A Large LED Taegukgi Will Appear on Lotte World Tower Tomorrow

Veterans Visit Korea to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Armistice Agreement and the ROK-US Alliance

To mark the 70th anniversary of the armistice, a large LED Taegukgi image will be displayed on the outer wall of Lotte World Tower in Seoul.

On the 21st, the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs announced that starting from the 22nd, it will conduct promotional activities on the tower's outer wall in collaboration with Lotte World Tower to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement and the Korea-US alliance.

On the 555-meter-high outer wall of Lotte World Tower, LED displays will show a large Taegukgi, the 70th anniversary armistice slogan and brand, and the slogan "A Nation Remembering Heroes" sequentially for 10 minutes from 8 and 9 p.m. between the 22nd and 28th.

Meanwhile, on the 24th, veterans from the United Nations countries that assisted South Korea during the Korean War will visit Korea. A total of 64 veterans from 21 participating countries, excluding Denmark, will visit Korea for a 5-night, 6-day schedule from the 24th to the 29th.

The eldest veteran is Mr. Harold Trom (95) from the United States, who participated as a Private First Class (PFC) in the Army in 1950 and took part in the Incheon Landing Operation and the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, known as the "worst extreme battle" in U.S. military history. Also visiting are Mr. Patrick Finn (92) and Mr. Gordon Payne (92), who fought in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir; Mr. Ronald Walker (89), Rex McCall (92), Bernard Hughes (92), and Michael Jeffries (90) from Australia; Vincent Courtney (89) from Canada; and Peter Marsh (90) from the United Kingdom, who participated in the Battle of Hook Goji, a fierce battleground during the Korean War. Additionally, Mr. Arthur Lottie (91) from Canada, who fought alongside his three brothers in the Korean War, and his son will revisit Korea. Lottie’s four brothers safely returned to Canada after the armistice, while the other three brothers have all passed away.

The visiting group also includes veterans who wish to remember and reconnect with precious bonds formed in Korea during the war.

Mr. William Ward (91) from the United States is searching for a 12-year-old boy named "Chang," who promised to do his laundry every day at Camp Busan, and Mr. Edward Buckner (91) from Canada also wishes to meet a Korean boy named "Cho Chock Song," who cleaned his post, and has sent photos taken at that time.

Descendants of generals who led the UN forces are also part of the visiting group. Joseph McCreesh Jr., the grandson of General James Van Fleet, commander of the U.S. 8th Army, and Sam Walker II, grandson of General Walton Walker, who established the Nakdong River defense line enabling the Incheon Landing Operation, will visit Korea.

Returning veterans and their families will receive the highest honors, including using a dedicated immigration channel from the moment of arrival. The visiting group will begin their schedule with a visit to Panmunjom on the 25th, followed by a UN participating countries’ appreciation dinner on the 26th, a visit to the Busan UN Memorial Cemetery and attendance at the UN Forces Veterans Day and 70th Armistice Anniversary Ceremony on the 27th, a visit to the War Memorial on the 28th, and will depart on the 29th.

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