master of ceremonies tim nosal: good morningand welcome to today's wreath ceremony, where we will be dedicating this new korean warmemorial in the united nations memorial cemetery in korea. i'm tim nosal, the director of publicaffairs for the american battle monuments commission. i'll serve as master of ceremoniesfor this brief, but appropriate ceremony given the nature of the site. the ceremony willbe relatively short as i mentioned, fitting
The War Memorial of Korea, with the nature of the u.n. cemetery itself.we will start with a series of acknowledgements and remarks by abmc commissioner dr. barbaraleediamonstein-spielvogel following the commissioner we will have chaplain jason knudeson, whowill lead us in a short prayer, which will immediately be followed by a moment of silenceand the playing of "taps." during the playing
of "taps" i ask that you stand and salute,or place your hand over your heart or bow your head as is your custom or service tradition.upon completion of "taps" the ceremony will close, and i ask that we gather around thememorial for photos. the soldiers will be playing the u.n. version of "taps" as is thecustom of the cemetery. ladies and gentlemen, to move the ceremony forward, i introducecommissioner dr. barbaralee diamonstein-spielvogel. abmc commissioner dr. barbaralee diamonstein-spielvogel:a warm if wet welcome to this ceremony to dedicate the significant monument. thank youall for joining us here today. i'm barbaralee diamonstein-spielvogel, a commissioner ofthe american battle monuments commission, the u.s. government agency responsible forthe design and the construction of this memorial.
on its behalf, i welcome you. and on its behalfas well, the commission would like to thank tim nosal for organizing every aspect of thisevent. our special thanks for joining us to deputy chief of mission of the united statesembassy in seoul leslie bassett, ambassador carl spielvogel former u.s. ambassador tothe slovak republic, minister park sung-choon of the ministry of patriots and veterans affairs,ambassador lee kwang-jae, custodian of the united nations memorial cemetery korea, ambassadorkim yeon-kwon, busan vice mayor for international affairs, vice admiral jung ho-seop, of therok navy fleet command, brigadier general stephen e. farman, commander 19th expeditionarysustainment command and chad mcleod representing the southern resident office for the far eastdistrict, u.s. army corps of engineers, and
our very special thanks to all veterans fromall wars especially those that are here from the veterans of foreign wars. it is my privilegeto honor all those responsible for the design, construction and installation of this significantmonument. because of the dedicated and collaborative efforts of those involved, this remarkablememorial exists. our warmest appreciation to each and all of you. to begin with andthe list is long in this collaboration, we would like to cite the far east district ofthe u.s. army corps of engineers, especially mr. ted song and mr. pak sam-kun who managedthis project in korea on behalf of the abmc. thank you to the team of contractors who workedalongside the army corps of engineers and are responsible for the on-site constructionand installation of the monument including
mr. kim joo y and mr. moon jong-seung, withamkor along with mr. ahn sang-chin, and mr. pak myeong-chae, of sunglim engineering & constructionco., ltd. and i'm not sure if he is present here today, but deserving special mentionas well is tyler allen, former director of the american presence post in busan who recommendeda memorial here at the u.n. cemetery. a special thank you also to mr. jon yoo, the currentdirector of the american presence post, who played a central role in this project togetherwith mr. byun jung hwan and the entire presence post team, whose combined efforts completedthis initiative. our genuine appreciation to the eleven commissioners of the unitednations memorial cemetery in korea and the cemetery custodian, ambassador lee kwang-jae,as well as to mr. lay-o g. demay, the director
for international affairs, thank you for yourassistance. and now, most importantly, professor harryrobinson whose work we celebrate today. harry is the gifted, award-winning architect ofthe abmc, former chair of the united states commission of fine arts and a decorated vietnamveteran, who designed this impressive memorial. he is accompanied by his grandson from california,harry maxwell winlock. their presence here today adds further significance to this notableoccasion. many people have come together to initiate, construct and dedicate this veryfine memorial. our deepest appreciation to all involved, including any that may havebeen omitted unintentionally. we gather here to honor the memory of the american, koreanand u.n. troops who fought so bravely during
the korean war and to pay tribute to the braveryand heroism of the many thousands who gave their lives. especially, our american brothersand sisters who served in the korean war. this memorial is dedicated to their valor.the american battle monuments commission is the guardian of america's overseas commemorativecemeteries and memorials. it is our mission to honor the achievements and sacrifices ofthe united states armed forces. since 1923, we have executed this mission by followingthe promise of our first chairman, general of the armies john j. pershing, who said "timewill not dim the glory of their deeds." there are 24 abmc cemeteries outside the unitedstates, which serve as final resting places for more than 131,000 americans. we also memorializenearly 94,000 americans missing in action,
