FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 8, 2014
KOREAN WAR VETERANS COMMEMORATE 61ST CEASE-FIRE ANNIVERSARY
AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY SAT, JULY 26;
POSTAL SERVICE DEDICATES KOREAN WAR MEDAL OF HONOR STAMPS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Korean War Veterans Association of the United States of America and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea pay tribute to veterans of the Korean War during a special event at Arlington National Cemetery’s Amphitheater Sat., July 26, 2014 at 10:40 a.m. commemorating the 61st anniversary of the signing the armistice, bringing a cease-fire between North and South Korea in 1953.
Prior to the ceremony in the Amphitheater, a wreath presentation will take place at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
The Honorable Ahn Ho-young, Republic of Korea, Ambassador to the United States of America, will be the keynote speaker. The President of the Korean War Veterans Association Mr. Larry Kinard, will speak on behalf of the Korean War Veterans.
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe will dedicate the Medal of Honor: Korean War Forever Stamps that honor living recipients on the stamp sheet while still paying respect to all 145 recipients of the Medal of Honor from the Korean War. Approximately 5.7 million veterans served during the Korean War. Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.
For Korean War Veterans and their families wishing to attend the event and spend the evening in Washington, DC a special room rate has been established at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel. Room rate is $89.00 a night. Please contact the hotel at 1-800-325-3535 and mention: “Korean War 26th Banquet”.
Reservations must be made by July 18, 2014
The Forgotten Victory!
About The Korean War Veterans Association. (www.kwva.org):
The mission of the Korean War Veterans Association is to continue interest in the welfare of veterans of the Korean War, and rehabilitation of the disabled veterans of the Korean War to include all that served during active hostilities and subsequently in defense of the Republic of Korea, and their families. To establish facilities for the assistance of all veterans and to represent them in their claims before the Department of Veterans Affairs and other organizations without charge and to perpetuate and preserve the comradeship and friendships born on the field of battle and nurtured by the common experience of service to the United States during the time of war and peace. We honor the memory of the men and women who gave their lives so that the United States and the world might be free and live by the creation of living memorial, monuments, and other forms of additional educational, cultural, and recreational facilities. To preserve for the people of the United States and posterity of such people the great and basic truths and enduring principles upon which the United States was founded.
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For media inquiries:
Korean War Veterans Association
Jim Fisher, Commemoration Coordinator
703-740-7596 – jfisher@hrmgroup.net