Exhibition honors heroes of Korean War

Against the backdrop of escalating regional security anxieties and a booming domestic arms export industry, Korea’s defense establishment is turning its focus to the human cost of the conflict that defined its borders. LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A), a major player in the nation's defense industry, opened a striking photography exhibition at the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan. Marking both the company’s 50th anniversary and Korea’s designated Patriots and Veterans Month in June, the exhibition offers a somber, artistic look at the aging faces of those who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War. Titled "Remember, Respect, Reconnect," the exhibition functions less as a corporate celebration and more as an urgent historical archive. It features intimate portraits of surviving international veterans and their families, captured by two distinct documentary photographers. Rami, an artist leading the "Project-Soldier" initiative, has spent years traveling globally to document U.N. veterans. A recent trip to New Zealand in March was directly sponsored by the defense contractor. ComplementiWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times