[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 121 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S10662]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         HONORING FRANK GAYLORD

 Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Frank 
Gaylord, the sculptor of the Korean War Veterans Memorial which will be 
formally dedicated and unveiled this Thursday, July 27. It will be 
located adjacent to the Lincoln Memorial and commemorate 5.7 million 
Americans who often feel forgotten. These men and women fought 
valiantly to defend Korea from Communist forces during the Korean War 
which lasted from 1950-1953.
  This memorial will surely be Frank Gaylord's masterpiece and gain 
enormous acclaim. The acclaim, however, is not what Gaylord, a 
Clarksburg, WV native, seeks. He sculpted this memorial because he is 
truly a patriot. A World War II veteran himself, he knows about the 
joy, agony, and countless other emotions soldiers feel every day. I, 
like many of my colleagues, can only imagine what it would be like to 
be a soldier in a heated war. Gaylord knows these emotions, and coupled 
with his artistic talent, has used them to create a moving memorial 
which will do much to make Korean War veterans more remembered and less 
forgotten.
  The memorial has three parts. The first part consists of 19 soldiers 
which Gaylord sculpted, who represent the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
Marines. Since the Korean war was the first time U.S. Armed Forces 
combat units were fully integrated, the statues are ethnically diverse 
and remind us of our own Nation's strengths. The second part of the 
memorial is an enormous granite mural which has the faces of over 2,400 
support personnel etched into it. The third part is a pool of 
remembrance which pays homage to all of the soldiers who were killed, 
captured, or wounded. Also, along the side of the entrance to the 
memorial is a slab of smoothed granite which recognizes each of the 22 
nations which fought Communist aggression in Korea more than 40 years 
ago.
  In 1950, the United States sent troops to Korea to defend South 
Korea. Three years later, on July 27, 1953, they emerged victorious. 
The Korean war veterans who fought are rarely mentioned along side 
those from other wars, such as World War II and Viet Nam. Many who did 
not serve in Korea or have family who served there either do not know 
much about the war or do not remember it. However, thanks to the 
dedicated work, time, and talents of Frank Gaylord and other U.S. 
veterans, this memorial will generate a lasting image of the bravery 
and honor of Korean war veterans. No longer shall the courageous men 
and women of the Korean war feel forgotten. Their sacrifices are now 
officially recognized as this week we dedicate this incredibly 
impressive Korean War Veterans Memorial.


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