On June 25, 1950, the quiet dawn on the Korean Peninsula was shattered as North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel and launched a full-scale invasion of South Korea.
On this solemn occasion, we celebrate, not only the Republic of Korea's Memorial Day, we're also reminded of the 75th anniversary of the UN Command and all the nations brought to bear that Koreans might live with freedom and prosperity. I'm thankful for all the veterans of the Korean War. I'm also thankful for all the UN Member States, and the Sending States, for all that they gave in blood and treasure that we might all live free.
William J. Chrysler, a Canadian Korean War veteran who passed away in November at the age of 94 fulfilled his wish to be laid to rest in the country he once defended and continued to support after the war.
