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This year marks the 71st anniversary of

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the Security co-operation Agreement

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between the United States of America

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and the Republic of Korea .

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I was asked by uh Gene Tulli uh to be

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the keynote speaker today and uh just a

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wonderful event to remember , not only

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the the Korean war veterans , but all

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veterans that have served in our wars .

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Um And especially today to honor those

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still missing in action . Um And so for

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me , it , it was a no brainer , you

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know , we , we , we come here today um

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honor the families and , and , and

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honor our service members uh that have

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all served and of those of missing . So

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within the Alliance of America to uh

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that of Korea , um the

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recognition for such events has taken

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70 years within that 70 years .

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Alliance continued to emphasize the

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importance of those lives dedicated in

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saving the lives and freeing Korea .

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There are many lives that we recognize .

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However , there are not as much

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recognition for those who's never

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return , that remain as missing in

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action . And although there was many

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events that recognizes those who die

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for our cause who return , he thought

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there was a bit of lacking in terms of

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recognize those missing inactions . He

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started this uh in Houston uh fourth

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quarter last year . And within it is an

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event that he felt compelled and

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passionate about this meeting to

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continue and hence the event that he is

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uh leading and memorizing those who is

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missing in action . I attended today's

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event to honor my great uncle Frank

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Ayala Velasco , who was , who's

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currently mi A from the Korean War .

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I've been attending similar events for

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Korean War remembrance since I was 10

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years old with my grandfather . And

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after he passed away three years ago ,

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it's kind of been a self mission . And

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for me and my family to be able to

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attend these events to remember him and

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to remember all the other fallen

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brethren that fought in the Korean War

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alongside him . It's important to bring

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attention to missing veterans . Um ,

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because the families are still

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suffering . Um They have no closure and

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we want them to know that we're working

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tirelessly . Um The United States is

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working tirelessly to bring home their

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loved ones . Um We have new technology

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now that can help identify remains . Um

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And we will never stop and we will

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never forget . Veterans Day is a day to

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thank the veterans for their service .

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And uh to also understand w uh

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try to understand what they go through

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and their sacrifice for , for their

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freedom . If it wasn't for the veterans

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that this country would not be the

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country it is today . And I just

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believe in , uh , all veterans , uh ,

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all services are , are , have made an

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important contribution to this country .

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And I believe that , uh , we must

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recognize them in a way to just thank

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them for what they have done for all of

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us .