Bill Text: NY J00750 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Celebrating the courage and bravery of New York State's Korean War Veterans and recognizing the men and women who served with dignity and honor on April 26th, 2023

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-21)

Status: (Passed) 2023-04-18 - ADOPTED [J00750 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00750-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 750

BY: Senator SCARCELLA-SPANTON

        RECOGNIZING   April   26,   2023,  as  Korean  War
        Veterans' Day in the State of New York

  WHEREAS, Members of the United States Armed Forces,  who  served  so
faithfully and courageously in wars in which our Nation's freedom was at
stake, as well as in the preservation of peace during peacetime, deserve
the highest commendation of this Legislative Body; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
recognize  April  26,  2023, as Korean War Veterans' Day in the State of
New York; and

  WHEREAS, On  June  25,  1950,  communist  North  Korea  invaded  the
Republic  of Korea with approximately 135,000 troops, thereby initiating
the Korean War; and

  WHEREAS, On June 27, 1950, President Harry Truman ordered the United
States Armed Forces to help the Republic of Korea defend itself  against
the North Korean invasion; and

  WHEREAS,  Hostilities ended in a cease-fire marked by the signing of
the armistice at Panmunjom on July  27,  1953,  although  the  peninsula
still technically remains in a state of war; and

  WHEREAS,  During  the Korean War, approximately 1,789,000 members of
the United States Armed Forces served in theater along with  the  forces
of  the  Republic of Korea and 20 other members of the United Nations to
defend freedom and democracy; and

  WHEREAS, Casualties in the United States  Armed  Forces  during  the
Korean  War  included  54,246  dead (of whom 33,739 were battle deaths),
more than 103,284 wounded, and approximately 8,055 listed as missing  in
action or prisoners of war;

  WHEREAS, The Korean War Veterans Recognition Act was enacted on July
27,  2009,  so that the honorable service and noble sacrifice by members
of the United States Armed Forces  in  the  Korean  War  will  never  be
forgotten; and

  WHEREAS,  President  Barack Obama issued a proclamation to designate
July 27, 2009, as the National Korean War  Veterans  Armistice  Day  and
called  upon  Americans  to display flags at half-staff in memory of the
Korean War veterans; and

  WHEREAS, Since 1975, the Republic of Korea has invited thousands  of
American  Korean  War  veterans,  including  members  of  the Korean War
Veterans  Association,  to  revisit  Korea  in  appreciation  for  their
sacrifices; and

  WHEREAS,  In  the 73 years since the outbreak of the Korean War, the
Republic of Korea has emerged from a war-torn economy into  one  of  the

major  economies in the world and one of the largest trading partners of
the United States; and

  WHEREAS, Today, the Republic of Korea is among the closest allies of
the United States, having contributed troops in support of United States
operations  during the Vietnam War, Gulf War, and operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan, while also supporting numerous United Nations  peacekeeping
missions throughout the world; and

  WHEREAS,  From  the ashes of war and the sharing of spilled blood on
the battlefield, the United  States  and  the  Republic  of  Korea  have
continuously   stood   shoulder-to-shoulder   to   promote   and  defend
international peace and security, economic prosperity, human rights, and
the rule of law both on the Korean Peninsula and beyond; now, therefore,
be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
recognize  April  26,  2023, as Korean War Veterans' Day in the State of
New York.