Medford Veterans' Park Korean War Memorial - Medford, Oregon
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N 42° 18.733 W 122° 51.566
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Korean War memorial dedicated on Veterans Day 2013
Waymark Code: WMJX64
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2014
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This new memorial to Korean War veterans is part of the Medford Veterans Park. The monument is a granite obelisk the includes a message of appreciation from the Korean people and statistics on war casualties. A newspaper article described the dedication ceremony:
"Korean War veterans were given an added remembrance of their toil and sacrifice as a new memorial was dedicated in their honor today.
More than 100 people gathered at Veterans Park near the Medford Armory to honor the nation's warriors, including those who fought communist forces from North Korea and Red Army from China to a stalemate.
Esther Lee Vaziri was a young girl living in Seoul during the hostilities and remembers the difference American servicemen made in defending her country. Today a memorial she donated to the park was dedicated to those who gave their lives during the conflict, those who have since died and those who remain. (Correction: The spelling of Vaziri's first name has been corrected in this story.)
'Through the selfless sacrifice you showed, you're my heroes and the Korean people's heroes,' said Vaziri, who later immigrated to the U.S. and now lives in the Rogue Valley."
— Greg Stiles, Medford Mail Tribune, Nov. 11, 2013
The dedication text on the marker reads:
The people of South Korea are grateful to the American Military for saving our country, democracy and freedom from the tyranny of war.
We honor the American veterans for their selfless acts of service in the face of hostility.
Our hearts grieve for those that were wounded, captured or gave their lives in this battle for freedom.
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