It's been 70 years since Australia's forgotten war, but one small town has never forgotten

abc.net.au/news/korean-war-armistice-70-year-anniversary-veteran-memorial/102645568For Reverend Eojin Lee, remembering the Korean War brings both a sense of pain and pride.

"The Australians who fought in the Korean War, they fought alongside my grandfather for South Korea and my family," Dr Lee said."The Korean War affected many Korean families. As Korean immigrants we want to express our gratitude to the Australians who sacrificed for South Korea." This year was the first time the choir had been able to return to Taree since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Taree RSL sub-branch was one of the first in the state to commemorate the Korean War armistice, highlighting a conflict often overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War.The service, held at the memorial fountain at Club Taree, honoured the 18,000 Australians who served, their families and the Korean people affected by the war.

Without its own government the Korean Peninsula was split along the middle: the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union took control in the north, the US in the south. "There's still trouble there between north and south … it's very hard to solve if one's got everything and the other's got nothing," he said.

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