the korean war veterans memorial After World War II American soldiers were welcomed home with victory parades and celebrations Eight years later when the soldiers came home from the Korean War hardly anyone noticed They came home from the Forgotten War Over thirty years after the war many people felt that the Korean War veterans deserved to be honored The Korean War Veterans Memorial KWVM was built as a tribute to the American men and women who served in the Korean War The KWVM is located on the National Mall The National Mall is two miles of land between the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol in Washington D C 4
One and a half million Americans served in the Korean War 5
the korean war Following World War II representatives from 50 countries met to form the United Nations The group planned to work together to encourage peace in the world The United States played an important role in forming that group On June 25 1950 the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea North Korea attacked the Republic of Korea South Korea The United States and other members of the United Nations decided to help South Korea 6
Congress Sea of Okhotsk U S S R Sea of Japan East Sea North Korea Japan South Korea Yellow Sea East China Sea China India Nepal Taiwan Bhutan Pakistan Burma Philippines Laos Bay of Bengal Vietnam Thailand The Korean War was the first war the United States fought by order of the president not by order of
