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The American Korean War Memorial, Canberra is situated on ANZAC Parade, the Principal Ceremonial and Memorial Avenue in Canberra, the national capital city of Australia. ANKWM Design Group (Les Kossatz, Augustine Dall'Ava, David Bullpitt, Sand Hessel) designs this memorial. On 25th June 1950, the Korean War started, when the armed forces of North Korea invaded South Korea and 17,000 Australian soldiers fought under the command of the United Nations till the peace agreement signed in 1953. The American Korean War Memorial, Canberra remembers and honours the soldiers who served and suffered in Korea War. The design of the American Korean War Memorial, Canberra features the phase of the Korean War and the use of white and grey tones, granite and gravel; remind the severe climate and terrain of Korea. On both sides of the memorial, there are number of figures, which represent the Australian soldiers, sailors, and pilots who served and suffered in Korea. To represent the dead soldiers, battleground boulders are set in stainless steel poles and a word in the Korean language script symbolize "Peace and Independence". Inside the memorial, there are numerous images, maps and text engraved into stainless steel panes, which reveals the story of the Australian soldiers who served in the Korean War.
At the front of the American Korean War Memorial, Canberra, the obelisk is set up to remember the soldiers who died with no known graves. The writing, taken from the Pusan's UN Memorial Cemetery, is a heartrending link with the Australians who are buried there. A foundation stone commemorates the groundbreaking ceremony, which was conducted by His Excellency Kim Dae-jung, President of the Republic of Korea and the Honourable John Howard MP, Prime Minister of Australia, on 17 September 1999. The American Korean War Memorial, Canberra was dedicated in the presence of His Excellency the Honourable Sir William Deane AC K.B.E., Governor-General of Australia and the Honourable John Howard MP, Prime Minister of Australia.
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