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 124 STAT. 1372 PUBLIC LAW 111–201—JULY 7, 2010 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 32 (H.J. Res. 86): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): June 16, considered and passed Senate. June 23, considered and passed House. Whereas since the end of the Korean War era, more than 28,500 members of the United States Armed Forces have served annually in the United States Forces Korea to defend the Republic of Korea against external aggression, and to promote regional peace; Whereas North Korea’s sinking of the South Korean naval ship, Cheonan, on March 26, 2010, which resulted in the killing of 46 sailors, necessitates a reaffirmation of the United States- Korea alliance in safeguarding the stability of the Korean Penin- sula; Whereas from the ashes of war and the sharing of spilled blood on the battlefield, the United States and the Republic of Korea have continuously stood shoulder-to-shoulder to promote and defend international peace and security, economic prosperity, human rights, and the rule of law both on the Korean Peninsula and beyond; and Whereas beginning in June 2010, various ceremonies are being planned in the United States and the Republic of Korea to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War and to honor all Korean War veterans, including the Korean War Veterans Appreciation Ceremony in the hometown of Presi- dent Harry S. Truman, which will express the commitment of the United States to remember and honor all veterans of the Korean War: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress— (1) recognizes the historical importance of the 60th anniver- sary of the outbreak of the Korean War, which began on June 25, 1950; (2) honors the noble service and sacrifice of the United States Armed Forces and the armed forces of allied countries that served in Korea since 1950 to the present; (3) encourages all Americans to participate in commemora- tive activities to pay solemn tribute to, and to never forget, the veterans of the Korean War; and (4) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to its alliance with the Republic of Korea for the betterment of peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula. Approved July 7, 2010.