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KoreanKorean War Veterans Drive (Queens) Present name:Memorial Drive Location:The extension of 108th Street between Forest Park Drive and the intersection of Park Lane South and Myrtle Avenue Honoree: This designation marked the approaching 50th anniversary of the 1953 Korean Armistice. From 1950 to 1953, millions of Americans fought to, “defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.” Tens of thousands of United States veterans died on the battlefield, more than 100,000 were wounded, and thousands are still unaccounted for. LL:2003/34 Korean War Veterans Way (Staten Island) Present name:None Location:At the northeast corner of Vespa Avenue and Arden Avenue Honoree: This co-naming honors the veterans who fought in the Korean War. (Ignizio) LL:2013/131 |
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