70th Anniversary Ceremony of the Gapyeong Battle... Black Eagles Memorial Flight

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[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] The '70th Anniversary Gapyeong Battle Commemoration Ceremony' honoring veterans from four Commonwealth countries who participated in the Korean War will be held.

According to the government on the 27th, the 'Commonwealth Gapyeong Battle Commemoration Ceremony' will take place at 9 a.m. on the 23rd at the Commonwealth War Memorial in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, hosted by the embassies of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands. Then, at 11:15 a.m., the 'Australia-New Zealand Gapyeong Battle Commemoration Ceremony' will be held at the Gapyeong Australia-New Zealand War Memorial, jointly hosted by the Australian Embassy and the New Zealand Embassy in Korea. The ceremony will be attended by ambassadors from each country and the deputy commander of the United Nations Command.

In particular, at the 'Australia-New Zealand Gapyeong Battle Commemoration Ceremony,' the Black Eagles, the Air Force's special flight team, will perform a memorial flight for the first time at the Gapyeong Battle commemoration, adding symbolic meaning to the 70th anniversary. Additionally, the wreath-laying ceremony will be conducted simultaneously with the Korean War Memorial in Canberra, where Australian veterans are gathered, and interviews with two veterans from Australia and New Zealand will also be screened.

During the Gapyeong Battle from April 23 to 25, 1951, the 27th Commonwealth Brigade, with three battalions, defended the line against an offensive by the Chinese Communist forces that outnumbered them more than fivefold, buying time for the Republic of Korea Army and United Nations forces to establish a new defensive position.

Meanwhile, the Australian Embassy in Korea will hold a photo exhibition from the 23rd to the 28th on the 2nd floor of the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan, Seoul, showcasing the friendship between the Korean and Australian forces who were assigned to the Commonwealth forces.

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