{
  "id": 18426362,
  "title": "Veterans ministry to invite foreign Korean War veterans, families on UN memorial day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/veterans-ministry-to-invite-foreign-korean-war-veterans-families-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T02:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20261106/veterans-ministry-to-invite-foreign-korean-war-veterans-families-on-un-memorial-day"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The veterans ministry announced on Friday that it will extend an invitation to foreign Korean War veterans and their families to commemorate their service during the annual UN Memorial Day on November 11. A total of 36 individuals from six countries and their relatives will embark on a six-day visit starting this Sunday, as reported by the ministry. This visit is part of the Turn Toward Busan program, which aims to honor the contributions of foreign Korean War veterans. Among the invited veterans is William Walsh, a 97-year-old British Army soldier who served from 1953 to 1955 and was responsible for training foreign troops at a military battle school. This year, Canadian veteran Vincent Courtenay, who proposed the visit program in 2007, and Kelly McKeague, director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, will also join the delegation to pay their respects to the United Nations forces in South Korea. The itinerary includes a visit to the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, located approximately 330 kilometers south.",
  "summary": "The veterans ministry said Friday it will invite foreign veterans who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War to the country, along with their family members, to commemorate their service on an annual memorial day. A total of 36 people from six countries and their family members will arrive Sunday for a six-day visit, according to the ministry. The International U.N. Veterans Memorial Day is held…",
  "key_points": [
    "Foreign Korean War veterans and families invited to UN Memorial Day",
    "Six-day visit to Busan for 36 individuals from six countries",
    "William Walsh, 97-year-old British Army veteran, among invited"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Inviting international veterans to Busan formalizes a long-term effort to honor foreign contributions and strengthens the diplomatic ties established by the United Nations forces during the Korean War.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Veterans ministry to invite foreign Korean War veterans, families on U.N. memorial day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/veterans-ministry-to-invite-foreign-korean-war-veterans-families-on-u",
        "published": "2026-11-06T02:10:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}