[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE CITY OF DEARBORN'S TRIBUTE TO THE KOREAN WAR 
                          ARMISTICE AGREEMENT

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2018

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 65th 
anniversary of the Korean War's Armistice Agreement. On July 28, 2018, 
the City of Dearborn is hosting its annual tribute at the Ford 
Community and Performing Arts Center to honor local heroes who died in 
Korean battle. The event is supported by the Dearborn Allied War 
Veterans Council and the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 51. Korean 
War veterans, their families and members of the public will be in 
attendance.
  Known as the ``Forgotten War,'' the Korean War took place from June 
1950 to July 1953 and claimed the lives of more than 36,000 soldiers. 
103,000 soldiers were wounded, and more than 8,000 were listed as 
missing in action. More than five million Americans served in the war. 
The Armistice formally divided the Korean peninsula into the two 
countries we know today. The signed Armistice established the Korean 
Demilitarized Zone, the de facto new border between the two nations, 
put into force a cease-fire, and finalized repatriation of prisoners of 
war.
  During the Dearborn Armistice Agreement Tribute, a wreath is placed 
at the memorial to honor the 26 men from Dearborn, Michigan who died in 
the war, in addition to all of those who bravely served our country. 
The Henry Ford Centennial Library campus is home to the City's Veterans 
Park and War Memorial--the library's outdoor memorial has four 
monoliths listing all the Dearborn service members who died during 
World War I, World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. It also 
includes a representation of an Eternal Flame and a Battlefield Cross, 
and information on every war America has fought. It is an honor to 
pause and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to 
our great nation during the Korean War.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Korean War 
veterans from Dearborn and calling attention to the anniversary of the 
Armistice Agreement. This day reminds us that our obligations to our 
soldiers and their families endures long after the battle ends.

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