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A photo from the paper showing Whorrall receiving a memorial candle from local students.
November, 2003
Innisfail, Alberta

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Upon returning home from the Korean War, little had changed with regards to society's awareness of what was happening in Korea; no one knew where Korea was, and there was no fan fare like there was for the World War veterans. The Korean war was still considered a police action, and public support was hard to come by.

Doug's three year tour of duty ended on September 9, 1952; he promptly transferred to the Air Force, where he remained until 1979 when he retired. He then joined the community Reserves in Red Deer for two years before complete release, and then joined the Ready Reserves where he served as a Sergeant Major until he was 65. After retiring from the military, Doug settled in Innisfail and worked at the hospital there for five and a half years.

Currently, Doug has dedicated himself to helping fellow veterans and has fought to have certain disabilities recognized. Since retiring, Doug has helped over 400 veterans receive disability pensions. He began helping his fellow veterans when his neighbour, a veteran himself, had difficulty securing a disability pension despite his faulty knees. Doug aided him in getting his pension, and then moved on to help other Korean war veterans in the area. Most veterans have difficulty typing, so Doug produces documents for them and helps them with the paperwork required in applying for a pension. Doug has committed himself to raising the profile of Korean veterans in Central Alberta, seeing to it that the Korean War was added to various cenotaphs around the province. He also aids widows of World War Two and Korean veterans in getting help with lawns, grounds, and housekeeping. Doug is a great contributor to the local paper, submitting articles pertaining to the veterans on regular occasion. Doug was also present on September 28, 2003 when 1200 Korean veterans marched into Ottawa for a ceremony regarding a replica of the statue in Busan, Korea commemorating the 518 people killed in the War.