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Korean War memorial dedicated for Hall veterans
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Sunny Kim, President of Good Neighboring Foundation, speaks Saturday morning during the Korean War monument memorial service at Rock Creek Veterans Park. Park presented a $14,500 check from the “Korean-American community in Georgia” to the Korean War Veterans of Georgia toward the memorial during a July ceremony at the Gainesville park.
The Korean War Veterans of Georgia unveiled and dedicated a memorial Saturday at Rock Creek Veterans Park in Gainesville at in honor of 11 men from Hall County who died nearly 60 years ago in the war. Though, the Korean conflict sometimes referred to as the “forgotten war,” the 11 men won’t be forgotten. Instead, their names and legacies are enshrined into Gainesville’s history forever.