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 103 STAT. 160 PUBLIC LAW 101-61—JULY 26, 1989 Public Law 101-61 101st Congress Joint Resolution July 26, 1989 To designate the week of July 24 to July 30, 1989, as the "National Week of [S.J. Res. 85] Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War". Whereas on June 25, 1950, the Communist army of North Korea invaded and attacked South Korea, initiating the Korean war; Whereas the week of July 24 to July 30, 1989, includes July 27, the thirty-sixth anniversary of the cease-fire agreement that ended the active combat of the Korean war; Whereas the Korean war was brought to an end primarily through the efforts of the United States Anned Forces; Whereas for the first and only time in history a United Nations command was created, with the United States as the executive agent, to repel this invasion and preserve liberty for the people of the Republic of Korea; Whereas, in addition to the United States and the Republic of Korea, twenty other member nations provided military contin- gents to serve under the United Nations banner; Whereas, after three years of active hostilities, the territorial integ- rity of the Republic of Korea was restored, and the freedom and independence of its people are assured even to this date; Whereas over five million seven hundred thousand American servicemen and women were involved directly or indirectly in the war; Whereas American casualties during that period were fifty-four thousand two hundred and forty-six dead, of which thirty-three thousand six hundred and twenty-nine were battle deaths, one hundred and three thousand two hundred and eighty-four were wounded, eight thousand one hundred seventy-seven listed as missing or prisoners of war, and three hundred and twenty-eight prisoners of war are still unaccounted for; Whereas, although the Korean war has been known as America's "Forgotten War", those who served have never forgotten, and this Nation should never forget the sacrifice made by those who fought and died in Korea for the noble and just cause of freedom; Whereas the Congress and the President of the United States have enacted a law authorizing the establishment of a Korean War Veterans Memorial in the Nation's Capital to recognize and honor the service and sacrifice of those who participated in the Korean war; Whereas increasing numbers of Korean war veterans are setting aside July 27, the anniversary date of the armistice, as a special day to remember those with whom they served and to honor those who made the supreme sacrifice in a war to preserve the ideals of freedom and independence; and Whereas on this significant anniversary of the cease-fire which started the longest military armistice in modern history, it is right and appropriate to recognize, honor, and remember the service and sacrifice of those who endured the rigors of combat and the

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