AN ODE TO MIKE LEVY – CANADIAN HERO

Levy should have received the DSC
For bravery in facing the attacking enemy
He called down Arty to help win the day
And defeat the Chinese at the Kapyong fray

He should be remembered in Canadian poem and song
For helping save Seoul (souls) at the battle of Kapyong
A lad; he escaped from a Japanese internment camp
Walked across China on a three thousand mile tramp

Behind Jap lines in Malaya for the Brits he then fought
And a mention in dispatches for his efforts he got
Revered by his Comrades of Canadian Chinese
Levy had lived in China, and he spoke Cantonese

Mike Levy is remembered by the Korean Veterans Association
And the Princess Patricia's all across this Great Nation
His loving family members have now laid Mike Levy to rest
On the 04th of June of 07 we lost one of our best!

©Copyright June 19, 2007 by William H.A. Willbond MSM, CD

RIP Sir
Billy – Canadian Soldier Poet
Tuesday Morning: 0800 hrs 19 Jun 07 Saanichton BC

• DSC: Distinguished Service Cross awarded for valour in the face of the enemy
• Arty: 4,500 Artillery Rounds were called down and directed by Levy
• Kapyong: One of the most important battles of the Korean war
• Seoul – and Soul: a play on words – as he helped to save both
• MID: Mentioned in Dispatches was awarded to Levy for heroism behind Jap Lines
• Princess Patricia's: PPCLI – Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Levy's Regiment

Times Colonist: Tuesday June 19, 2007