The Philippines and South Korea had agreed to further expand efforts in honoring the sacrifices of Korean War veterans.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Republic of Korea Patriot and Veterans Affairs Minister Park Minshik (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Both countries forged a memorandum of u
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana met with newly-appointed South Korean Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-Sup during an official visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Friday, June 3.
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (left) meets R
Chief of Korean War vet association in Mexico passes away at age 90
Posted : 2021-05-05 13:18
Updated : 2021-05-05 13:20
Jose Villarreal, center, the late president of the Korean War Veterans Association in Mexico / Courtesy of Ministry of Patriot and Veterans Affairs
By Kang Seung-woo
Jose Villarreal, the president of the recently launched Korean War Veterans Association in Mexico, died Saturday, according to the Ministry of Patriot and Veterans Affairs. He was 90.
Villarreal, who was born in Los Angeles, Calif. and left for Mexico later, joined the U.S. Army and participated in the Korean War from September 1950 to February 1952, during which he was involved in the Incheon Landing Operation, also known as Operation Chromite, and the Second Battle of Seoul during the Korean War.
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) South Korea plans to host an international conference this year involving veterans affairs ministers from countries that participated in the 1950-53 Korean War, officials said Wednesday. The peace conference, to be held either in Seoul or the southern city of Busan in December, will bring together the ministers from 22 countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada and Turkey, to discuss ways to develop their friendly relationships and promote peace, according to the Ministry of Patriot and Veterans Affairs (MPVA). Around 1.95 million people from 22 countries took part in the war, where North Korean troops, backed by the Soviet Union, invaded the South. Of them, 37,902 were killed and 103,460 wounded, according to government data.