The Philippines participated in the Korean War.
“You warriors with a spirit of passion that is bright and burning like the sun!
To the 468 noble souls who shed blood to protect the peace and freedom of the Republic of Korea, God’s blessings will last forever!”
(The Filipino Korean War Veterans Monument, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do)
The monument to the participation of the Philippine Army was erected on October 2, 1974. Written by President Park Chung-hee, the figure of 50 sculpts on the front of the monument expresses the folk culture of the Philippines.
When the Korean War broke out, the Philippines dispatched 1 battalion of ground forces to the first battalion at the request of the United Nations, despite the difficult circumstances that had only been four years since its establishment as an independent country (independence on July 4, 1946). This was the third in the world after the United States and Britain, and the first in Asia. The Philippine Army Combat Battalion arrived at Busan Port on September 19, 1950 and conducted a 10-day local adaptation training. From October 1, they were assigned to the US 25th Division and carried out guerrilla sweeping operations in the Waegwan and Gimcheon areas and protected the main supply route.
The battalion was attached to the US 3rd Division at the Battle of Yuldong-ri, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do in April 1951 and repulsed a Chinese Communist force of one battalion size. Then, in May 1952, in the outpost at Yeoncheon Irigoji, they repulsed the staggering attack of the 117th Division of the Chinese Communist Army in a hand-to-hand battle. In the fierce battle for the highlands before the ceasefire, they defended Baekseoksan Mountain and Christmas Hill, contributing greatly to creating favorable conditions for a ceasefire. Even after the armistice on July 27, 1953, the battalion provided security to the UN Command and carried out civil operations to rebuild Korea, but withdrew on May 13, 1955.
As such, the Philippines dispatched 7,420 combat troops from 5 battalions over 5 years to protect the Republic of Korea, resulting in 112 killed, 299 wounded, and 57 missing and prisoners of war. The noble spirit of the Filipino veterans who showed their indomitable fighting spirit in the war in a foreign country will be remembered forever in the hearts of our people. But, ironically, when I attended the Philippine Military University in 1998 and when I became the commander of the dispatched unit in 2014, except for some intellectuals, the residents did not know that the Philippines had dispatched troops to Korea, so I had to explain.
When ARAW Unit arrived in the Philippines to recover from typhoon damage on December 28, 2013, the 8th Division of the Philippine Army was recovering from typhoon damage. This unit was the 8th Division of the Philippine Army, and subordinate battalions were alternately dispatched during the Korean War. During the dispatch period, we developed friendship through frequent visits to each other's units, and they actively supported the disaster recovery operation by providing our unit with a guard unit and an engineer battalion.
The Philippine Defense Chief of Staff General Bausta, who visited the ARAW Unit, gave the following speech :“Just as the Philippine Army remained until the last to carry out civil operations during the Korean War, only the Korean Army remained after the Haiyan Typhoon to provide genuine help. there is. In addition, the ROK Army raised the status of the Philippine Army through joint operations with the Philippine Army. In particular, when I saw the members of the ARAW unit who truly respected the Korean War veterans, I was reminded of my father, who was a Korean War veteran, and I burst into tears.”
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