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UN Memorial Cemetery, Busan

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Visit UN Memorial Cemetery, the final resting place for 2,300 soldiers and non-combatants killed during the Korean War. A burial ground for United Nations Command casualties, the cemetery represents the only site of its kind in the world, highlighting the international scope of the war on the Korean Peninsula. Permanent memorials--29 in total--stand in the cemetery, with the nationalities of the deceased all represented in separate memorials, displaying symbols of national identity as well as of international cooperation. Plan your visit to UN Memorial Cemetery and a wealth of other attractions, well-known and undiscovered, using our Busan vacation builder.
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  • A very impactful place with the graves of about 40.000 soldiers who died in the Korean war. If your country fought in the war you should definately go and pay respect to the men who died to protect th...  more »
  • The UN memorial cemetery is quite simply the best maintained and beautiful military cemetery in Korea, and is only second to the Punchbowl in the Pacific theater. We visited over Memorial Day weekend,...  more »
  • Excellent place for history buffs. A moving memorial to those who lost their lives during the Korean War. Roses and flowering bushes along with the headstones leave a lasting tribute and impression.  more »
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