Keating Introduces Legislation to Establish Memorial for Service Men and Women Protecting Korean Peninsula

Rep. Bill Keating recently introduced The National Korea Defense Service Memorial Bill of 2015 to establish a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington) for all Members of the Armed Forces who have served and died on the Korean Peninsula post the Korean War. Since 1955, after the end of the Korean War, there has been a constant presence of service men and women protecting that area, yet their service is not recognized by the Korean War Contemplative Bench in Arlington, which only honors those who served during the war.

"Currently, there is only a Korea Defense Service Medal. There is no place in our Nation's capital where we recognize all the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice or are still missing in action while defending the Korean Peninsula in the years after the war," said Rep. Keating. "These men and women deserve equal representation with their fellow service members from the Korean War in our nation's most hallowed space. It is my hope that this memorial will be a complement to the Contemplative Bench in Arlington so that all members of our Armed Forces who served in the Korean Peninsula are recognized together."

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