Int'l Memorial Day for UN Korean War veterans to be held in Busan
An annual international commemoration will take place in the South Korean city of Busan later this week to remember U.N. veterans fallen during the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans ministry said Tuesday. The International Memorial Day for U.N. Korean War Veterans is scheduled to be held at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Korea in the port city, some 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Wednesday,…
The Korea Times reports that an annual International Memorial Day for U.N. Korean War Veterans will be held in Busan, South Korea, on Wednesday. The ceremony, themed "A Moment to Be One, Turn Toward Busan," will honor the veterans who fought alongside South Korean forces under the U.N. flag during the 1950-53 Korean War. The event is expected to draw around 1,000 attendees, including veterans and their families from six participating nations, foreign diplomats, U.N.
Command service members, and members of the public. The ceremony will begin with a memorial siren for a one-minute silence at 11 a.m. to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers, followed by a 21-gun salute.
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