[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13712]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         KOREAN WAR ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. ROYCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ROYCE. On this day, on this very day 58 years ago, North Korea 
invaded South Korea. Over the course of the next 3 years after that 
invasion until July 27 of 1953, until that armistice brought a halt to 
the fighting, more than 36,000 Americans died, and more than 1.5 
million South Korean soldiers and civilians became casualties of that 
act of aggression.
  In the aftermath of this conflict, the Republic of Korea has 
flourished, becoming the world's 11th largest economy and becoming the 
United States' 7th largest trading partner. Seoul is a vibrant city 
which has hosted the Olympic Games and the World Cup.
  As cochairman of the U.S.-Republic of Korea Interparliamentary 
Exchange, I have had the chance to see this miraculous growth up close 
in South Korea.
  Mr. Speaker, as is inscribed in the Korean War Memorial here in 
Washington, D.C., it is important that we never forget those who nobly 
sacrificed their lives for the cause of freedom and liberty.

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