Ku dhameystir weedha soo socota: Wuxuu ku dhashay Fredericton, New Brunswick wuxuuna ku koray Toronto, Winnipeg iyo Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Wuxuu ka soo shaqeeyay ciidanka South Saskatchewan Regiment intii lagu jiray dagaalkii labaad ee aduunka, waxaana lagu dhaawacay
Degmada Dieppe. Dagaalkii ka dib, Kohaly wuxuu sii waday waxbarashadiisa Jaamacadda Saskatchewan, isagoo qaatay shahaadada sharciga sanadkii 1950. Wuxuu xarun ku yeeshay Estevan. Kohaly waxaa loo doortay golaha gobolka doorasho ku meel gaadh ah oo la qabtay 1953 kadib dhimashadii John Edward McCormack. Ka dib markii laga adkaaday markii uu mar kale u tartamay doorashadii 1956, wuxuu ku soo noqday ku dhaqanka sharciga. Kohaly wuxuu ahaa madaxweynaha laanta Saskatchewan iyo madaxweynaha qaranka ee Royal Canadian Legion.