lost at sea, or buried at sea. in additionto the cemeteries we maintain 25 monuments, memorials and markers across the globe. thememorial we dedicate today, our 26th, is the first by the abmc outside the united statesin more than 21 years. here is the third memorial created by abmc commemorating the korean war.the first is situated in honolulu at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific in hawaii,which tells the story of america's 20th century efforts in the pacific. that memorial wasdedicated in 1966. the second is the korean war veterans memorial in washington d.c.,which was dedicated in 1995 and was the site of the very important ceremony led by presidentobama yesterday. 5,720,000 americans served in the military during the korean war from1950 to 1953. 36,574 died in korea. of those
who lost their lives 8,195 are listed as missingin action. their names are engraved in the korean war courts of the missing at the honolulumemorial. the remains of 250 of those individuals have since been located and identified -- partof a u.s. national effort to account for all americans who remain missing in action. itis our profound wish that many more will be found and identified in the hope of providingsome solace and peace to their families.it is to honor all americans who served in thekorean war that we dedicate this memorial today. it is to remember and to reflect onthe values each and every one of them who served in that war stood for and continuesto stand for - honor, freedom and peace -- these values are inscribed on this new united stateskorean war memorial that we dedicate here
today in keeping with general pershing's promisethat "time will not dim the glory of their deeds." thank you all for joining us heretoday. tim nosal: at this time, we'll go ahead andpresent wreaths. and before the commissioner sits down, we will begin with her. on behalfof the american battle monuments commission will present a wreath by dr. barbaralee diamonstein-spielvogel. on behalf of the ministry of patriotism andveteran's affairs minister park sung-choon. on behalf of the veterans of foreign warskorea district acting commander ernest w. lee.on behalf of the american embassy in seoul the deputy chief of mission, leslie bassett.on behalf of
the city of busan, busan vice mayor for internationalaffairs, ambassador kim yeon-kwon. on behalf of the republic of korea, navy fleetcommand, vice admiral jung ho-seop. on behalf of 19th expeditionary sustainmentcommand, commanding officer brigadier general stephen e. farmen.on behalf of far east district, u.s. army corps of engineers, mr. chad mcleod.on behalf of u.s. navy military sealift command and the u.s. army's 837th transportation battalionin busan commander thomas e. plott and lt. col. christopher abbott.on behalf of the u.s. marine corps camp mujuk, lt. col. richard e. walker iii.ladies and gentleman, i will now introduce air force chaplain capt. jason knudeson whowill lead us in a short prayer, which will
be followed by a moment of silence and theplaying of "taps." air force chaplain capt. jason knudeson: iinvite you to pray with me. almighty and loving god our hearts are united today as we gatherto honor the living, remember the fallen and ask for your continued gracious healing inour lives. we are reminded that nearly two million americans left their homes and familiesto serve in a land far away. this was a land of a humble and honorable people. boys andgirls. men and women, who simply desired the god-ordained essentials of honor, freedomand peace. our casualties were severe with over 36,000 dying and even today still morethan 8,000 are unaccounted for. we are so grateful for those who served with honor andcourage to make freedom a reality and peace
possible. and so today it is fitting thatwe would have this witness stone before us to testify to the rock-solid determinationin pursuit of peace of the republic of korea and the united states of america. we alsoremember the many allied nations who sent their young men to defend this great nation.through their sacrificial supply of combat units, and medical and material support, countlesslives were saved. we are honored to have many of these peace-loving nations representedamong us today and we humbly ask for your blessing on each. we remember the many familieswho gave up their loved ones in this war. they have lost that which cannot be returnedand we humbly ask for your gentle healing and ever-present peace to lead them onward.history bears witness to many other nations
and peoples who have established ceremonialstones to specifically mark events that should never be forgotten. when our people ask "whatdoes this stone mean?" may we be quick to tell of the ultimate sacrifices that weregiven on their behalf. and lord we would be remiss if we did not remember the many livesonly 300 miles to our north who still long for true freedom and peace. may this stonenot only remind us of our past and encourage us in our growing friendships today, but maybe a sign of hope for the future, where we look forward to a united korea, where honor,freedom, peace and unity abounds. gracious and loving god in your most sacred and holyname we dedicate this stone and ourselves to you. be glorified in us, and in this dedicationwe pray...amen.
