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Korea Busan UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea

The United Nations Korea Memorial Cemetery is a sacred ground for the deceased soldiers of UN forces who died in the Korean War. This is the only UN cemetery officially certified by the United Nations.

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Korea Busan UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea

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  1. SOUTH KOREA Busan UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea

  2. Memorial Service Hall The UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea honors UN soldiers from 16 countries and UN aids from five countries that were killed in battle during the Korean War from 1950-1953. It is the only memorial cemetery in the world dedicated to UN soldiers. While the cemetery originally held up to 11,000 graves, most of the fallen soldiers were repatriated at the request of their families, with only 2,300 graves remaining. The serene park spreads across a grassy plain area of 135,000 square meters. Some notable sites and memorials include: Memorial Service Hall, Memorabilia Hall, two Turkish Monuments, Greek Monument, Australian Monument, British Commonwealth Monument and two ponds.

  3. Memorial Service Hall Memorabilia Hall

  4. Prunus 'Kanzan' (Japanese Flowering Cherry)is a flowering cherry cultivar. It was developed in the Edo period in Japan as a result of multiple interspecific hybrids based on the Oshima cherry. It is a deciduous tree that grows to between 1 and 9 metres high with an 8-metre spread.

  5. South Korea is free and prosperous today because of the heroism and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of veterans who fought there

  6. Planted by H.E.Abdullah Gull, President of the Republik of Turkey, 16June 2010

  7. Prunus 'Kanzan’ (Japanese Flowering Cherry)

  8. Oriental magpie (Pica serica)

  9. Oriental magpie (Pica serica) Magpies may be symbols of bad luck in European cultures, but they represent good luck and good news in Korean culture. There is a famous Joseon vase of the magpie with a tiger smoking a pipe, another famous animal in Korea

  10. United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, Busan Metropolitan City, Korea

  11. Pictures: Sanda Foişoreanu Nicoleta Leu Iulian Leu Internet All  copyrights  belong to their  respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu https://www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2023 Sound: Closer - Sam Kim, Kwon Jin-ah, and Jukjae

  12. The song "Closer," featuring Sam Kim, Kwon Jin-ah, and Jukjae, expresses "wishes for a world where you don't have to pray for anyoneto come back." It shows how if everyone comes together, peace is closer to us than we think. "Closer" was the theme song for the 2021 Seoul UN Peacekeeping Ministerial, which was held for two days on July 7-8.

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