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Veterans remember Korean war

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Post by K.Kocjancic » 27 Jul 2003, 23:16

Veterans remember Korean war


By Charles Scanlon
BBC correspondent in Panmunjom


Hundreds of veterans from around the world have attended a commemoration to mark the 50th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean war.

They were told it was a celebration of victory.

Another speaker warned about the threat from North Korea's nuclear programme describing it as unacceptable.

Fifteen hundred veterans from 19 countries were brought by bus to Panmunjom where the armistice was signed 50 years ago.

The ceremony took place in a tent just a few metres from the military demarcation line where a single North Korean soldier was standing guard.

The Commander of American Forces in Korea, General Leon LaPort, said the event was a grand celebration.

He described the truce line as a line of freedom and prosperity that had barred Communist aggression.

He said the armistice was the first step towards the democratic reunification of Korea.

Another speaker, the New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, said the truce had ensure relative stability but there was still work to be done.

She described North Korea's development of nuclear weapons as provocative and unacceptable.

North Korean representatives were not invited to the ceremony.

The Communist regime is holding its own celebration in the capital, Pyongyang.

The Chief of Staff of the North Korean army earlier warned the US against aggression on the peninsula.

He said the Americans would suffer a miserable defeat if they attempted a surgical air strike on the North.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3099937.stm

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Post by David C. Clarke » 28 Jul 2003, 00:33

He said the Americans would suffer a miserable defeat if they attempted a surgical air strike on the North.
Gee, the language sounds so familiar.... :roll:

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Post by Marcus » 28 Jul 2003, 18:32

For the North Korean version of the war visit http://www.korea-dpr.com/history30.htm

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Post by Caldric » 28 Jul 2003, 18:53

Marcus Wendel wrote:For the North Korean version of the war visit http://www.korea-dpr.com/history30.htm

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Post by Javier Acuña » 29 Jul 2003, 04:10

3000 colombians volunteers (mostly young men just about 19 years old) participated under UN commandment in Korea, regretfully, 300 of those men died fighting in Korea, may they rest in peace.

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