Several of his fellow soldiers were recognized for their bravery. He was Jewish.

He called for artillery fire on his own position to hold off the Chinese. It took more than 50 years for Canada to recognize his bravery in Kapyong.

We see you, Lieutenant Mike Levy.
Low on food.
Low on ammunition.
Low on medical supplies.

Outnumbered. Surrounded.

700 Patricias held the line.
The first Canadians to receive a U.S. Presidential Unit Citation.
“I keep fighting the war. I keep thinking about my dead comrades and those of us who are left. It’s something that I just can’t get rid of.”

Look in his eyes. See the toll.

Hub Gray died in 2018.
But he’s still with us.
Ten Canadians and 32 Australians were killed in Kapyong.

They gave their lives for the freedom of strangers.

Please remember them.
Private Maurice Carr, 29

Corporal Gerald Evans, 23

Private Leslie Fielding, 23

Private Curtis Hayes, 21

Private Joseph Lessard, 23

Private Bruce MacDonald, 19

Private Walter Marshall, 22

Private Robert Tolver, 26

Private Robert Walker, 23

Private Thomas Wotton, 21
For Hill 677. For Kapyong.
For those who fought on land, at sea, in the air.

For those who never returned.

A girl, a boy, and a soldier in Korea.
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