Last men standing
Story by Stephen J. Thorne
More than a million Canadians served in the Second World War. As of March 31, 2018, just 41,100 of them remained, according to Veterans Affairs Canada. They averaged 93 years old.
Some 25,000 Canadians served in Korea. Sixteen months ago, 7,200 survived, average age 86.
Here are the last surviving veterans of Canada’s previous wars:
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