,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajab  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,june #bb1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,bera 7for himself and ,mr4   
,yoho7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #gjth    
anniversary of the outbreak of the      
,korean war and the transformation of   
the ,united ,states-,korea alliance into
 a mutually beneficial1 global          
partnership4  ,whereas ,june #be1 #bjbj1
 marks the #gjth anniversary of the     
outbreak of ,korean war when the ,armed 
,forces of the ,democratic ,people's    
,republic of ,korea 7,north ,korea7     
attacked the ,republic of ,korea 7,south
 ,korea7 on ,june #be1 #aiej2 ,whereas  
the ,united ,nations ,security ,council 
adopted ,resolution #hc on ,june #bg1   
#aiej1 recommending ,members of the     
,united ,nations furnish assistance to  
the ,republic of ,korea and ,resolution 
#hd on ,july #g1 #aiej1 recommending    

members make military forces and other  
assistance available to a unified       
command under the ,united ,states of    
,america2 ,whereas1 on ,july #bg1 #aiec1
 an ,armistice ,agreement was signed by 
,united ,states ,army ,lieutenant       
,general ,william ,harrison1 ,jr41      
representing the ,united ,nations       
,command with the ,korean ,people's     
,army and the ,chinese ,people's        
,volunteer ,army to ensure a complete   
cessation of hostilities and of all acts
 of armed force in ,korea until a final 
peaceful settlement is achieved2        
,whereas the ,armistice ,agreement      
remains in force today and that by its  
terms has neither formally ended the    
,korean war nor constituted a permanent 
settlement of peace on the ,korean      
,peninsula2 ,whereas1 on ,october #a1   
#aiec1 the ,mutual ,defense ,treaty     
,between the ,united ,states and the    
,republic of ,korea 7#e ,,ust #bcfh7 was
 signed in ,washington with ratification
 advised by the ,senate on ,january #bf1

 #aied1 and remains in force today to   
strengthen their efforts for collective 
defense for the preservation of peace   
and security2 ,whereas during the       
,korean war1 #a1ghi1jjj ,united ,states 
soldiers1 sailors1 airmen1 and marines  
served in theater1 #cf1egd paid the     
ultimate sacrifice with their lives in  
defense of freedom in the ,republic of  
,korea1 and over #g1ejj ,united ,states 
servicemembers remain classified by the 
,department of ,defense as missing in   
action2 ,whereas1 on ,october #g1 #bjaf1
 ,h4,r4 #adge1 entitled the ,korean ,war
 ,veterans ,memorial ,wall of           
,remembrance ,act1 was introduced in    
,congress by ,representative ,sam       
,johnson of ,texas and became ,public   
,law #aad-bcj2 ,whereas according the   
,house ,report #aad-dcc to accompany    
,h4,r4 #adge1 ,h4,r4 #adge authorizes a 
,wall of ,remembrance to be added to the
 ,korean ,war ,veterans ,memorial with  
the names of those that died in theater1
 are listed as missing1 or prisoners of 

war1 and would also list the number of  
members of the ,korean ,augmentation to 
the ,united ,states ,army 7,,katusa7    
that were killed in action1 wounded in  
action1 prisoners of war1 or are listed 
as missing in action2 ,whereas the      
,korean war is no longer ,the ,forgotten
 ,war but ,the ,forgotten ,victory and  
,june #be1 #aiej1 is considered the     
symbolic start of the ironclad ,united  
,states-,korea alliance that was forged 
in blood2 ,whereas in the #gj years     
since the outbreak of the ,korean       
conflict1 the ,united ,states-,korea    
alliance has transformed itself from a  
security relationship into a            
comprehensive global partnership2       
,whereas the ,republic of ,korea is     
considered one of the greatest success  
stories in the post-,world ,war ,,ii era
 and constitutes one of the lynchpins of
 ,united ,states foreign policy in      
,northeast ,asia2 ,whereas the ,united  
,states and the ,republic of ,korea have
 stood shoulder to shoulder in all four 

major conflicts the ,united ,states has 
faced since the ,korean war while       
maintaining peace on the ,korean        
,peninsula2 ,whereas this partnership   
has contributed to regional and global  
prosperity through the shared values of 
democracy1 free market economy1 human   
rights1 and the rule of law2 ,whereas it
 is in the national interest of the     
,united ,states to maintain its forward 
deployed presence in the ,republic of   
,korea through ,united ,states ,forces  
,korea 7,,usfk71 a premier ,joint ,force
 that is well led1 disciplined1 trained 
and ready to ,fight ,tonight and win2   
,whereas the #gj-year transformation of 
the ,united ,states-,korea alliance into
 a mutually beneficial partnership has  
recently led to important coordination  
and cooperation in confronting global   
pandemics including ,h#a,n#a in #bjji1  
and ,,covid-#ai in #bjbj2 ,whereas the  
,republic of ,korea has made significant
 contributions to the global community  
in combating and containing ,,covid-#ai1

 including the manufacture and export of
 ,reverse ,transcription ,polymerase    
,chain ,reaction 7,,rt-,,pcr7 test kits 
to the ,united ,states ,government and  
various ,states2 ,whereas1 on ,may #h1  
#bjbj1 the ,republic of ,korea donated  
#ejj1jjj masks to be distributed to     
,korean war veterans throughout the     
,united ,states1 including the ,navajo  
,nation1 in a gesture of gratitude and  
in commemoration of the #gjth           
anniversary of the outbreak of the      
,korean war2 and ,whereas1 on ,may #aj1 
#bjbj1 the ,republic of ,korea donated  
#b1jjj1jjj masks to the ,united ,states 
to help fill shortages in hospitals most
 impacted by ,,covid-#ai3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 commemorates the
 #gjth anniversary of the start of the  
,korean war and the beginning of the    
,united ,states-,republic of ,korea     
alliance2  7#b7 honors the men and women
 of both the ,united ,states and        
,republic of ,korea who have committed  

and sometimes sacrificed their lives for
 the alliance during the ,korean war and
 in subsequent conflicts2  7#c7         
reaffirms the role the alliance plays in
 ensuring peace and stability in ,asia  
and the world2  7#d7 celebrates the     
close and continuing ties between the   
people and governments of the two       
nations2  7#e7 commends the lifesaving  
cooperation between the ,republic of    
,korea and the ,united ,states during   
the ,,covid-#ai pandemic at each        
country's moment of need2 and  7#f7     
recommits the ,united ,states to        
ensuring the relationship between the   
,united ,states and ,republic of ,korea 
continues to grow and thrive into the   
foreseeable future4