[playing of "taps"]tim nosal: ladies and gentlemen, this concludes the ceremony. thank you for attending today.please remain in the area for photographs at the memorial.[music playing]
master of ceremonies tim nosal: good morningand welcome to today's wreath ceremony, where we will be dedicating this new korean warmemorial in the united nations memorial cemetery in korea. i'm tim nosal, the director of publicaffairs for the american battle monuments commission. i'll serve as master of ceremoniesfor this brief, but appropriate ceremony given the nature of the site. the ceremony willbe relatively short as i mentioned, fitting
The War Memorial of Korea, with the nature of the u.n. cemetery itself.we will start with a series of acknowledgements and remarks by abmc commissioner dr. barbaraleediamonstein-spielvogel following the commissioner we will have chaplain jason knudeson, whowill lead us in a short prayer, which will immediately be followed by a moment of silenceand the playing of "taps." during the playing
of "taps" i ask that you stand and salute,or place your hand over your heart or bow your head as is your custom or service tradition.upon completion of "taps" the ceremony will close, and i ask that we gather around thememorial for photos. the soldiers will be playing the u.n. version of "taps" as is thecustom of the cemetery. ladies and gentlemen, to move the ceremony forward, i introducecommissioner dr. barbaralee diamonstein-spielvogel. abmc commissioner dr. barbaralee diamonstein-spielvogel:a warm if wet welcome to this ceremony to dedicate the significant monument. thank youall for joining us here today. i'm barbaralee diamonstein-spielvogel, a commissioner ofthe american battle monuments commission, the u.s. government agency responsible forthe design and the construction of this memorial.
on its behalf, i welcome you. and on its behalfas well, the commission would like to thank tim nosal for organizing every aspect of thisevent. our special thanks for joining us to deputy chief of mission of the united statesembassy in seoul leslie bassett, ambassador carl spielvogel former u.s. ambassador tothe slovak republic, minister park sung-choon of the ministry of patriots and veterans affairs,ambassador lee kwang-jae, custodian of the united nations memorial cemetery korea, ambassadorkim yeon-kwon, busan vice mayor for international affairs, vice admiral jung ho-seop, of therok navy fleet command, brigadier general stephen e. farman, commander 19th expeditionarysustainment command and chad mcleod representing the southern resident office for the far eastdistrict, u.s. army corps of engineers, and
our very special thanks to all veterans fromall wars especially those that are here from the veterans of foreign wars. it is my privilegeto honor all those responsible for the design, construction and installation of this significantmonument. because of the dedicated and collaborative efforts of those involved, this remarkablememorial exists. our warmest appreciation to each and all of you. to begin with andthe list is long in this collaboration, we would like to cite the far east district ofthe u.s. army corps of engineers, especially mr. ted song and mr. pak sam-kun who managedthis project in korea on behalf of the abmc. thank you to the team of contractors who workedalongside the army corps of engineers and are responsible for the on-site constructionand installation of the monument including
mr. kim joo y and mr. moon jong-seung, withamkor along with mr. ahn sang-chin, and mr. pak myeong-chae, of sunglim engineering & constructionco., ltd. and i'm not sure if he is present here today, but deserving special mentionas well is tyler allen, former director of the american presence post in busan who recommendeda memorial here at the u.n. cemetery. a special thank you also to mr. jon yoo, the currentdirector of the american presence post, who played a central role in this project togetherwith mr. byun jung hwan and the entire presence post team, whose combined efforts completedthis initiative. our genuine appreciation to the eleven commissioners of the unitednations memorial cemetery in korea and the cemetery custodian, ambassador lee kwang-jae,as well as to mr. lay-o g. demay, the director
for international affairs, thank you for yourassistance. and now, most importantly, professor harryrobinson whose work we celebrate today. harry is the gifted, award-winning architect ofthe abmc, former chair of the united states commission of fine arts and a decorated vietnamveteran, who designed this impressive memorial. he is accompanied by his grandson from california,harry maxwell winlock. their presence here today adds further significance to this notableoccasion. many people have come together to initiate, construct and dedicate this veryfine memorial. our deepest appreciation to all involved, including any that may havebeen omitted unintentionally. we gather here to honor the memory of the american, koreanand u.n. troops who fought so bravely during
the korean war and to pay tribute to the braveryand heroism of the many thousands who gave their lives. especially, our american brothersand sisters who served in the korean war. this memorial is dedicated to their valor.the american battle monuments commission is the guardian of america's overseas commemorativecemeteries and memorials. it is our mission to honor the achievements and sacrifices ofthe united states armed forces. since 1923, we have executed this mission by followingthe promise of our first chairman, general of the armies john j. pershing, who said "timewill not dim the glory of their deeds." there are 24 abmc cemeteries outside the unitedstates, which serve as final resting places for more than 131,000 americans. we also memorializenearly 94,000 americans missing in action,
