When Sophia Wheeler and her boyfriend moved into his grandparents' farmhouse, they discovered wartime letters written between his grandmother and a relative who died in the Korean War. A photo of a little girl inspired the couple to track down the soldier's family.
Thirty years ago this week, Canadian soldiers on a peacekeeping mission fought a pitched battle against Croatian forces near the town of Medak in the former Yugoslavia. Today, military members are expected to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Medak Pocket with a low-key ceremony at the national peacekeeping memorial in Ottawa.
The Canadian War Museum s new exhibit is called War Games, exploring the importance of gaming to military training and strategy, as well as the impact of conflict on games in popular cultural.