Remembering the Sacred Sacrifice of National Heroes... Pohang City Hosts National Assembly Forum on the Construction of the 6·25 Battle Memorial Hall

Pohang City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Dong-guk] On the 1st, Pohang City held the ‘6.25 Pohang·Hyeongsan River Battle War Memorial Museum Construction Forum’ at the National Assembly Members' Office Building, 2nd Small Conference Room.

The forum was co-hosted by National Assembly members Kim Jeong-jae and Kim Byeong-wook and Pohang City, and jointly organized by the Pohang Regional Studies Association and the Pohang City Veterans Organization Chairpersons' Council.

The event was attended by Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, National Assembly member Shin Won-sik, Park Min-sik, head of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, as well as chairpersons and members of Pohang City veterans organizations totaling about 50 participants.

The forum proceeded in the order of welcoming remarks and congratulatory speeches from guests, presentations, discussions, and comprehensive discussions.

The presentations were given by Lee Sang-jun, co-author of ‘Pohang 6·25’, and Park Ju-hong, a professor at POSTECH, under the themes ‘Reexamining Pohang, the Patriotic City that Defended the Republic of Korea’ and ‘A War Memorial Museum for Post-Traumatic Growth’.

In the following discussions, various perspectives were covered including ▲reexamining the historical significance of the 6·25 Pohang·Hyeongsan River Battle ▲the necessity of constructing a building that well represents the strengths of Pohang as a patriotic city to enhance urban branding and competitiveness ▲the need to inherit the spirit of patriotism ▲and communication and integration plans with the younger generation.

Participants in the discussion included Lee Jae-won, chairman of the Pohang Regional Studies Association and moderator, Lee Hong-gyun, head of the Memorial Facilities Division at the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Kim Gi-seop, head of the War History Department at the Defense Ministry’s Military History Research Institute, and Choi Myung-hwan, director of the Welfare Bureau of Pohang City.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang said, “Pohang is a patriotic city that led Korea’s industrial modernization based on the freedom and prosperity protected by the sacred sacrifices of patriotic heroes,” and added, “I hope that this forum will bring forth good ideas and practical measures to remember the noble sacrifices of our ancestors and carry on their will.”

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