Presidential Office Releases Tribute Video for Korean War Veterans... "Forever Remembered"

Starting from the 24th at over 120 locations in Seoul, expanding nationwide from the 1st

The Presidential Office announced on the 23rd that it will release a tribute video expressing respect and gratitude to the Korean War veterans on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Korea-US alliance. President Yoon will depart on the 24th for a 5-night, 7-day official visit to the United States.

The tribute video will be screened domestically in line with President Yoon’s visit schedule, starting on the 24th with about 120 electronic billboards across Seoul, and expanding to over 150 locations nationwide from the 1st of next month. In Seoul, approximately 10,000 broadcasts per day are planned at locations including the Haitai Confectionery Building in Yongsan-gu, the Seoul Shinmun building, and the K-pop Square.

The tribute video was jointly produced by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and the United States Forces Korea. Currently, the English version of the video has been airing about 680 times daily at Times Square in New York from the 20th of this month until the 3rd of next month, local time.

The tribute video was created to commemorate the Korean War, the starting point of the 70-year Korea-US alliance, recalling the alliance of values of freedom and solidarity, as well as the security alliance between the two countries, and to pledge for another 70 years of future cooperation. The ten heroes featured in the video include ▲ General Douglas MacArthur, Commander of the United Nations Command ▲ the Van Fleet father and son ▲ the William Shaw father and son ▲ Colonel Dean Hess of the Air Force ▲ Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Puckett Jr. of the Army ▲ Colonel Kim Young-ok of the US Army ▲ General Paik Sun-yup of the Army ▲ General Kim Du-man of the Air Force ▲ Colonel Kim Dong-seok of the Army ▲ Colonel Park Jung-mo of the Marine Corps.

The tribute video will include the message: "Today’s freedom and prosperity of the Republic of Korea were achieved through the sacrifice and dedication of the proud heroes of the June 25 Korean War," and "We will forever remember the sacrifice and dedication of the Korean War heroes."

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