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Article: Proclamation 7324-50th Anniversary of the Korean War and National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2000.(Transcript)(Brief Article)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
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- June 26, 2000
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June 23, 2000
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 democracy, responded swiftly and decisively. Through the United Nations Security Council, he marshaled international opposition to the invasion and, on June 27, 1950, committed the first U.S. forces to combat in ...
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