Commonwealth Veterans Memorial Ceremony
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On May 29th, the UNMCK welcomed 40 Korean War veterans and their family members for the annual Commonwealth Veterans Re-visit Commemoration Ceremony.
Every year a commemoration is held to honor the victory of the Commonwealth soldiers in the Battle of Kapyong (April 23-25, 1951). After the ceremony, the distinguished veterans spent an hour visiting the memorials and grave plots of their respective nations.
Australian
representatives lay a wreath
Canadian
representatives lay a wreath
New
Zealand representatives lay a wreath
British
representatives lay a wreath
Regional Director for Korea's MPVA Mr. Min Byoung-won lays a wreath in honor
of the fallen of the Korean War
Australian representatives pay tribute in front of the Australian Memorial
Canada's Minister of Veterans Affairs, The Honorable Seamus O'Regan, pays tribute at the Canadian Memorial to all Canadians who served in the Korean War
A British Korean War veteran pays his respects at the grave of a fallen
comrade