We honor the American and United Nations forces that fought bravely to defend 
freedom on the Korean peninsula. They served selflessly and answered the call
to defend a country they never knew, and people they had never met.

Koreans are eternally grateful for the American veterans of the Korean War.
Many of our servicemen and women have since passed away, ​both at war
and at home, and aging veterans are fading away.

For this reason, the Orange County Korean War Veterans Memorial Committee
has resolved to build a monument to memorialize the noble will and sacrifice of the
men and women who fought in the Korean War while many of them are still with us.