Rodney Frelinghuysen: “I am proud to rise today as a cosponsor of H.J. Res. 86, which recognizes and honors the 50th Anniversary of the Korean…”

“I am proud to rise today as a cosponsor of H.J. Res. 86, which recognizes and honors the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War. It is high time that we stand up and recognize the veterans who fought in this ``Forgotten War,'' both in the Korean Theater and on the homefront. These men and women have no ``Saving Private Ryan'' to stand as a testament to their heroism or to record their contribution to our security and our freedom. They have no spokesman on the national level to bring attention to their attention to their sacrifices, like Senators Dole and McCain have done for World War II and Vietnam. They are, however, no less deserving of our thanks and our gratitude. As it reads on the side of the Korean War Memorial, ``Freedom is not free.'' And no one knows that better than the men and women called upon to serve after the Communist forces invaded South Korea early on the morning on June 25, 1950. In the shadow of a great war and a clear-cut victory, at the start of a period of amazing prosperity at home, America's sons and daughters went to serve half a world away. They ``answered a call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.'' They did so bravely, under adverse conditions, in a conflict that lasted far longer than most people predicted. Over 19,000 Americans were killed in action in Korea. Nearly 800 of those who died in the war called New Jersey home, including over 30 from Morris County.”