A joint resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War and reaffirming the United States-Korea alliance.
PL 111-201 (S.J.Res.32), enacted 07/07/2010

124 STAT. 1371 
PUBLIC LAW 111–201—JULY 7, 2010 
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 penin-
sula 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 des-
ignate 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 oper-
ations 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. 
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 Penin-
sula; 
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 Presi-
dent 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 anniver-
sary 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 commemora-
tive 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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