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	Encyclopedia: Battle of Kapyong
		The Battle of Kapyong was waged during the Korean War.
		The 27th Commonwealth Brigadeâs mission was to block the two approaches to Kapyong.
		The initial Chinese attack at Kapyong engaged the Australians then switched to the Canadian front.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Kapyong (1471 words)

	Battle of Kapyong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		To this day Kapyong stands as a model of consolidation, organized withdrawal under attack by superior force and courage and determination against superior numbers.
		Three units were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (US) in recognition of the courage and fortitude displayed in the Battle of Kapyong.
		The units that received the honor were two Commonwealth battalions, the 2nd Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, as well as "A" Company of the 72nd Heavy Tank Battalion, United States Army.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Kapyong (897 words)

	Kapyong - April 23-24, 1951
		A view of the Kapyong valley, showing the positions of C Company in the middle distance, D Company in the upper left, and A Company in the left foreground.
		Kapyong came to be the most significant and important battle for Australian troops in Korea.
		The Kapyong valley was too large an area to defend with the forces available, and the brigade was spread very thinly.
	www.awm.gov.au /korea/operations/kapyong/kapyong.htm (665 words)

	Battle of Kapyong -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Battle of Kapyong was waged during the (A war between North and South Korea; South Korea was aided by the United States and other members of the United Nations; 1950-1953) Korean War.
		The 27th Commonwealth Brigade’s mission was to block the two approaches to (additional info and facts about Kapyong) Kapyong.
		The initial Chinese attack at Kapyong engaged the (The Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines) Australians then switched to the Canadian front.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_kapyong.htm (1001 words)

	Australian Casualties, or Kapyong was 'NOT' the Korean War.
		However, I must disagree with the remarks of the guest speaker when he mentioned that Kapyong was the first major battle in which the Australians were involved in Korea.
		This is not to denigrate those who served in the Kapyong battle, they fought a tremendous action and were well worthy of the Honour bestowed upon them by various governments.
		The young diggers who had their baptism of fire at the Apple Orchard, when they went in with a bayonet charge without the support of artillery or mortars, also deserve high praise, not eo be forgotten entirely.
	www.kmike.com /oz/snow/casualty.htm (635 words)

	CWD: Online! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The area lay in the valley of the Kapyong River near its junction with the Pukhan River.
		From this location it could observe the enemy build-up across the valley of the Kapyong to the north and east, near the village of Naechon.
		For their gallant stand at Kapyong the 2nd Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and the 3rd Royal Australian Regiment received the United States Presidential Citation.
	www.network54.com /Forum/20713/message/943483204/Kapyong (738 words)

	GI Korea Blog
		Kapyong is a small country city with a wide river that runs through it from the nearby mountains.
		To the North of the city the Kapyong river goes to the base of the 1200 foot Myeongji-san mountains.
		Actually it is probably better that the Americans are not mentioned on the memorial because it is quite possibly the dirtiest memorial park I have ever been to.
	jetiranger.tripod.com /BLOG/index.blog?entry_id=425705 (512 words)

	CBC Manitoba - Federal agencies consider Kapyong's future (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Second Battalion was involved in the Battle of Kapyong on April 24 and 25, 1951.
		After extremely heavy fighting in the Kapyong Valley -- where Communist forces outnumbered Canadians by eight to one -- the Second Battalion was able to hold off the Chinese forces and by doing so foiled an attempt to attack and recapture the city of Seoul.
		For their heroism at Kapyong, the 2PPCLI were awarded the U.S. Presidential Citation for "outstanding heroism and exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services." No other Canadians have ever received this distinction.
	www.cbc.ca /manitoba/story/mb_kapyong20040910.html (429 words)

	Chapter 4: PATROL TO ICHON AND KAPYONG REVISITED
		In April 1951 the traditional invasion route to South Korea was guarded by the 6th Division of the Republic Of Korea Army, astride the Kapyong Road.
		The withdrawal at Kapyong was conducted by men who had been under extreme stress for a protracted period and a drop in morale might have been excused.
		At Kapyong his ambition was frustrated when 3 Battalion RAR took his leading elements head on, stopped them dead in their tracks and delaying the Chinese for 24 hours.
	www.kmike.com /oz/kr/chapter4.htm (10428 words)

	Kapyong, A Monument Beyond Juno Beach To Be Remembered
		The 59th anniversary of D-Day and the too-long-coming memorial to recognise and commemorate Canadians' landing at Normandy's Juno Beach on June 6, 1944 brings to mind that another war-related anniversary of great importance to Canadians is just over the historical horizon.
		Kapyong should be as well known to Canadians as are Vimy Ridge of WWI and Juno Beach of WWII.
		He was previously in international marketing, was a ministerial assistant to a provincial cabinet minister, spent a few years as a reporter then editor of a community newspaper and enjoyed a career in the Royal Canadian Navy.
	www.senioryears.com /kapyong.html (1616 words)

