Korean War veterans will find their ranks cut by nearly half.

But government officials said the ceremony is to honor the memory of Korean and foreign veterans who sacrificed their lives for peace.

"Here was a Korean veteran, young, energetic and athletic, and yet he found so much value in learning."

Among the 24 remaining players, five were returning Korean War veterans and one other had never played a minute of football in his life.

His mother was an elementary school teacher, and his father is a Korean War veteran.

The trend is the same for Korean War veterans.

According to one top government official, as many as '30,000 Korean veterans are suffering from illness related to their exposure'.

This stone from Korea is given in gratitude by the Korean veterans.

I was in Washington recently and saw the stirring memorial to our Korean War veterans for the first time.

Over 1.5 million Korean War veterans obtained home loans.