June 25, 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean War. Often referred to as the Forgotten War, the 36,516 Americans that died in this war and the nearly 2 million who served cannot be forgotten.
Please seek out the Korean War Veterans you know to extend your gratitude to these heroes. Events to honor our Nation’s surviving Korean War Veterans have been complicated by COVID-19 – so it’s up to you and me to reach and thank these Veterans.
Later this month, Korean War Veterans personal stories and pictures are to be posted on the Republic of Korea Consulate General Facebook page “Honoring the Korean War Veterans.” These first-hand accounts are sure to be interesting.
Pictured above is the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. Nearby is the plaque
“Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.” The inscription in silver on a nearby granite wall is “Freedom Is Not Free.”
This War was fought between North and South Korea, between 25 June 1950 and 27 July 1953. The United Nations, with the United States as its lead, was aligned with the South, while China fought on the North’s side, with help from the Soviet Union. Last year the U.S. Armed Forces estimated that 5,300 of the 7,800 American troops “unaccounted for” went missing in North Korea.
