US 'Memorial Wall' Completed... Second Gentleman "Will Continue Standing Side by Side with Han"

Attended the 'Chumo-ui Byeok' Dedication Ceremony Instead of Biden... "Witnessed the Strength of the Korea-US Alliance"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyunjung] Doug Emhoff, the 'Second Gentleman' and husband of the U.S. Vice President, emphasized the importance of the South Korea-U.S. alliance on the 27th (local time), stating, "We will continue to stand side by side with South Korea."

Emhoff made these remarks while attending on behalf of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the dedication ceremony of the Korean War Memorial Wall held in Washington D.C. that day.

The Memorial Wall is a monument installed within the Korean War Veterans Memorial Park in Washington D.C., engraved with the names of 36,634 U.S. military personnel and 7,174 KATUSA soldiers who died in the Korean War, totaling 43,808 fallen soldiers from both South Korea and the U.S. On the 69th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, the U.S. Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation held the dedication ceremony of the 'U.S. Korean War Fallen Soldiers Memorial Wall' at the Korean War Veterans Memorial Park in Washington D.C.

Emhoff explained that the Memorial Wall concretely and eternally reminds the promise that the U.S. will stand alongside South Korea. He also said it is an important day to commemorate the sacrifices of Americans and Koreans who bravely fought to protect freedom, and that this laid the foundation for a prosperous South Korea and an unbreakably strong South Korea-U.S. alliance.

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He also emphasized that among the more than 1.8 million who participated in the Korean War, thousands were captured and thousands remain missing, and that the Biden administration is dedicated to finding prisoners of war and missing persons. He expressed his commitment to fulfilling obligations so that veterans and their families receive proper benefits.

While serving as the Second Gentleman, Emhoff witnessed the strength of the South Korea-U.S. alliance and cited specific examples. First, he mentioned that he was present beside President Biden in May last year when the President awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. honor, for the first time during his term to retired Colonel Ralph Puckett Jr., a Korean War veteran. He also noted that former President Moon Jae-in attended the medal ceremony as the first foreign head of state to do so during his visit to the U.S., explaining that this is evidence of the special bond between the two countries.

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