Senators want to expand Korean War Memorial
Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) want to expand the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington to include a wall of remembrance.
The two senators have introduced legislation to authorize adding a wall which would include the names of U.S. soldiers who died during the war, and the number of troops who were wounded in action, taken as prisoners or are missing in action.
{mosads}The wall of remembrance would also include the number of members from the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, including a division that was stationed with U.S. forces, as well as troops from countries that were under the United Nations Command who were killed in action, wounded in action, are missing in action or were prisoners of war.
Cardin, in a statement, said that while the Korean War Veterans Memorial is a “moving experience … missing are the individual men and women who answered the call to serve this nation during this three-year war.”
Currently the Korean War Veterans Memorial includes roughly 20 statues of U.S. troops, as well as a wall that includes a mural of U.S. service members.
Under the proposal, no taxpayer funds could be used for construction of the remembrance wall.
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas) has introduced similar legislation in the House.
The idea has the support of Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation, which helps preserve and make any renovations to the memorial. The group suggested that the wall would help highlight U.S. service members who were killed in action, are missing in action or were held prisoner.
“While that message is present in a subliminal sense as was intended by the Pool of Remembrance — sadly, that message is not conveyed to those who visit the Memorial,” the foundation says on its website.
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