Anchor: On Monday at 11 a.m., the world was asked to “Turn toward Busan,” where Korean War veterans gathered at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery of Korea to honor the fallen soldiers who fought under the UN flag. The annual event in South Korea’s southern port city drew some 800 people, including war heroes and their families from 20 nations.
Kim Bum-soo has more. 

Report:

[Sound bite: A minute of silence, Turn toward Busan]
“Turn toward Busan! Moment of silence. 부산을 향하여 일동 묵념!” 

A minute of silence was observed starting at 11 a.m., with a 21-gun salute in remembrance of the troops killed during the three-year conflict.

An annual commemorative ceremony honoring the sacrifices of United Nations Forces during the Korean War was held Monday at the UN Memorial Cemetery in the southeastern port city of Busan.

This year’s “Turn Toward Busan” event began with the burial of an unknown soldier from the UN Forces, whose remains were found in 2010 in the border county of Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province.

[Sound bite: Chaplain (Col.) Chul W. Kim - US Eighth Army command chaplain]
“Today, we gather at the sacred UN memorial cemetery to honor an unknown soldier, a symbol of countless men and women in uniform in the price tag for our freedom. Despite their diverse backgrounds and personal stories that united under one flag for a common purpose, facing danger with unwavering resolve, they fought for rights and liberties we enjoy today ...” 
 
It was the first burial of unidentified remains at the memorial cemetery since the signing of the Armistice Agreement in 1953.

They belonged to a young man of European descent believed to be between the ages of 17 and 24.

The 53rd Air Demonstration Group of the South Korean Air Force, nicknamed Black Eagles, put on an air show at the event.

Some 800 people, including veterans and their families from 20 countries that sent their troops to support South Korea in the war, were in attendance.

Mary McIntosh, daughter of the late U.S. Marine veteran Melvin Menard, who fought in the Incheon Landing Operation, read a letter of gratitude addressed to her father.

[Sound bite: Mary McIntosh - daughter of the late U.S. Marine veteran Melvin Menard]
“You shed tears as you recalled advancing through the gunfire, finding no one left around you and having to hide among the dead to escape the North Korean soldiers, who were checking for survivors. Then having to lie very still while covering yourself with the body of a fallen Turkish soldier. They are the reason I’m alive. The reason Korea exists, you would say …” 

Since Canadian war veteran Vincent Courtenay first proposed the “Turn toward Busan” event in 2007, it has taken place on Nov. 11 every year.

In her commemorative speech, Veterans Minister Kang Jung-ai expressed deep gratitude and respect for the fallen soldiers, pledging to forever remember their noble sacrifices.
Kim Bum-soo, KBS World Radio News.