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SJ0056LRB104 21023 MST 34936 r

1SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The Korean War began on June 25, 1950 and raged 

3for three bloody years; 1.5 million members of the United 

4States Armed Forces, including thousands from the State of 

5Illinois, answered the call to arms during the war; and

6 WHEREAS, The President of the United States may present 

7Congressional Gold Medals to Korean War veterans in 

8recognition of their contributions while serving under the 

9United Nations Command (UNC), which was the first 

10international unified command in history; and

11 WHEREAS, The purpose of the medals is to express 

12recognition for the exemplary contributions made by all Korean 

13War veterans, both U.S. and allied forces, who demonstrated 

14selfless acts during the conflict; and

15 WHEREAS, The Empire of Japan occupied the entire country 

16of Korea from 1910 until the end of World War II; prior to the 

17official Japanese surrender on August 15, 1945, the U.S. and 

18its allies prepared an arrangement to divide Korea 

19horizontally into two regions, North and South; and

20 WHEREAS, On June 25, 1950, the North Korea Peoples' Army 

21and their allies invaded South Korea; the U.N. Security 

SJ0056- 2 -LRB104 21023 MST 34936 r

1Council adopted a resolution to send U.N. Forces into Korea; 

2on June 27, 1950, President Truman sent U.S. troops as aid 

3under the aegis of the United Nations; in October 1950, the 

4Peoples Volunteer Army of China entered the conflict by 

5encroaching into North Korea; in response, China's ruling 

6party ordered the immediate destruction of the entire 1st 

7Marine Division, the Republic of Korea Army Divisions, and the 

8U.S. Army's 7th Infantry Division, which led to the s