President [Name] marked National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day on July 27, 2026, honoring the sacrifices of veterans who ended the 1950-1953 conflict. The armistice, signed on July 27, 1953, established the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula. The president noted the war began when North Korean forces invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, prompting a U.S.-led coalition of 22 nations to intervene. Over 135,000 American service members were killed or wounded, with 153 earning the Medal of Honor. The president emphasized the enduring U.S.-South Korea alliance and warned of renewed communist threats globally. The commemoration also acknowledged the 82nd anniversary of the American liberation of Guam, where U.S. forces ended a two-year Japanese occupation in 1944.
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