky terrain of Korea and signaling his unit forward to mount another attack during the battle of Kapyong. The soldier is in the full battle dress of the 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. Begg used a 1960 - 70 photo of a Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry Junior Leader waving his men forward. In the original photo, the Infantry Junior Leader is in cold weather kit.
