[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 118 (Friday, June 26, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H2520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF KOREAN WAR

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, yesterday marked the 70th 
anniversary of the Korean war. On June 25, 1950, at 4 a.m., the North 
Korean army mercilessly crossed the 38th parallel with 135,000 troops 
to begin the invasion of the South.
  This anniversary is an opportunity to especially remember the 326,863 
Americans who served and the 36,574 who died to successfully stop 
communist imperialism.
  I am grateful that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania 
Trump provided a wreath at the extraordinary Korean War Veterans 
Memorial on The Mall yesterday in Washington.
  There is no greater contrast between the blessings of democratic 
capitalism, with South Korea being one of the world's wealthiest 
nations as North Korea's totalitarian socialist regime has mass 
poverty.
  Korea is well represented in Washington by Ambassador Lee Soo-hyuck, 
and Korean Americans are valued citizens.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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