Special Exhibition > Exhibitions > Special Exhibition 원본 포스터 다운로드 원본 포스터다운로드 Special Exhibition Special Exhibition to Mark UN Forces Participation Day <YOU’RE STILL HERE> July 27th (Sat), 2024 ~ Octpber 27th (Sun), 2024 National Museum of Korean Contemporary History 3rd Floor Price : Free Hours :10:00 – 18:00 Opening hours will be extended to nine o’clock in the evening on Wednesdays and Saturdays. (Last admission is one hour before the closing time.) For additional inquiries call : +82-02-3703-9200 Exhibition Introduction More than 70 years have passed since the outbreak of the Korean War. Our memories today are fading with respect to the many people who suffered through the horrific moments of the war. The efforts and sacrifices of countless individuals were indeed necessary for the flowers of peace to blossom on this land, which was devastated by the tragedy of a fratricidal war. There were those who engaged in desperate life-or-death battles in a country called Korea, a place they had never heard of before they arrived. The UN Soldiers came from different countries but fought as a unified force. There were people who dedicated themselves to the military and civilian victims of the war. Perhaps we have forgotten that the unsung heroes far outnumber the heroes we remember. The Armistice Agreement was signed on July 27, 1953, to temporarily halt the Korean War. The Republic of Korea has designated this dayas UN Forces Participation Day to honor each year the contributions made by the war veterans. May this exhibition serve to remind us that the present prosperity we enjoy is a precious gift resulting from their noble sacrifices. In the Name of the United Nations World War II ended in 1945, and the United Nations was established that same year to ensure global peace and security going forward. Five years later, the Korean War broke out, and the United Nations Command was created under a UN resolution to protect the Republic of Korea. North Korea in an operation code named Storm, launched a surprise attack on South Korea as dawn broke on June25, 1950. North Korea had already secured promises of support from both the Soviet Union and China. The war on the Korean Peninsula was not merely a civil war between the two Koreas. The UN Security Council called on North Korea to return its troops north of the 38th parallel, but this demand was not heeded. The capital city of Seoul fell to North Korean forces within three days, and resolutions proceeded urgently within the UN Security Council. The UN Command was to oversee all operations on the Korean front, with the United States taking overall command.Combat units from 16 countries—United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, France, Philippines, Türkiye, Thailand, South Africa, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ethiopia, and Colombia—were sequentially dispatched to Korea. These forces, united under the United Nations flag, landed on unfamiliar territory UN News 1129 Days of War War is a tragedy for everyone because it takes away everything from them. People lost not only their dwelling places but also their friends, parents, and siblings. The Korean War armistice talks began in July 1951, but the war continued until the Armistice Agreement was signed in July 1953. Civilians had to hit the road as refugees flee just to survive, and soldiers had to wait for the next battle, not knowing if they would die. For those soldiers who survived the battles, the glory of any victory was shadowed by the deaths of comrades and enemies alike. Wallet decorated with US,UN and Korean flags Postage stamp commemorating Korean territorial unification Scarf decorated with the score of “Arirang” Helping Hands of Relief The prolonged war left ever greater numbers of dead and wounded on the battlefield. People made destitute and hungry by the war were vulnerable to malnutrition, tuberculosis and other diseases. The refugee shantytown communities were prone to fires, and the number of burn patients were particularly high there. In a situation where the medical system was woefully inadequate, certain people dedicated themselves to treating the wounded soldiers and rescuing civilian patients. The United Nations issued a resolution to protect world peace and freedom, and the Red Cross fostered its own spirit of helping those in need, prompting Sweden, India, Denmark, Norway, and Italy to dispatch medical support units to Korea during the war. In 1954, Germany also sent a medical support team to aid civilians after the war was over, while the Swedish medical support unit, which arrived in Korea first, continued to provide medical assistance the longest period of all. Some 40 other countries, including Mexico, Vietnam, Switzerland, Argentina, Cuba, and Cambodia, supported Korea with financial as well as material assistance in the form of coal, rice, and medicine. Pamphlet on National Medical Center Swedish Red Cross Field Hospital 1953, Ingvar Svensson Names Etched on a Foreign Land The Republic of Korea is the only country on earth that maintains a United Nations cemetery. UN flags are raised and lowered every day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan to honor those who gave their lives on foreign battlefields. Approximately 2,300 remains are buried here, including those who died in the Korean War, veterans who returned to their home countries and expressed wishes to be buried in Korea upon their deaths, and spouses who wanted to be laid by their side when the time came. In 1955, South Korea permanently donated the UN cemetery site to the United Nations and suggested that it be designated as a sacred ground to commemorate all veterans of UN forces. Consequently, the UN cemetery established by the UN Command in 1951 became the official UN Memorial Cemetery managed by the United Nations. A stone monument, memorial hall, and exhibition hall were additionally built on the site, and annual memorial events are held. The history of the UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea embodies the glory of the UN forces who perished on the battlefield, the sorrows of their surviving families, and the efforts of future generations to remember and honor them. Postage stamp commemoratingthe establishment of the UN Cemetery First envelopes affixed with postage stampcommemorating the establishment of theUnited Nations Cemetery List
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