111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 86 

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; 
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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 United States and Allied forces recaptured the capital city of Seoul on September 28, 1950, after a successful amphibious landing by the Marine Corps at Inchon on 

September 15, 1950; 

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 intheater 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 92,100 wounded, and approximately 

8,176 listed as missing in action or prisoners of war; 

Whereas approximately 6,800,000 American men and women 

served worldwide in the Armed Forces during the entire 

Korean War era of June 27, 1950, to January 31, 1955; 

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 
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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; 

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 States-Korea 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- 
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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: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That Congress— 

4 (1) recognizes the historical importance of the 

5 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean 

6 War, which began on June 25, 1950; 

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

8 United States Armed Forces and the armed forces 

9 of allied countries that served in Korea since 1950 

10 to the present; 

11 (3) encourages all Americans to participate in 

12 commemorative activities to pay solemn tribute to, 

13 and to never forget, the veterans of the Korean War; 

14 and 

15 (4) reaffirms the commitment of the United 

16 States to its alliance with the Republic of Korea for 
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1 the betterment of peace and prosperity on the Ko2 rean Peninsula. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 2010. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 86 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the outbreak 

States-Korea alliance. of the Korean War and reaffirming the United