WASHINGTON / SEOUL, May 21 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in paid tribute to the tens of thousands of American soldiers killed during the Korean War (1950-1953) by attending the ceremony of laying the first stone of a new monument in the American capital this Friday.
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The Memorial Wall will be a permanent addition to the Korean War Veterans Memorial. It will include the names of the 36,574 American soldiers and more than 7,200 members of the Korean Augmentation Troops to the United States Army (KATUSA) who lost their lives defending the South Korean people during the war, according to the National Park Service and the Foundation of the United States. Korean War Veterans Memorial (KWVMF).
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Construction of the granite wall, one meter high and 50 meters wide, will be completed in June 2022. The South Korean government has offered $ 23.6 million to facilitate the creation of what will become a new symbol of alliance, said Cheong Wa Dae.
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United States Secretary of Defense Llyod Austin, Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Hwang Ki-chul, Retired General and KWVMF Chief John H. Tilelli, Jr., Governor of Maryland Larry Hogan and highly decorated retired Col. and Korean War veteran William E. Weber also participated in the ceremony.
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