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Mr. Léo Binette is a Korean War veteran who served with the 1st Battalion of Le Royal 22e Régiment. Having enlisted with the unit in January 1952, he was deployed overseas for his tour and went back in Canada until finally discharged in January of 1955.
Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.
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Privates Delisle and Binette in Korea, 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, 1953.
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Mr. Léo Binette, April 2012.
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Léo Binette's Discharge Certificate dated January 20th, 1955.
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Group picture taken in Manitoba during paratrooper training, circa 1953-1954.
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Lance-corporal Léo Binette posing next to a 25-Pounder Gun in Korea, 1953.
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The transcription in English is not available at this moment. Please refer to the transcript in French.
