Bucks County Memorial Service To Remember 'The Forgotten War'

DOYLESTOWN, PA — A memorial service commemorating the 70th anniversary of the 1953 armistice and cease-fire that ended the Korean War will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Bucks County Korean War Memorial in Doylestown.

The event will honor and remember the Bucks County residents who died on the battlefields of Korea during three years of continuous fighting.

Beginning at noon, the ceremonies will include a roll call of Bucks County’s honored dead, the placement of a rose on the memorial for each of those honored dead, the laying of wreaths, a rifle salute, and taps.

In attendance will be a U.S. Marine Corps color guard, Korean War veterans, family members of those who died in Korea, members of the general public, consuls from the Republic of Korea, and members of the Korean-American community, including a Korean American children’s choir that will perform several Korean folk songs.

The Bucks County Korean War Memorial, located on the grass area in front of the former courthouse at 55 E. Court Street in Doylestown, was dedicated in June 2000 to pay tribute to Bucks County’s Korean War dead. On it are inscribed the names of those 38 local men, who gave their lives helping to repel Communist aggression. It was the first Korean War memorial constructed in eastern Pennsylvania.

During the three years of warfare - June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953 - more than 38,000 members of the American military died on Korea's battlefields, and an additional 102,000 were wounded, many of them dying later from their wounds. Today nearly 8,000 are still listed as missing in action.

“Korean War Armistice Day” commemorations have been officially recognized in proclamations by Presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden.

Families and friends of the honored dead who wish to participate in the memorial ceremony can obtain additional information by calling 215-630-7841.