Wednesday, April 24, 2019

UN Cemetery in Busan, Korea (6. April, '19)

After going to church in Busan and having lunch together with the other church members, I decided I wanted to walk around somewhere nice. It was such a beautiful day. I hadn't experienced such a sunny, warm, inviting day in long a while.
Conveniently for me, I happened to be a few blocks from the UN Memorial Cemetery. Sure, it's not the happiest place in Busan. However, I was told it was pleasant and scenic. "Pleasant and scenic" was just what I wanted for a day like that.

I took a ton of pictures, and I'll try to not inundate this page too much (too much).

Entrance






Graves



One of the 2 plaques in Colombia's plot.

The inscription states: "Nowhere is far for a Columbian to die for liberty."



The only plaque in Norway's plot.

Sadly, one of many.

From the Philippines

From Thailand



The only grave with a portrait.

More Memorials

New Zealand's memorial to her fallen.


From Turkey
   


I've taken pictures of all the names, but I'll only include the ones that can be read (clearly) below.





From Canada




From the US of A.



The youngest to die in the Korean War: 17-years-old.










From the front-ish

From the back

Three (+/-) full columns of "Unknown."

Final Summary













Short basic info on the UN Memorial Cemetery.


Below is a video slide-show I made of the pictures I took at this place.

Freedom isn't free.

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