Korean Corporations Step Up to Help Maintain Korean War Veterans Memorial

I am not surprised how little US non-profit and corporate support the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC is receiving.  It is called “The Forgotten War” for a reason.  However, it is great to see how much South Korean corporations have stepped up to help the National Park Service maintain the memorial.  With that all said shouldn’t this be something the government should be funding in the first place and not rely on private donations?:

The Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall is often considered one of the most striking of the war memorials, with the seven-foot-tall stainless steel statues of soldiers anticipating combat, and its dark gray granite wall etched with images of those who supported the troops.

While more than 36,000 Americans died in the combat mission in the Korean War, historians often call it the “forgotten war.” And now, with the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation struggling to set up a maintenance fund for the memorial, and to build a Wall of Remembrance, those looking for the necessary financing are feeling forgotten all over again — the only backing is coming from overseas.

“Our greatest support comes from corporate Korea,” said William E. Weber, the chairman of the foundation and a retired colonel in the United States Army who served in the Korean War. “American corporations — forget it.” He said no American corporate entities had committed to supporting the foundation’s efforts to meet its $5 million fund-raising goal.  [New York Times]

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