Burtch and Cook: Kapâyong â What Canada learned from the first hot battle of the Cold War Why should we care about the 70th anniversary of a particular battle in South Korea? For its lessons about defence, courage and the importance of preserving historical memory.
Author of the article: Andrew Burtch, Tim Cook
Publishing date: Apr 24, 2021  â¢Â 3 hours ago  â¢Â 6 minute read  â¢Â Lieut. Mike Levy (left) inspects a captured submachine gun in Korea, 1951. As the lieutenant of 10 Platoon, D Company, 2 PPCLI, Levy made the call to bring down artillery on his own position during the Battle of Kap yong. (Courtesy of Don Levy)