Memorial for Jangjin battle heroes
Patriots and Veterans Affairs Minister Kang Jung-ai (2nd from L) pays silent tribute in front of monuments engraved with the names of soldiers from 16 nations who were killed under the U.N. flag during the 1950-53 Korea War at the War Memorial in Seoul on Oct. 17, 2024, prior to the 74th memorial service for some 4,500 U.S. soldiers who fell in a fierce battle between U.S. Marines, and North Korean and Chinese soldiers near Jangjin Lake in North Korea's South Hamkyong Province during the winter of 1950, in the 1950-53 Korean War. The campaign eventually enabled 100,000 civilians to evacuate from the North Korean port of Hungnam to South Korea. (Yonhap)
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