SEOUL, September 22 (AJP) - Three major South Korean defense companies joined the government last week in honoring American veterans of the Korean War.
Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Systems and Hanwha Ocean, in partnership with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, hosted 85 veterans and family members from Sept. 18 to 20 as part of the ministry’s long-running “Revisit Korea Program.”
Established in 1975, the initiative invites U.S. veterans back to the peninsula they once defended, offering a blend of remembrance and reflection on South Korea’s dramatic transformation.
The visitors included Lois R. Guin, 98, a former Navy nurse who served aboard the hospital ship USS Haven, and Robert M. Martinez, 94, a former Army soldier.
Their itinerary featured a tour of Hanwha’s sprawling defense facilities in South Gyeongsang Province, including live demonstrations of the K9 self-propelled howitzer and the Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher, as well as a stop at the group’s shipyard in Geoje, a hub of naval construction.
The ministry also conferred the “Korea-U.S. Alliance Family Award” on five families with multi-generational ties to the alliance. Honorees included the late Raymond Virgil Daly, an Air Force veteran of the Korean War, and his son James E. Daly, who served in South Korea in the 1980s.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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