Namhae-gun Launches Construction of the '6.25 and Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Exhibition Hall'

Basic Plan Establishment Service Completed and Preparation for Detailed Design Underway
Expected to Be Used as a National Merit Honor and Security Education Center

Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is actively advancing the construction project of the ‘6.25 & Vietnam War Veterans Trace Exhibition Hall.’

On the afternoon of the 4th, Namhae-gun held the final report meeting for the service contract to establish the basic plan for the construction of the ‘6.25 & Vietnam War Veterans Trace Exhibition Hall.’

Namhae-gun held the final report meeting for the project to establish the basic plan for the construction of the "6.25 & Vietnam War Veterans Trace Exhibition Hall" on the afternoon of the 4th.

The construction project of the ‘6.25 & Vietnam War Veterans Trace Exhibition Hall’ originated from the ‘6.25 & Vietnam War Trace Preservation Project,’ which Namhae-gun initiated nationwide for the first time in 2020 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War.

Namhae-gun recorded vivid testimonies of veterans and collected personal materials such as photos, medals, memoirs, unit albums, ammunition belts, and repatriation boxes.

Thanks to the dedicated efforts and active participation of national veterans, over 3,300 items were collected from 371 individuals as of the end of August 2023.

As individual veterans’ experiences accumulated, they became a historical record in themselves, and the depth of historical emotion was enhanced by the personal experiences of those who burned their youth in the space-time where life and death intersected, receiving recognition both domestically and internationally.

In fact, the special exhibition hall at the Namhae Exile Literature Museum has seen continuous group visits from national veterans organizations and students nationwide, with a total of 68,521 visitors to date.

This enthusiasm led to the formation of the ‘Trace Exhibition Hall Construction Promotion Committee,’ composed of national veterans and veterans organizations.

It is also expected to become a new tourist resource as a ‘security education site’ for future generations and a ‘memory-sharing space’ for the war generation.

Seo Sang-gil, Secretary-General of the Trace Preservation Project, stated, “Although there are many similar exhibition halls nationwide, a space that exhibits personal experiences and traces like Namhae-gun’s will be a unique case. It will establish itself as a pilgrimage site for over 3,000 veterans organizations across the country and as a field education experience site for students.”

Jang Chung-nam, the county governor, said, “Thanks to the dedicated efforts of the veterans, the Trace Preservation Project has borne fruit despite many difficult conditions. We will continue to strive to enhance the atmosphere of respect for national veterans and to establish a culture of veterans’ honor in daily life.”

Meanwhile, the ‘6.25 & Vietnam War Veterans Trace Exhibition Hall,’ to be built near the Namhae Exile Literature Museum, will be a single-story building with an area of 480.15㎡, with a total investment of 2.8 billion KRW. After review by the Gyeongnam Provincial Government’s local finance investment project committee and detailed design, construction is planned to begin in the second half of 2024.

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