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유엔 참전용사 국제추모의 날 기념식, 11일 부산서 거행 • Today, November 11th, marks the International Memorial Day for UN Korean War Veterans. • An annual commemorative event took place at the UN cemetery in Korea's city of Busan, and our Correspondent Kim Bo-kyoung was at the site. • A moment of silence at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea. • This, to honor fallen veterans who fought in the Korean War under one, United Nations flag. • Around 1-point-9-8 million personnel from 22 countries were dispatched to fight for freedom. and the only UN cemetery in the world, located in Korea's port city of Busan, became home to more than 23-hundred fallen veterans from 13 countries. • Proposed in 2007 by a Canadian veteran, November 11th was designated as the International Memorial Day for UN Korean War veterans, and to have a moment of silence toward the cemetery in Busan. • This year, marking the 18th edition of the commemorative event, brought together veterans and their families to remember not just the history, but what was left for the future. • They did not fight and many times die for a place in history. They fought for something greater than themselves, a vision that is now our reality one of shared freedom and democratic values. We owe them everything. • Veterans who came back to Korea to celebrate the day, shared their stories, and one told Arirang News how surprised he was to see how Korea has changed since then. • All the time I fought, I was lucky. I got hurt several times you know, but I came home. I came home. Beautiful city. When I left here, it wasn't like that. • Prior to the ceremony, a burial service was held for an unidentified UN veteran whose remains were discovered in Yeoncheon-gun County, Gyeonggi-do Province. • Believed to be a European male aged between 17 and 25, this marked the first post-armistice burial of an unidentified UN soldier at the cemetery. • Laying to rest an unknown veteran with full honors reflects South Korea’s promise to never forget and to honor the UN veterans who fought and sacrificed their lives anonymously for the Republic of Korea until the very end. • By commemorating the UN veterans who fought and fell to defend the Republic of Korea, their sacrifice and the legacy lives on from generation to generation. • Kim Bo-kyoung, Arirang News, Busan. • #SouthKorea #Busan #UN_Memorial_Cemetery #Korean_War #Veterans #International_Memorial_Day #대한민국 #부산 #유엔_기념_공원 #한국전쟁 #유엔_참전용사 #국제추모의날 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 • 📣 Facebook : / arirangtvnews • 📣 Twitter : / arirangtvnews • 📣 Homepage : https://v2.arirang.com/ • 2024-11-11, 20:00 (KST)

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