This image, provided by the veterans ministry on April 20, 2023, shows Korean War heroes to be featured in a video to be aired in New York’s Times Square through May 3.
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A video honoring notable U.S. and South Korean veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War started airing in New York’s Times Square on Thursday, the veterans ministry said, as the two countries celebrate the 70th anniversary of their alliance.
The 30-second video will be shown periodically on two electronic billboards at Times Square through May 3, as President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to travel to Washington next week for a state visit.
American war heroes featured in the video include Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who served as the commander of the U.N. forces that fought with the South; Air Force Col. Dean Elmer Hess, who helped airlift around 1,000 war orphans in Seoul to safety; Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr.; and Korean American Army Col. Kim Young-oak.
It also honors two U.S. father-son pairs — Gen. James Alward Van Fleet, commander of the 8th Army from 1951-53, and his son Air Force Capt. James Alward Van Fleet Jr., who went missing after a bombing mission, as well as military chaplain William Earn Shaw and his son Navy Lt. William Hamilton Shaw, who died during a mission in Seoul.
A 30-second video honoring notable U.S. and South Korean veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War is displayed on an electronic billboard in New York’s Times Square on April 20, 2023, in this photo provided by Samsung Electronics. The video will be periodically shown on two electronic billboards operated by Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics from April 20 to May 3, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the South Korea-U.S. military alliance.
The South Korean war heroes featured are Gen. Paik Sun-yup, commander of the 1st Division, and Air Force Gen. Kim Doo-man, the armed service’s first pilot to achieve 100 sorties, as well as Army Col. Kim Dong-seok and Marine Corps Col. Park Jung-mo, who both took part in operations to retake Seoul.
The war heroes were chosen jointly by the ministry and the ROK/US Combined Forces Command. ROK stands for the Republic of Korea, the South’s official name.
(Yonhap)
