Moon visits US military cemetery in show of commitment to stronger alliance
Posted : 2021-05-20 23:31
Updated : 2021-05-20 23:45
President Moon Jae-in places a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., Thursday (local time), to pay tribute to fallen soldiers. This was the first stop on the itinerary for his five-day trip to the U.S. that will include a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, Friday. Yonhap
South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, kicking off his official schedule in the United States.
Moon laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the cemetery in northern Virginia, just south of the U.S. capital. The monument is dedicated to fallen American service members whose remains have not been identified, including many killed in the 1950-53 Korean War.