PUBLIC LAW 111–201—JULY 7, 2010 124 STAT. 1371 

Public Law 111–201 

111th Congress 

Joint Resolution 

Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War and reaffirming 

the United States-Korea alliance. 

Whereas on June 25, 1950, communist North Korea invaded the 

Republic of Korea with approximately 135,000 troops, thereby 

initiating the Korean War; 

Whereas on June 27, 1950, President Harry Truman ordered the 

United States Armed Forces to help the Republic of Korea defend 

itself against the North Korean invasion; 

Whereas the hostilities ended in a cease-fire marked by the signing 

of the armistice at Panmunjom on July 27, 1953, and the peninsula still technically remains in a state of war; 

Whereas during the Korean War, approximately 1,789,000 members 

of the United States Armed Forces served in theater along with 

the forces of the Republic of Korea and 20 other members of 

the United Nations to defend freedom and democracy; 

Whereas casualties of the United States during the Korean War 

included 54,246 dead (of whom 33,739 were battle deaths), more 

than 103,284 wounded, and approximately 8,055 listed as missing 

in action or prisoners of war; 

Whereas the Korean War Veterans Recognition Act (Public Law 

111–41) was enacted on July 27, 2009, so that the honorable 

service and noble sacrifice by members of the United States 

Armed Forces in the Korean War will never be forgotten; 

Whereas President Barack Obama issued a proclamation to designate July 27, 2009, as the National Korean War Veterans 

Armistice Day and called upon Americans to display flags at 

half-staff in memory of the Korean War veterans; 

Whereas since 1975, the Republic of Korea has invited thousands 

of American Korean War veterans, including members of the 

Korean War Veterans Association, to revisit Korea in appreciation 

for their sacrifices; 

Whereas in the 60 years since the outbreak of the Korean War, 

the Republic of Korea has emerged from a war-torn economy 

into one of the major economies in the world and one of the 

largest trading partners of the United States; 

Whereas the Republic of Korea is among the closest allies of the 

United States, having contributed troops in support of United 

States operations during the Vietnam war, Gulf war, and operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, while also supporting numerous 

United Nations peacekeeping missions throughout the world; 

July 7, 2010 

[S.J. Res. 32] 


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124 STAT. 1372 PUBLIC LAW 111–201—JULY 7, 2010 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 32 (H.J. Res. 86): 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 

June 16, considered and passed Senate. 

June 23, considered and passed House. 

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Whereas since the end of the Korean War era, more than 28,500 

members of the United States Armed Forces have served annually 

in the United States Forces Korea to defend the Republic of 

Korea against external aggression, and to promote regional peace; 

Whereas North Korea’s sinking of the South Korean naval ship, 

Cheonan, on March 26, 2010, which resulted in the killing of 

46 sailors, necessitates a reaffirmation of the United StatesKorea alliance in safeguarding the stability of the Korean Peninsula; 

Whereas from the ashes of war and the sharing of spilled blood 

on the battlefield, the United States and the Republic of Korea 

have continuously stood shoulder-to-shoulder to promote and 

defend international peace and security, economic prosperity, 

human rights, and the rule of law both on the Korean Peninsula 

and beyond; and 

Whereas beginning in June 2010, various ceremonies are being 

planned in the United States and the Republic of Korea to 

commemorate the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean 

War and to honor all Korean War veterans, including the Korean 

War Veterans Appreciation Ceremony in the hometown of President Harry S. Truman, which will express the commitment of 

the United States to remember and honor all veterans of the 

Korean War: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress— 

(1) recognizes the historical importance of the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, which began on June 

25, 1950; 

(2) honors the noble service and sacrifice of the United 

States Armed Forces and the armed forces of allied countries 

that served in Korea since 1950 to the present; 

(3) encourages all Americans to participate in commemorative activities to pay solemn tribute to, and to never forget, 

the veterans of the Korean War; and 

(4) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to its 

alliance with the Republic of Korea for the betterment of peace 

and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula. 

Approved July 7, 2010. 


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