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The Department of Defense has a new Internet web site to recall the lessons and legacies of the Korean War and honor the military veterans who served there.
The Department's Korean War 50th Anniversary Commemoration
Website Secretary of
Defense William S. Cohen designated the Army as executive agent for the
commemoration. Deputy Under Secretary of the Army for International
Affairs retired Lt. Gen. Claude M. Kicklighter has organized a committee
to carry out the task.
The committee-made up of representatives from
every
branch of the Armed Forces along with the Coast Guard and Merchant
Marines-is planning commemorative events, developing educational
materials
and soliciting grassroots support for a three-year commemorative program
of events.
The national observance officially begins with a ceremony in
Washington June 25, 2000, although many communities have already begun
planning and conducting their own commemorative events. For more
information, visit the web site or contact the commemoration committee's
public affairs office at (703) 604-0820.
contains a wealth of information
including a calendar of upcoming commemorative events, a chronology of
the
war, fact sheets, educational materials, photographs, maps and
biographies. Congress authorized the Department of Defense to organize
the
national 50th anniversary of the Korean War commemoration of the service
and sacrifices of Korean War veterans and their families.
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