Veterans’ family wreath – presentation of materials
The Korea-U.S. Alliance Foundation hosts a peace conference
A series of events are held in the United States to shed light on the meaning of the Korean War and the ROK-U.S. alliance ahead of the unveiling ceremony of the “Wall of Remembrance” engraved with the names of more than 40,000 veterans who died in the Korean War. The unveiling ceremony of the memorial wall will be held at the Korean War Veterans Memorial Park in Washington, the US capital, on the 27th (local time). Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Home Secretary Debra Harland are expected to send video congratulations to the unveiling ceremony.
The Korea-U.S. Alliance Foundation (KUSAF), launched in 2017 to support the USFK Comrades Association and strengthen the ROK-US alliance, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US-Korea Alliance Foundation (USKAF) on the 24th and provided education on the ROK-US alliance in the United States. decided to promote The USFK Comrades Association has former USFK and ROK KATUSA members as its members, and is engaged in activities such as supporting the Korean War veterans.
On the 25th and 26th, the Korea-U.S. Alliance Foundation will also hold a series of meetings with White House Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell, Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Brown, and Eli Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, on the 25th and 26th. A future peace conference with the participation of Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-seop and Combined Forces Commander Paul Lacamera will also be held.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation (KWVMF), which hosts the unveiling ceremony, will hold a wreath event for the families of the Korean War veterans on the 26th. In addition, ‘World Congress’, an organization in which history and social studies teachers from countries that participated in the Korean War such as the United States, Canada, and Turkiye (Turkey) participated, will also hold an event to present an educational material book containing the history of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Park on the 26th. did. Annley, a war hero who fought bravely despite losing her right arm and leg in the Korean War, and the wife of Reservist Colonel William Weber, who passed away in April, will also attend the event.
Washington = Byung-ki Moon, Correspondent weappon@donga.com
