US EditionKorean War Veterans Group Marks 75 Years Since War’s Start Alongside Local Korean Community
- On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops suddenly invaded South Korea by moving past the boundary line dividing the two countries, marking the beginning of the Korean War.
- Kim Il Sung sought Stalin’s and China’s approval to invade, prompting the United Nations to condemn the attack and form a multinational Command to aid South Korea.
- The war lasted three years with brutal battles, causing nearly 5 million deaths, over half of whom were Korean civilians, before an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953.
- United Nations Command has maintained the armistice and facilitated diplomacy between North and South Korea for over seven decades, while veterans and communities continue commemorating their sacrifice.
- The armistice remains unbroken, South Korea has achieved decades of stability, and the international community stays committed to peace and preventing renewed hostilities.
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75 years after Korean War began, surviving Arkansas veterans look back | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
On Wednesday, 93-year-old Mel Brown joined dozens of people at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the start of the Korean War.
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Jo Jun-hyung = On the 25th (local time), the U.S. Embassy in the United States held a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War at the Korean War Memorial in Washington D.C.
Veterans mark 75th anniversary of the 'forgotten' Korean War
It is 75 years since the start of the Korean War. The three-year conflict, which began on the 25th of June 1950, is estimated to have killed more than 3 million people. 18,000 Australians served as part of the UN forces, more than 350 losing their lives. A handful of surviving veterans bore witness at a special memorial in Canberra, to what is often viewed as "the forgotten war".
On June 25, 1950, hundreds of thousands of North Korean soldiers invaded South Korea. The communist dictator of the North Kim Il-sung expected a quick victory. However, this failed because troops of the US and other nations intervened in the war.
Korean War veterans group marks 75 years since war’s start alongside local Korean community
Members of Don C. Faith Chapter 222 of the Korean War Veterans Association gathered at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center on Tuesday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the ongoing conflict’s bloody beginning.
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