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Post by Administrator on Jun 25, 2020 3:38:10 GMT
The Korean War2020 marks 70 years since the start of the Korean war, a war that has never formally ended and many believe has been forgotten. At the end of the Second World War, Korea was liberated from Japanese control having been occupied by Japan since 1910. Following the end of Japanese occupation in 1945 it was agreed by the United States and the Soviet Union to divide Korea into two occupation zones due to concerns of ‘spheres of influence’. A temporary internal border was created in 1948 between North and South Korea based on the 38th parallel – the circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the equator. To this day the Korean War has not officially ended, tensions still run high between North and South Korea and US forces remain in the south serving along one of the most heavily militarised borders in the world. 70 years on many veterans of the conflict feel the war in Korea is the ‘forgotten war’ overshadowed by the Second World War and the subsequent events of the Cold War. But for those who fought and experienced it, and live with its legacy today, it should never be forgotten. LINK
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Post by Administrator on Jun 27, 2020 3:22:57 GMT
Enna Park, South Korean ambassador to the UK, laid a wreath at the British Korean Veterans Memorial on the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The Ambassador toured our 150-acre site and viewed the names of the fallen on the Armed Forces Memorial. National Memorial Arboretum
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