According to U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska, the Senate unanimously passed the resolution coinciding with the anniversary, which recognizes "important lessons from the war, particularly the imperative of maintaining military readiness in defense of the United States and its allies."
The resolution "honors the bravery, sacrifice, and service of the United Armed Forces and allies who fought to depend" of South Korea and defines the country as a "vital treaty ally and linchpin of peace, security, trade, and democratic values for Northeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific region."
Sullivan, who co-proposed the resolution along with Senators Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, urged that the Korean War be remembered as a "noble war" rather than a "forgotten war," stressing the importance of honoring "the brave Americans who fought, died, and sacrificed to keep another country free," referring to South Korea as one of its "strongest allies today."
The two Koreas technically remain at war since the hostilities of the 1950 war ended with an armistice three years later.
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