IV 
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. KIL-
DEE, 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 Serv-
ices, 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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•HCON 52 IH 
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 dec-
laration 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 Peo-
ple’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 sabo-
tage and assassinate the government officials of the Re-
public 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 cross-
ing through the demilitarized zone; 
Whereas since the armistice was signed, more than 40,000 
armistice violations have occurred, many of which af-
fected 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 observa-
tion helicopter and killed Chief Warrant Officer David 
Hilemon and held Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Hall cap-
tive 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 ex-
posure 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 de-
militarized 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 Ko-
rean 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 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that an ap-
propriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington 
National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial 
marker, to be paid for with private funds, 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, if the 
Secretary of the Army has exclusive authority to approve 
the design and site of the memorial marker. 
Æ 
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