U.S. exhibition honors Korean independence hero Kim Koo A three-month exhibition at Washington’s Old Korean Legation marks the 150th anniversary of Kim Koo’s birth and highlights his role in Korea’s independence movement. 2026.6.24
Korea to mark 100th anniversary of student-led independence movement against Japan's colonial rule Korea will hold an event later this week to mark the centennial anniversary of the June 10 movement, a key student-led independence movement during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule. 2026.6.9
Late Korean, French veterans named Korean War heroes of May The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs appointed the late staff sergeant Kim Young-deok and late French Army Lt. Col. Ralph Monclar as the Korean War heroes of May in recognition of their service during the 1950-53 Korean War on Thursday. 2026.4.30
Veterans Ministry to fly national flags at half-mast to mourn two firefighters who died in line of duty The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs will hoist the national flags at half-mast on Tuesday at its offices and national cemeteries across the country to pay respects to two firefighters killed in a warehouse fire earlier this week. 2026.4.14
Wounded warrior vows to support vets as vice minister Vice Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs nominee Lee Hee-wan, a Navy officer who lost a leg in a naval skirmish against North Korea in 2002, said he would establish a system that repays veterans for their dedication to the country. 2023.12.7
Yoon pledges more support for overseas Koreans at launch of new agency President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged to better protect and serve the needs of some 7.5 million Koreans living outside the country in a ceremony to launch the new Overseas Koreans Agency in Songdo, Incheon, on Monday. 2023.6.5
[Heroes from afar] Korea's previously unheralded war veterans gaining recognition Walking into Kim Jung-soo's room in Bucheon is like walking into a small research center on the Korean War. Ask any question about the 1950-53 conflict, and the 91-year-old veteran will pull out a book, binder or photo album and point to a... 2020.10.18
![Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kwon Oh-eul speaks during an event commemorating student independence activists in Gwangju on Nov. 3. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12516848.jpg?imageId=12516848&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![People lay flowers at a funeral home in Wando County, South Jeolla, on April 13 to pay their condolences to two firefighters killed in a cold storage warehouse fire. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12593294.jpg?imageId=12593294&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Lee Hee-wan pays tribute to lieutenant commander Yoon Yeong-ha, who died during the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong, a naval skirmish against North Korea in 2002, at the National Cemetery in Daejeon in June 2015. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10953141.jpg?imageId=10953141&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![President Yoon Suk Yeol, center left, presents Lee Key-cheol, center right, the inaugural head of the new Overseas Koreans Agency, with a signboard during the opening ceremony launching the new agency in Songdo, Incheon, Monday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10323736.jpg?imageId=10323736&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Sam-duk speaks with the Korea JoongAng Daily at the ministry's branch office in Seoul on Oct. 7. [PARK SANG-MOON]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12445216.jpg?imageId=12445216&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)