'71st Anniversary of the 6.25 War' Mayor Oh Se-hoon Pays Tribute at the National Cemetery to the Student Volunteer Army Unknown Soldier Monument

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the morning of the 25th, marking the 71st anniversary of the June 25th War, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon will visit the National Seoul Memorial Cemetery together with young merit recipients who suffered accidents during military service: rower Ha Jae-heon, Marine Corps Captain Lee Joo-eun, and model Lee Chan-ho.

He will pay respects at the Student Volunteer Soldiers' Unknown Soldiers Monument and the Patriotic Brothers' Graves within the National Seoul Memorial Cemetery, honoring the noble spirits of the veterans who sacrificed their lives for the country.

The 'Student Volunteer Soldiers' Unknown Soldiers Monument' holds the remains of 48 student volunteer soldiers who died namelessly in the Pohang area during the June 25th War. The 'Patriotic Brothers' Graves' are the graves of brothers the late Lee Man-woo and Lee Cheon-woo, who died during the June 25th War and were reunited as deceased 60 years later. The elder brother was enshrined in the Memorial Cemetery in 1960, but the younger brother's remains were not found until 2010, when they were discovered by the Ministry of National Defense's Remains Excavation and Identification Team and interred together on June 6, 2011.

After the memorial visit, Mayor Oh plans to have a conversation with the young merit recipients present, listening to the difficulties they face and discussing various support measures to ensure their honorable lives.

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