Article: Office of the Press Secretary -- 50th Anniversary of the Korean War and National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2000.

M2 PRESSWIRE-26 June 2000-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- 50th Anniversary of the Korean War and National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2000 (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

Fifty years ago, on June 25, 1950, armed forces from North Korea shattered the peace in the Land of the Morning Calm as they crossed the 38th Parallel and launched an invasion of South Korea. The communist forces advanced rapidly and, at the outset, appeared close to easy victory. President Truman, recognizing the threat to our South Korean allies and their ...

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