越战纪念墙 竣工近11年后，
山姆大叔才想起了韩战也该有个啥，于是乎，，，，
越战纪念墙
First unveiled on November 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall remains an atypical war monument.
The now completed Vietnam Veterans Memorial was accepted by the President of the United States on November 10, 1984.
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韩战纪念園
Interesting & Fun Facts About Korean War Veterans Memorial：
After the war, when one and a half million Americans returned home, they found U.S to be a country preoccupied with peace and prosperity, not with a war that took place nearly a half a world away.
Thus, the war became known as "The Forgotten War”.
To the Americans, the Korean War was the last thing they wanted to memorialize.
So, the creation of this memorial itself was a great achievement.
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It was only after the conclusion of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that the idea to create such a memorial arose.
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The Korean War Veterans Memorial was authorized by the U.S. Congress (Public Law 99-572) on October 28, 1986.
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The groundbreaking for the Memorial happened on June 14, 1992 and the then President, George H. W. Bush conducted the event.
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On July 27, 1995, the 42nd anniversary of the armistice that ended the war, President Bill Clinton and Kim Young Sam, President of the Republic of Korea, dedicated the memorial to the men and women who served during the conflict.
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