Korean Consul-General Hong Sang-woo "Republic of Korea will never forget Australia's Korean War veterans"

"The Republic of Korea has never forgotten Australia's Koran War veterans and will never forget them", the Korean Consul-Genral Mr Hong Sang-woo stressed in an exclusive interview with SBS Korean Program to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War.

"대한민국은 호주참전용사를 결코 잊지 않을 겁니다" Source: SBS

June 25, 2020, marks 70 years since war broke out on the Korean peninsula and to mark the sacrifices of the more than 17,000 Australians who served in the conflict, the Consulate Generals of the Republic of Korea in Sydney and Melbourne are running initiatives to “convey gratitude” on behalf of their country.

Run in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Centre Australia and ANZAC Memorial, the ‘Lest Korea Forget’ initiative will see the portraits of eight soldiers feature on the facades of light rail trains in Sydney from June 22 to July 26.

(사진 왼쪽부터) 주 시드니 대한민국 총영사관의 홍상우 총영사, 뉴사우스웨일즈 주정부의 제프 리(Geoff LEE) 다문화부 장관, 호주한국전 참전용사 이안 크로포드(Ian Crawford) 해군 제독 Source: SBS

참전용사 8인의 사진이 부착된 경전철은 향후 5주 동안 시드니 도심을 통과하면서 500만 시드니 시민들에게 6.25 한국전쟁의 숨은 영웅들을 상기시키게 된다. Source: SBS