Thousands gathered at the Republic of Korea Armed Forces Cemetery on the banks of the Han river to honor their war dead June 6, 1958. The mourners, dressed in crisp white traditional costume, wore medals of their fallen sons, husbands and relatives as they burned incense and prayed at the graves of their lost ones.

Similar services were held throughout Asia's youngest nation in honor of the more than 155,000 who gave their lives to help the Republic of Korea escape the talons of encroaching communism.