Meet the Joint Memorial Ceremony Photo of Police Officers Killed in Action During the 6.25 War 69 Years Ago

Representative of the bereaved family reading the eulogy / Provided by the Korean Police History Research Institute, Korean National Police University

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The Korean Police History Research Institute at the Korean National Police University announced on the 13th that it will unveil a photo album related to the memorial service for police officers who died in the Korean War at an academic conference to be held at the War Memorial on the 17th.

The photo album contains images from the "6th National Joint Memorial Service for Fallen Police Officers," held on May 4, 1953, at the 5th Army Hospital in Busan. The event was the last ceremony held for fallen police officers before the armistice.

The album includes 34 photos documenting the entire process from preparation to conclusion of the event. Some of these are original photos that were published in the 19th issue of the police magazine "Cheol-gyeong" (鐵警) in May 1953. Notably, photos such as "the bereaved family representative reading the memorial address," "the family of a fallen police officer with a child," and "colleague police officers comforting each other" capture the grieving families shedding tears in sorrow.

Detailed information will be revealed by Yoonjung Lee, Director of the Korean Police History Research Institute, at the academic conference titled "Experiences and Memories of the Korean War," held on the 17th. This conference is jointly organized by the Korean Police History Research Institute, the Korean War Society, and the War Memorial Project Association.

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