Woo Hyeongchan, Vice Chairman of Seoul Metropolitan Council, and Others Pay Tribute at Philippine Military Participation Monument

Woo Hyung-chan, Vice Chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, and the Democratic Party of Korea pay tribute to the Philippine military war memorial on the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War

Expressing gratitude for the dedication and sacrifice of Philippine veterans on the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War

Visiting the Philippine Military Veterans Memorial Hall in Goyang-si, Gwansan-dong. Photo by Woo Hyung-chan, Vice Chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, on the left.

Members of the Democratic Party of Korea in the Seoul Metropolitan Council visited the Philippine military war memorial located in Gwansan-dong, Goyang City, on the 23rd to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War.

Vice Chairman Woo Hyung-chan, Deputy Chairman of the Education Committee Park Kang-san, and other Democratic Party members of the Seoul Metropolitan Council laid flowers at the Philippine war memorial to honor the veterans and express their gratitude for their sacrifice and dedication.

The Philippines was the third country, after the United States and the United Kingdom, to dispatch ground troops to South Korea during the Korean War, sending a total of 7,420 soldiers during the war period.

At the time of deployment, it was the first large-scale overseas dispatch in Philippine history, marked by a formal overseas deployment ceremony.

As a result of the deployment, among those who participated in the war, 112 were killed, 299 wounded, 16 missing, and 41 taken prisoner.

The Democratic Party members of the Seoul Metropolitan Council who participated in this memorial event expressed regret over the relatively low public interest in the countries that participated in the war compared to the attention and memorial enthusiasm for veterans from military powers such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, and pledged to find ways to increase respect and gratitude in the future.

Vice Chairman Woo Hyung-chan of the Seoul Metropolitan Council quietly spent time honoring the veterans in front of the memorial, expressing deep emotion and respect for their sacrifice in front of the UN flag, the Philippine flag, and the Korean flag.

Woo Hyeong-chan, Vice Chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, visited and paid respects at the PEFTO Memorial Wall in the Philippines last month.

Vice Chairman Woo Hyung-chan and former Seoul council members visited the PEFTOK Memorial Wall in Manila, Philippines, in May to pay tribute locally to soldiers who died while participating in the Korean War.

They also emphasized the importance of continuously appreciating and honoring the countries that helped Korea as participating nations in this meaningful year marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice.

Finally, Vice Chairman Woo Hyung-chan of the Seoul Metropolitan Council pledged, “The Democratic Party of Korea in the Seoul Metropolitan Council will continue to pay attention and make efforts for peace and freedom on this land so that the sacrifice and dedication of the 16 participating countries will not be in vain.”

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