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at VA Nursing Homes and those living near Washington, D.C. Also, by hosting
various events for Korean War veterans such as visiting the 1st Marine Division,
which was the US lead effort in the Incheon Landing Operation during the Korean
War, to pay his respects to the Korean War veterans residing in the California
area, the Defense Minister was able to not only uplift the spirit of the ROK–US
alliance, which has continued for over 70 years amid the brutality of war, but also
demonstrated the robustness of the alliance both at home and abroad.
In particular, the Minister’s speech on the "Development of the ROK–US alliance
and establishment of a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula" to an audience
consisting of professors, students, and experts on the Korean Peninsula at the US
National Defense University, which was a first for a ROK Minister of National
Defense, contributed to broadening the audience’s understanding of the security
situation on the Korean Peninsula and the ROK’s defense policies, as well as
enhancing the value and meaning of the ROK–US alliance.

2020 Defense White Paper