lost at sea, or buried at sea. in additionto the cemeteries we maintain 25 monuments, memorials and markers across the globe. thememorial we dedicate today, our 26th, is the first by the abmc outside the united statesin more than 21 years. here is the third memorial created by abmc commemorating the korean war.the first is situated in honolulu at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific in hawaii,which tells the story of america's 20th century efforts in the pacific. that memorial wasdedicated in 1966. the second is the korean war veterans memorial in washington d.c.,which was dedicated in 1995 and was the site of the very important ceremony led by presidentobama yesterday. 5,720,000 americans served in the military during the korean war from1950 to 1953. 36,574 died in korea. of those
who lost their lives 8,195 are listed as missingin action. their names are engraved in the korean war courts of the missing at the honolulumemorial. the remains of 250 of those individuals have since been located and identified -- partof a u.s. national effort to account for all americans who remain missing in action. itis our profound wish that many more will be found and identified in the hope of providingsome solace and peace to their families.it is to honor all americans who served in thekorean war that we dedicate this memorial today. it is to remember and to reflect onthe values each and every one of them who served in that war stood for and continuesto stand for - honor, freedom and peace -- these values are inscribed on this new united stateskorean war memorial that we dedicate here
today in keeping with general pershing's promisethat "time will not dim the glory of their deeds." thank you all for joining us heretoday. tim nosal: at this time, we'll go ahead andpresent wreaths. and before the commissioner sits down, we will begin with her. on behalfof the american battle monuments commission will present a wreath by dr. barbaralee diamonstein-spielvogel. on behalf of the ministry of patriotism andveteran's affairs minister park sung-choon. on behalf of the veterans of foreign warskorea district acting commander ernest w. lee.on behalf of the american embassy in seoul the deputy chief of mission, leslie bassett.on behalf of
the city of busan, busan vice mayor for internationalaffairs, ambassador kim yeon-kwon. on behalf of the republic of korea, navy fleetcommand, vice admiral jung ho-seop. on behalf of 19th expeditionary sustainmentcommand, commanding officer brigadier general stephen e. farmen.on behalf of far east district, u.s. army corps of engineers, mr. chad mcleod.on behalf of u.s. navy military sealift command and the u.s. army's 837th transportation battalionin busan commander thomas e. plott and lt. col. christopher abbott.on behalf of the u.s. marine corps camp mujuk, lt. col. richard e. walker iii.ladies and gentleman, i will now introduce air force chaplain capt. jason knudeson whowill lead us in a short prayer, which will
be followed by a moment of silence and theplaying of "taps." air force chaplain capt. jason knudeson: iinvite you to pray with me. almighty and loving god our hearts are united today as we gatherto honor the living, remember the fallen and ask for your continued gracious healing inour lives. we are reminded that nearly two million americans left their homes and familiesto serve in a land far away. this was a land of a humble and honorable people. boys andgirls. men and women, who simply desired the god-ordained essentials of honor, freedomand peace. our casualties were severe with over 36,000 dying and even today still morethan 8,000 are unaccounted for. we are so grateful for those who served with honor andcourage to make freedom a reality and peace
possible. and so today it is fitting thatwe would have this witness stone before us to testify to the rock-solid determinationin pursuit of peace of the republic of korea and the united states of america. we alsoremember the many allied nations who sent their young men to defend this great nation.through their sacrificial supply of combat units, and medical and material support, countlesslives were saved. we are honored to have many of these peace-loving nations representedamong us today and we humbly ask for your blessing on each. we remember the many familieswho gave up their loved ones in this war. they have lost that which cannot be returnedand we humbly ask for your gentle healing and ever-present peace to lead them onward.history bears witness to many other nations
and peoples who have established ceremonialstones to specifically mark events that should never be forgotten. when our people ask "whatdoes this stone mean?" may we be quick to tell of the ultimate sacrifices that weregiven on their behalf. and lord we would be remiss if we did not remember the many livesonly 300 miles to our north who still long for true freedom and peace. may this stonenot only remind us of our past and encourage us in our growing friendships today, but maybe a sign of hope for the future, where we look forward to a united korea, where honor,freedom, peace and unity abounds. gracious and loving god in your most sacred and holyname we dedicate this stone and ourselves to you. be glorified in us, and in this dedicationwe pray...amen.
[playing of "taps"]tim nosal: ladies and gentlemen, this concludes the ceremony. thank you for attending today.please remain in the area for photographs at the memorial.[music playing]