Subdued Ceremony Marks 70th Anniversary of Korean War Amid COVID-19

Subdued Ceremony Marks 70th Anniversary of Korean War Amid COVID-19
Korean War veteran Claude Charland speaks during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Korean War at the Monument to the Canadian Fallen in Ottawa, on June 21, 2020. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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OTTAWA—Wreaths were laid and the call of a single bugle rang out near Parliament Hill this morning as a subdued ceremony was held to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War.

The ceremony, attended by a small group of Canadian and Korean officials and a handful of surviving veterans from the conflict, was the first of its kind in months after COVID−19 forced the cancellation of numerous military commemorations.