The Blue and Yellow Maple Leaf: Ukrainian-Canadian Second World War Veterans

Thousands of Ukrainian-Canadians joined the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War - this episode will look at some of their histories, where they came from, why they joined, what they experienced during the war and what they did in their post-war lives. Along the way, you'll get a review of some French restaurants in Kyiv and an explanation of how Ukrainians always manage to find other Ukrainians - even among the world war! Also, please check out the premier of "A Canadian War Story" at https://canadianwarstory.com/Photo credit: Marko BlazevicTo donate:  https://www.wanderingtheedge.net/reviewsFacebook & Instagram: WanderedgeukraineKyiv Restaurant Suggestion:The Famille "Tres Francais" Restaurants: *Tres Francais (Kostolna St, 3, Kyiv) *Très Branché (Mykoly Lysenka St, 4, Kyiv)Oral History Sources:Ukrainians in the Canadian Armed Forces Site on the Ukrainian Canadian Research & Documentation Center which includes: *General Joseph Romanow *William Kereliuk *Dr. Peter SmylskiWritten Sources:*Canadian Virtual War Memorial on the Veterans Affairs Website.*Larysa Zariczniak, "Maple Leaf and the Trident" in Ukrainian Week (2013).*Governor General of Canada, Order of Military Merit (1975).*Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Joseph Romanow Obituary, (2011)*"Ukrainian Canadian Military Contributions in World War II" in New Pathway (2015)*Thomas Prymak, "Maple Leaf and Trident: The Ukrainian Canadians during the Second World War" (1988)*Roman Yereniuk, "The Ukrainian Canadian Chaplaincy during World War Two" in Canadian Ethnic Studies (2015)*Almanac of Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen on the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation Site (1946)*"Canadians Share Family Connections to Dieppe Raid" in Globe and Mail (2012)*"Ukrainian Canadians Played a Major Role in D-Day" in New Pathway (2019)