I will have to look for his name next time I visit the memorial.
The movie has English subtitles. It's very popular and was big budget for Korean cinema, so pretty much any Korean over 30 would know of it (Taeguki is what they call the national flag).
I think a lot of Candians are detached from the civilian impact of war because no modern war was fought in Canada. It would be refugees or more recent immigrants who most likely have these stories closer to heart. It hasn't entered the national conscious or it was something that was escaped from. Mostly we just hear about rationing or women entering the workforce impacting the homefront.
It is good to remember and educate the younger generations about these things. I'm fairly detached, and by your story it seems to be getting even worse. Even their grandparents have no direct family experiences with the wars now.
The pacific war was mostly an American story and by far the majority of Canadian education and experience is focused on the European Wars. Maybe with changing populations this will be different.
The legion does some neat work educating people in ways career teachers cannot. Have any of the people you know ever been back to Korea for a memorial service or a visit? I'm sure they would barely recognize Kapyong these days. It's all forrssted now, there is a huge annual Jazz festival. It's a popular tourist spot for South East Asians in particular, who love visiting a place called Nami Island.
This June is a pretty big anniversary, so I am excited to see what they have planned. I really hope this virus won't ruin the ceremonies. Anyone who fought would be quite old now, but they ate still organizing a lot of stuff.