	Kapyong battle [Australian War Memorial]
		Next morning the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade (including the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment) was ordered to the valley of the Kapyong River about 60 kilometres north-east of Seoul, where South Korean forces were being driven back.
		During a night of fierce fighting and throughout the daylight hours of 24 April the Australians and a Canadian battalion, supported by a New Zealand artillery regiment, stalled the Chinese advance before eventually withdrawing after dark.
		Map of the Battle of Kapyong, 23-24 April 1951
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/kapyong (229 words)

	The School at Kapyong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The City of Kapyong had been almost totally devastated by the war.
		As a point of information, " The Tower of Hope " at Kapyong, Republic of Korea, is NOT a War Memorial for the 40th Infantry Division.
		Its sole purpose is to commemorate the building of the original 10 room school, acknowledge those who provided the finances for its building and explain the reason for the name of the original school.
	www.kellnet.com /veterans/schoolx.htm (378 words)

	Kapyong Kronicle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Kapyong Kronicle is the annual magazine published by the unit for the soldiers, covering the year's activities.
		The year started off with a planning conference to determine what the company should be doing for the year and include everyone's input to the plan.
		Kapyong Day was a huge success was due to the fact that Catering platoon can cook and the Q Store loves working overtime to support everyone.
	www.defence.gov.au /army/3rar/Kapyong_Kronicle.htm (585 words)

	AM Archive - Australian commemoration at Kapyong
		DON BEARD: I don't know that I'm going to recognise it because I was so busy and, of course, not as, as a medical officer, not playing a part in the tactics so I didn't need to have a deep knowledge of the hills.
		I'll be home and I'll be telling them that I stood at Kapyong and I thought of them at the same time as I thought of the heroes who fought there 50 years ago.
		SEAN MURPHY: Shadow Veterans Affairs Minister, Chris Schacht, believes the parliamentary inquiry into the Third Battalion was the tip of the iceberg and a complete overhaul of Defence discipline is required.
	www.abc.net.au /am/stories/s281161.htm (614 words)

	Armed Forces of the World RE:Remarkable Battles-Final Historian StrategyPage.com
		At Kapyong, the second battalion of the Princess Pats was in the fight of its life blocking another valley route to Seoul which was equally vulnerable.
		As it turned out, Kapyong was close to what could be called a "perfect" battle -- and certainly Canada's most historic of that war.
		From a British viewpoint, there were too few casualties at Kapyong for it to be memorable, even though both the Pats and Gloucesters killed thousands of Chinese.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/30-1149.asp (923 words)

	PPCLI: The other heroes of Kapyong
		PPCLI stood alongside 3RAR at Kapyong in Korea and both were awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation, later renamed to the Presidential Unit Citation.
		Although battle honours are awarded on a regimental basis, and the whole of the PPCLI carries Kapyong on its colours, the distinction of bearing this streamer belongs to 2 PPCLI alone (in Canada), and is carried on the Battalion's Regimental Colour.
		The above units are cited for extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance of combat duties in action against the armed enemy near Kapyong, Korea, on the dates indicated.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-flags/ppcli.htm (1137 words)

	Korean War Educator: Memoirs - Conrad Grimshaw
		Kapyong was quite a pretty place with streams of water coming out of the hills in two directions and flowing to the Han River on the south side of the valley.
		However, time has not erased the circumstances of the Kapyong Bug-out from the memories of so much as one of the men in Service Battery who had to endure the nightmare of it.
		APO 264, U.S. During the hours of darkness on 27 May 1951, north of Kapyong, Korea, large numbers of well-armed Chinese suddenly opened fire at close range on Battery A of the 213th Armored Field Artillery Battalion.
	koreanwar-educator.org /memoirs/grimshaw (21697 words)

	Kapyong citation for 3RAR in Korean War and Japanese postcards from 1951
		Kapyong citation for 3RAR in Korean War and Japanese postcards from 1951
		This is intended as source to family history or genealogy reseachers tryting to find out what Dad or Grandad might have seen or done in the Korean War.
		Kapyong Citation> An actual copy of the genuine letter awarded to a 3RAR soldier
	au.geocities.com /sixty2chev (567 words)

	ADF :: Online Media Room (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Exercise Kapyong Warrior is an annual exercise to mount and insert, via parachute, an Airborne Combat Team.
		One of the objectives for Exercise KApyong Warrior 2005 was to test the procedures that will be used for the deployment of the Airborne Battle Group (ABG) during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005.
		Not only does Exercise Kapyong Warrior test the soldiers, but it also tests the mounting procedures of both 3 RAR and RAAF Richmond, further developing and consolidating the joint nature of the ADF parachute capability.
	www.defence.gov.au /media/download/2005/Jun/20050602a.cfm (271 words)

