ARMISTICE AGREEMENT ENDS KOREAN CONFLICT
Panmunjom (JFK+50) On July 27, 1953, an armistice agreement was reached by representatives of North and South Korea, the Peoples Republic of China and the United States. The armistice ended the conflict in which the U.S. lost 54,246 dead while the United Nations dead were 628,833.
The terms of the agreement included the establishment of a committee to decide the fate of prisoners of war on both sides. It also provided for a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea.
In July 1951, Congressman John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts gave his views on a settlement in Korea. At the time there was discussion about the desirability of continuing the fighting until the North Koreans agreed to accept a dividing line 100 miles north of the 38th Parallel.
JFK said he believed the United States should accept a line "a few miles north" of the 38th Parallel and offer South Korea a guarantee that if invaded there would be "a general war."
On July 27, 1995, the KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL was dedicated by President Bill Clinton and Kim Young Sam, President of the Republic of Korea.
The memorial is located in West Potomac Park just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.
Panmunjom (JFK+50) On July 27, 1953, an armistice agreement was reached by representatives of North and South Korea, the Peoples Republic of China and the United States. The armistice ended the conflict in which the U.S. lost 54,246 dead while the United Nations dead were 628,833.
The terms of the agreement included the establishment of a committee to decide the fate of prisoners of war on both sides. It also provided for a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea.
In July 1951, Congressman John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts gave his views on a settlement in Korea. At the time there was discussion about the desirability of continuing the fighting until the North Koreans agreed to accept a dividing line 100 miles north of the 38th Parallel.
JFK said he believed the United States should accept a line "a few miles north" of the 38th Parallel and offer South Korea a guarantee that if invaded there would be "a general war."
On July 27, 1995, the KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL was dedicated by President Bill Clinton and Kim Young Sam, President of the Republic of Korea.
The memorial is located in West Potomac Park just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Washington, D.C.
July 14, 2003
Photo by John White
