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Memorial wall in Ethiopia honors 122 Korean War dead
A memorial wall honoring 122 Ethiopian soldiers was unveiled at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The soldiers belonged to the Kagnew Battalion, sent by Ethiopia to fight in the Korean War.
Ethiopia was the only African country to send ground troops to that war.
The battalion, made up of 3,500 imperial guards, won all 253 battles it fought, but lost 122 soldiers.
The wall names those killed and includes a bronze image of soldiers advancing alongside a lion, a symbol of Ethiopia.
Their remains were reburied near the emperor’s tomb in April after concerns arose that they might be moved from the church grounds.
The unveiling took place alongside an annual international day of remembrance for UN veterans.
Ethiopia unveiled a memorial wall in Addis Ababa honoring 122 members of its Kagnew unit who died in the Korean War.
The unveiling took place at Holy Trinity Cathedral on November 11, local time.
A central bronze plaque depicts a lion, a symbol of Ethiopia, alongside advancing Kagnew troops, with the names of the 122 dead on plaques on either side.
The memorial’s message is inscribed in Korean, English and Amharic.
HD Construction Equipment covered the full cost of building the wall.
- Who
- Ethiopia’s Kagnew unit members who died in the Korean War are being honored.
- What
- A memorial wall bearing the names of 122 dead was unveiled.
- When
- November 11, local time.
- Where
- Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Why
- To honor the 122 Kagnew unit members who died in the Korean War.
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The remains of the fallen were reinterred near the emperor’s tomb after the possibility of moving them outside the cathedral was raised.
The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and HD Construction Equipment signed an agreement to build memorial facilities for United Nations veterans.
The memorial wall was unveiled at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa.
- Honored
- 122 fallen Kagnew unit members
- Location
- Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa
- Unveiling
- November 11, local time
- Construction cost
- Fully funded by HD Construction Equipment
- Kagnew unit record
- Won all 253 battles, according to the article
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What people are saying
Your footsteps were the pride of Ethiopia, and your sacrifice became the freedom of the Republic of Korea. May you rest forever in the embrace of Holy Trinity Cathedral.