Romeo Daley was born May 21, 1932 in Capreol, Ontario.  When he was quite young the family relocated, first to Timmins and then to South Porcupine, where Romeo spent his early years on a farm.  His father was a Second World War veteran who was away from 1939-45, leaving his wife to take care of Romeo and his brothers.  Romeo was at school during those years, following the news of the war and taking in big events like VE Day.  In the postwar years Romeo decided to go to work, taking a number of jobs in Toronto and Timmins and becoming a successful butcher.  But when he turned 18 he decided to join the Canadian Forces – just as the Korean War was getting underway.  He went into training and was assigned to Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI); Romeo would be deployed to Korea in 1951, after he turned 19.  He was sent to the front in short order, facing down the Chinese and their nighttime assaults with his Bren Gun.  Romeo’s unit fought with other Commonwealth units in a number of battles, and when he was wounded Romeo was treated in an American MASH and a British hospital – all reminders of the cooperative United Nations effort.  Romeo continued to support the frontline troops in a variety of roles, from driving jeeps to Bren Gun training – and that second item kept him in Korea for a second tour.  When that concluded, he went to Japan and boarded a ship headed for Seattle, after which he made his way back to Toronto, where a few additional years in the military ensued, along with other work and marriage.  Eventually he made his way to Fort Erie, Ontario, where he built a career at Canada Customs, all the while readjusting to life as a civilian.  Romeo is actively involved in remembrance and education of and about the Korean War, working through the Korea Veterans Association and the PPCLI.  He was interviewed by Scott Masters at his home in Fort Erie in May 2025.