USMA Graduates to Erect Memorial for Korean War Fallen Soldiers

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] A 'Memorial Monument for the 1948 U.S. Military Academy Graduates Who Died in the Korean War' has been erected at the Korea Military Academy. There were 301 graduates from the U.S. Military Academy in 1948, of whom 103 participated in the Korean War, and 17 were killed in action.

The newly established memorial monument is engraved with the names of the 17 fallen soldiers and a commemorative poem. The list of the fallen includes the only son of General Van Fleet, who was the commander of the U.S. Eighth Army during the Korean War.

The Korea Military Academy already has a memorial monument for the U.S. Military Academy graduates who died in the Korean War from the classes of 1949 and 1950. In consultation with the U.S. Military Academy, the Korea Military Academy plans to additionally erect memorials for the classes of 1945, 1946, 1947, and 1951 by 2023, and also establish a 'Memorial Park for U.S. Military Academy Graduates Who Died in the Korean War.'

On the afternoon of the 18th, the Army will hold an unveiling ceremony for the '1948 U.S. Military Academy Graduates Korean War Fallen Memorial Monument' at the Korea Military Academy in Nowon-gu, Seoul. The ceremony will be attended by Steve Gilland, Commander of the ROK-U.S. Combined Division, Shin Sang-beom, Director of the Ministry of National Defense's 70th Anniversary Korean War Commemoration Project Group, Jeong Jin-gyeong, Superintendent of the Korea Military Academy, and cadets of the academy.

Jeong Jin-gyeong, Superintendent of the Korea Military Academy, said in a statement distributed ahead of the unveiling ceremony, "The freedom and peace of this land, which young heroes fought to protect 70 years ago, have become the foundation of democracy in the Republic of Korea today," adding, "The cadets of the Korea Military Academy will always recognize the meaning and importance of the ROK-U.S. alliance."

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