South Korea will maintain an annual ceremony subsequent week to commemorate the U.N. forces who fought within the 1950-53 Korean Struggle, the veterans ministry stated Friday.
The U.N. Veterans Worldwide Memorial Day will happen on the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan, some 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Tuesday, based on the ministry.
The occasion will convey collectively 80 struggle veterans from 14 international locations, together with america, Britain, Colombia, Turkey and Belgium, and their bereaved members of the family.
The eldest veteran to take part is Luis A. Garcia Velandia from Colombia, aged 100, who fought within the battle of Outdated Baldy, alongside the South Korean and U.S. armies, to defeat Chinese language troops in June 1952.
Throughout their journey, slated for Saturday to Thursday, the struggle veterans pays their respects on the struggle memorial in Seoul on Sunday as effectively.
