IT IS sometimes described as the forgotten war, but the men who fought in the Korean War will always remember the sacrifice of their fallen mates and the hardships they all endured.
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A commemorative service to mark the 63rd anniversary of a ceasefire that brought hostilities to a close on the Korean Peninsula in 1953 will be held in Wagga’s Victory Memorial Gardens on Wednesday.
Australia was part of a United Nations contingent that fought for South Korea against communist forces from North Korea and China between 1950 and 1953.
Some 339 Australians, including 44 from the Riverina, died in the conflict that ended with an armistice signed on July 27, 1953.
The commemorative service – to be held at the Korean War memorial – will start at 11am and will include a keynote address by two pupils from Mater Dei Primary School, wreath laying, prayers, the Ode of Remembrance and The Last Post.
If the weather is bad, the service will be conducted under the pavilion in the gardens.
There will be a free morning tea in the gardens after the service, but in the event of rain the function will be moved to the Wagga RSL sub-branch building in Dobbs Street.