	KATUSA Memorial,Kapyong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The KATUSA Memorial was dedicated early in June 1998, adjacent to The Tower of Hope, at Kapyong Comprehensive High School, Kapyong, Republic of Korea.
		It was sponsored and paid for by the membership of The Association of 40th Infantry Division Korean War Veterans.
		The California National Guard (Army) 40th Division (Mechanized), which is presently commanded by MG Edmund C. Zysk, has maintained ties with the school for many, many years as has Mrs.
	www.kellnet.com /veterans/katusame.htm (280 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole Remembers the Battle of Imjin River/Kapyong (4/22/51) - April 22nd, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		However, none were more remarkable, heroic, or tragic than the Battles of the Imjin River and Kapyong that took place 52 years ago to the day, between the 22nd and the 25th of April 1951.
		The Australian withdrawal during the Battle of Kapyong is till cited as a military model of a fighting withdrawal.
		While the Gloucester battle (April 22-25) was unfolding, a dozen miles to the east at the village of Kapyong, the second battalion of the Princess Pats was in the fight of its life blocking another valley route to Seoul which was equally vulnerable.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/897888/posts (12652 words)

	Australia - United Nations Forces - Korean War Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Kirkland will attend a ceremony today marking the 47th anniversary of the epic battle of Kapyong, some 30km northeast of Seoul, in which Australian, British, New Zealand and Canadian troops fought a fierce battle against the invading Communist troops.
		His 3re Battalion Royal Australian Regiment was awarded the U.S. President’s Unit Citation for their bravery during the Kapyong conflict.
		Comments: I hope everyone is aware of the book, "The Last Call of the Bugle; The Long road to Kapyong" written in 1994 by Jack F Gallaway, Sigs Sgt with 3RAR.
	www.koreanwar.org /html/units/un/gb/australia.htm (3420 words)

	One day at Kapyong - Korean Pic-Nic
		We should meet at Inha University early in the morning.
		The weather in not so good ("pie chogum") but we decide to go and see how it is at Kapyong !
		After picking Ji-In at Bucheon, every body is here and the "long day to Kapyong" can start.
	jbcercueil.chez.tiscali.fr /SitewebCoree/KoreanPart/Kapyong.html (337 words)

	CBC Manitoba - Developers, residents eye Kapyong Barracks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		CBC Manitoba - Developers, residents eye Kapyong Barracks
		The ink isn't yet dry on the legal transfer of the land at Kapyong Barracks, but already dozens of Winnipeggers are lobbying for their preference for development on the site.
		The military abandoned the 65-hectare site, west of Kenaston Boulevard at Grant Avenue, last year when soldiers were moved to Canadian Forces Base Shilo, near Brandon.
	www.cbc.ca /manitoba/story/mb_kapyong-20050601.html (291 words)

	16 Fd Regt and the Utah Battalion at Kapyong
		16 Fd Regt and the "Utah" Battalion at Kapyong
		I don't believe 213 FA Bn has ever received a fair acknowledgement of their role in the 'Battle of Kapyong'.
		I hope this goes some way toward redressing that.
	riv.co.nz /rnza/tales/scott.htm (536 words)

	Canadian's in Korea
		But they cared, they dared, and they fought as well as any soldier in the world.
		In the battle at 'Kapyong' the Canadian's Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, opposing a force of approximately 7,000 men held their ground and earned a rarely given award from the United States, the
		Only months after the battle for Kapyong the two sides began peace
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/canadas_military/67263 (452 words)

	Federal Government Announces Transfer of Kapyong Land : ArriveNet Press Releases : Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Lands Company CLC Limited (CLC) has been approved in order to manage the reintegration of this important site into the community.
		to CFB Shilo, the Kapyong Barracks site is no longer required for operational purposes by the Department of National Defence (DND) and has been declared surplus.
		The Kapyong site has played an important part in Canada's military history and Winnipeg's contribution to it.
	press.arrivenet.com /business/article.php/637312.html (396 words)

	Battle of Kapyong
		allfind.us // Regional // Asia // South Korea // Gyeonggi // Gapyeong // Society and Culture // History // Battle of Kapyong
		16 Field Regiment and the Utah Battalion at Kapyong
		Canadian Korean war veteran Don Hibbs recalls the Princess Patricia's heroic stand at the Battle of Kap'yong.
	regional.allfind.us /c/51a05 (143 words)

	photoharrison
		#8 - A Battery Howitzer - loading shell - South of Kapyong - May 1951
		#9 - A Battery Howitzer - ramming shell - South of Kapyong - May 1951
		#12 - HQ Battery FDC on the road - South of Kapyong - May 1951
	www.homestead.com /92ndafa/photoharrison.html (369 words)

	Winnipeg Sun: PPCLI convoys clear gear from Kapyong
		Winnipeg Sun: PPCLI convoys clear gear from Kapyong
		Soldiers from the Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry guided dozens of military vehicles along the Trans-Canada Highway yesterday as the unit continued its move from Winnipeg's Kapyong Barracks to CFB Shilo, near Brandon.
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	www.canoe.ca /NewsStand/WinnipegSun/News/2004/09/08/pf-619759.html (356 words)

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