[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19154]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOREAN WAR ARMISTICE

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the upcoming 
50th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and to honor all of the 
brave veterans who served in this conflict. On July 27, 1953, the 
Korean War Armistice Agreement took effect ending a 3-year war that was 
a crucial step in stopping the spread of communism and Soviet 
influence. U.S. troops, along with their allies, turned back North 
Korea's aggression and protected South Korea from falling into 
communist rule.
  Today South Korea stands as a beacon, an economically prosperous 
republic, and a part of the world where stable democracies are not 
usually the norm.
  We all know by reading the headlines that things are not so good just 
across the 38th Parallel.
  Mr. Speaker, this Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the 
Korean War. It is important that we be eternally grateful to the men 
and women who took part in this campaign, for without their sacrifices 
the fall of the Soviet Union may never have been possible.

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