S. Korea to provide 2 mln face masks to Korean War veterans in 22 countries
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is providing 2 million face masks to veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War in 22 countries in an expression of gratitude for their sacrifice, the veterans affairs ministry said Wednesday.
Of the total, 1 million masks will go to the United States whose nationals account for 90 percent of the total foreign veterans who took part in the three-year conflict, according to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.
Their shipments, which began in mid-December, will be completed later this month.
It marks the second major mask provision of masks to the foreign war veterans following another 1 million masks provided to the countries in May.
At that time, 500,000, or half of the total masks, were sent to the U.S.
Around 1.95 million people from 22 countries, including the U.S., Britain, Canada and Turkey, took part in the Korean War. Of them, 37,902 were killed and 103,460 wounded.
The ministry said it will also send 30,000 face masks to 550 independence fighters and their family members living overseas to thank them for their sacrifice to liberate the country from the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule.
scaaet@yna.co.kr
(END)
-
1 BTS, Leenalchi, Jeongmilla sweep prizes at Korean Music Awards
-
2 BTS earns 2nd 'million point' song on Oricon chart with 'Dynamite'
-
3 BTS performs 'BE,' surprise Coldplay cover on 'MTV Unplugged'
-
4 (Yonhap Interview) Jeongmilla: the artist who sings Seoul's blue hill neighborhood in 'CheongPa Sonata'
-
5 BTS' 'Map of the Soul: 7' achieves record high 52nd consecutive week on Billboard 200
-
1 (Yonhap Interview) Jeongmilla: the artist who sings Seoul's blue hill neighborhood in 'CheongPa Sonata'
-
2 U.S. court orders N. Korea to pay US$2.3 bln over 1968 capture of USS Pueblo
-
3 BTS performs 'BE,' surprise Coldplay cover on 'MTV Unplugged'
-
4 BTS earns 2nd 'million point' song on Oricon chart with 'Dynamite'
-
5 'Please Look After Mom' author set to publish new novel after plagiarism row
-
1 BTS, Leenalchi, Jeongmilla sweep prizes at Korean Music Awards
-
2 (LEAD) New virus cases in 300s for 2nd day, cluster infections still worrisome
-
3 Moon says S. Korea ready to talk with Japan anytime, urges separation of history with future-oriented ties
-
4 S. Korea to roll out prototype of first homegrown fighter jet next month
-
5 (LEAD) 'Minari' wins best foreign-language film at Golden Globes