4th annual korean war armistice day commemoration & peace vigil
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Nationla Korean War Veterans Memerial Washington, DC Sunday, July 24, 2011 6:25pm-8:00pmTRANSCRIPT
4th Annual Korean War Armistice Day Commemoration & Peace Vigil
National Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington, DC
Sunday, July 24, 2011 6:25pm-‐8:00pm
Candlelight Vigil will take place exactly at 7:27pm – RAIN or SHINE (Candles and light refreshments will be provided. Park on Constitution Avenue.)
For the fourth year, the Armistice Day event is taking place in order to commemorate the ceasefire treaty signed on July 27, 1953, in hopes to promote remembrance, recognition, and reconciliation of the Korean War that has yet to end since its outbreak on June 25, 1950. The Korean War Veterans Recognition Act, enacted on July 27, 2009, honors our nation’s Korean War veterans as well as the tens of thousands of families, both Americans and Koreans, who suffered through one of history’s bloodiest conflict that involved a total of 26 nations from 1950-‐1953. Sandwiched between the World War II and the Vietnam War, the Korean War is often overlooked in the public consciousness and often referenced as the ‘Forgotten War’. Today, few people understand that the lingering effects of the Korean War and the resulting stalemate continue to impact our world today. Please join us to commemorate and learn about the National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day; to visit the National Korean War Veterans Memorial and meet with Korean War veterans who will be traveling from across the country to mark the occasion.
Hosted by Remember727.org With Korean American Association of Greater Washington &
Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Committee