HD Construction Equipment Builds 'Ethiopia Wall of Remembrance' for Korean War Fallen in Ethiopia

Names of 122 Fallen Soldiers Inscribed... Full Construction Costs Covered
Plans Training Center for Local Youth, Including Veterans' Descendants, in Construction Equipment Operation and Maintenance

HD Construction Equipment has built a memorial honoring Ethiopian veterans who fought for Korea during the Korean War.

The "Ethiopia Memorial Wall," built in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by HD Construction Equipment and the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs to honor those who fell in the Korean War. HD Construction Equipment

HD Construction Equipment said Wednesday that it held an unveiling ceremony for the "Ethiopia Wall of Remembrance" at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital. The wall honors 122 Ethiopian soldiers who died in the Korean War.

Attendees included HD Construction Equipment President Mun Jaeyoung; Lee Seungjin, director of international veterans affairs cooperation at the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs; Koo Hong-seok, South Korea's ambassador to Ethiopia; officials from Ethiopia's Ministry of Defense; and veterans and their families.

The memorial was built under an agreement signed in May by HD Construction Equipment and the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs to build memorial facilities for UN veterans. The two sides selected Ethiopia as the first site, and HD Construction Equipment covered the full construction cost. The facility was completed in about five months.

Nameplates bearing the names of the 122 Ethiopian soldiers who died in the Korean War have been installed on the Wall of Remembrance. Messages of gratitude and remembrance are inscribed in Korean, English, and Amharic, Ethiopia's official language. Bronze plaques also depict the lion, a symbol of Ethiopia, and members of the Kangnyu Unit marching into battle.

Ethiopia was the only African country to send ground troops during the Korean War. About 3,500 members of the Kangnyu Unit, composed of imperial guards, took part in the war, and 122 of them were killed.

HD Construction Equipment is also working to establish a center to train local young people, including descendants of veterans, in the operation and maintenance of construction equipment. The company plans to work with local organizations to develop skilled workers and help create jobs.

"I hope the Wall of Remembrance will serve as a place to remember the noble sacrifice of Ethiopian veterans who gave their all for the Republic of Korea and to pass on their spirit to future generations," said Mun Jaeyoung, president of HD Construction Equipment. "We will contribute to Ethiopia's industrial and economic development through ongoing cooperation, including by training young skilled workers."

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