[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 32 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.J.Res.32

                      One Hundred Eleventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten


                            Joint Resolution


 
 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War and 
              reaffirming the United States-Korea alliance.

Whereas on June 25, 1950, communist North Korea invaded the Republic of 
  Korea with approximately 135,000 troops, thereby initiating the 
  Korean War;

Whereas on June 27, 1950, President Harry Truman ordered the United 
  States Armed Forces to help the Republic of Korea defend itself 
  against the North Korean invasion;

Whereas the hostilities ended in a cease-fire marked by the signing of 
  the armistice at Panmunjom on July 27, 1953, and the peninsula still 
  technically remains in a state of war;

Whereas during the Korean War, approximately 1,789,000 members of the 
  United States Armed Forces served in theater along with the forces of 
  the Republic of Korea and 20 other members of the United Nations to 
  defend freedom and democracy;

Whereas casualties of the United States during the Korean War included 
  54,246 dead (of whom 33,739 were battle deaths), more than 103,284 
  wounded, and approximately 8,055 listed as missing in action or 
  prisoners of war;

Whereas the Korean War Veterans Recognition Act (Public Law 111-41) was 
  enacted on July 27, 2009, so that the honorable service and noble 
  sacrifice by members of the United States Armed Forces in the Korean 
  War will never be forgotten;

Whereas President Barack Obama issued a proclamation to designate July 
  27, 2009, as the National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day and 
  called upon Americans to display flags at half-staff in memory of the 
  Korean War veterans;

Whereas since 1975, the Republic of Korea has invited thousands of 
  American Korean War veterans, including members of the Korean War 
  Veterans Association, to revisit Korea in appreciation for their 
  sacrifices;

Whereas in the 60 years since the outbreak of the Korean War, the 
  Republic of Korea has emerged from a war-torn economy into one of the 
  major economies in the world and one of the largest trading partners 
  of the United States;

Whereas the Republic of Korea is among the closest allies of the United 
  States, having contributed troops in support of United States 
  operations during the Vietnam war, Gulf war, and operations in Iraq 
  and Afghanistan, while also supporting numerous United Nations 
  peacekeeping missions throughout the world;

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 Peninsula;

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 President 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 
    anniversary 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 commemorative 
    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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.