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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 52 

Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial 

Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for 

a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded 

or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing 

in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 2, 2017 

Mr. KEATING (for himself, Ms. BASS, Mr. BERA, Mr. BRAT, Mr. CAPUANO, 

Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 

CORREA, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. 

DEUTCH, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. GABBARD, 

Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. HIGGINS of New 

York, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JONES, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KIHUEN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, 

Mr. NEAL, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. PINGREE, 

Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. RUSH, 

Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, 

Mr. SIRES, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. THOMPSON

of California, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VELA, and Mr. WENSTRUP) submitted 

the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 

the committee concerned 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site 

in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National 

Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker 


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to honor the memory of those who have been awarded 

or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal 

who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died 

in-theater. 

Whereas the Korean War, which began in 1950 and ended 

when the Korean War armistice was signed in 1953, is 

commonly known as the ‘‘Forgotten War’’; 

Whereas a later war in Korea, known only to some veterans 

and families of those veterans as the ‘‘DMZ War’’ or the 

‘‘Forgotten War of the Forgotten War’’, occurred long 

after the signing of the Korean War armistice; 

Whereas, according to military documents, the leadership of 

the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea issued a declaration of war against the United States in a speech in 

1966, which read, ‘‘United States imperialists should be 

dealt blows and their forces dispersed to the maximum in 

Asia’’; 

Whereas the 124th special forces unit of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was trained to destroy the camps 

and civilians of the United States, to disrupt travel and 

communication between the Armed Forces, and to sabotage and assassinate the government officials of the Republic of Korea and the United States; 

Whereas the 124th special forces unit of Democratic People’s 

Republic of Korea repeatedly confronted the soldiers of 

the United States and the Republic of Korea when crossing through the demilitarized zone; 

Whereas since the armistice was signed, more than 40,000 

armistice violations have occurred, many of which affected members of the Armed Forces who were stationed 

in and around Korea; 


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Whereas some of those violations, like the capture of the USS 

Pueblo, caught the attention of the media, although most 

have not; 

Whereas since the end of the Korean War, many members of 

the Armed Forces have died or been wounded in Korea 

as a result of hostile fire; 

Whereas, in 1994, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 

shot down a United States Bell OH–58 Kiowa observation helicopter and killed Chief Warrant Officer David 

Hilemon and held Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Hall captive for 13 days; 

Whereas since the armistice agreement, more than 40,000 

members of the Armed Forces of the United States have 

served in the Republic of Korea or the surrounding 

waters; 

Whereas some veterans of the Armed Forces suffer from exposure to Agent Orange, which was used during a period 

that began in 1968 and ended in 1971 in and around the 

demilitarized zone; 

Whereas members of the Armed Forces who served in the demilitarized zone were exposed to Agent Orange long after 

the Armed Forces stopped using it; 

Whereas members of the Armed Forces who served in the 

Korean War during the period that began in 1966 and 

ended in 1974 received the Armed Forces Expeditionary 

Medal; 

Whereas few of the soldiers who fought and died in the Korean War have been nominated for the Congressional 

Medal of Honor or awarded the Silver Star or Bronze 

Star or the Combat Infantry Badge for valor in combat 

or the Purple Heart for being wounded in combat; and 


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Whereas members of the Armed Forces who served or are 

serving in the Republic of Korea since July 28, 1954, 

have received the Korean Defense Service Medal: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that an ap3 propriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington 

4 National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial 

5 marker, to be paid for with private funds, to honor the 

6 memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible 

7 for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing 

8 in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater, if the 

9 Secretary of the Army has exclusive authority to approve 

10 the design and site of the memorial marker. 

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