Tagged: vietnam war
Canadians in the Vietnam War
It’s the nights that Ron Parkes remembers most. Sitting behind a machine gun in the 40-degree heat and listening to the noises of the jungle as his fellow soldiers slept. He couldn’t see his...
Lost to history: the Canadians who fought in Vietnam
50 years since the U.S. ground war began, there’s a push to remember the 134 Canadians killed
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War had considerable effects on Canada – and Canada and Canadians affected the war. The Canadian government did not officially participate in the war. However, it contributed peacekeeping forces in 1973 to...
