The Korean War Veterans Memorial - Washington, DC - Livestream Tour (July 22)

Korean War: 1950-1953 - 70th Anniversary Programs
We invite you to join us for a livestream history program in remembrance of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, which ended on July 27, 1953.
For this particular program we’ll be hosting an online/virtual tour of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.

"Freedom Is Not Free"
At the Korean War Veterans Memorial, "Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met."
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It memorializes those who served in the Korean War (1950–1953). The national memorial was dedicated in 1995. It includes 19 statues representing U.S. military personnel in action. In 2022, the memorial was expanded to include a granite memorial wall, engraved with the names of U.S. military personnel (and South Koreans embedded in U.S. military units) who died in the war.

Broadcast Dates:
Saturday, July 22 - 10:00 AM edt (Washington, DC time)
&
Thursday, July 27 - 8:00 PM edt (Washington, DC time)

The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and rebellions in South Korea. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was supported by the United States and allied countries. The fighting ended with an armistice on 27 July 1953.
The Korean War was among the most destructive conflicts of the modern era, with approximately 3 million war fatalities and a larger proportional civilian death toll than World War II or the Vietnam War. It incurred the destruction of virtually all of Korea's major cities, thousands of massacres by both sides, including the mass killing of tens of thousands of suspected communists by the South Korean government, and the torture and starvation of prisoners of war by the North Koreans. North Korea became among the most heavily bombed countries in history. 1.5 million North Koreans are estimated to have fled North Korea over the course of the war.

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Zoom Connection Link
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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organization Washington, DC History & Culture.
Your co-host is Harry Phillips, who leads online and in-person historical tours, including at Arlington National Cemetery and the Watergate break-in site. Harry also co-hosts the Washington, DC History & Culture’s monthly history book discussions: https://www.meetup.com/dchistoryandculture/events/294152987/

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Robert Kelleman
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