Dedicated June 24, 2000. This monument was dedicated to the men and women of South Carolina who served in the Korean War. The inscription on the monument's plaque reads, "On the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the war, the grateful citizens of South Carolina dedicate this memorial to those men and women and their families in remembrance of the sacrifices they made. This monument features a sculpture of a soldier walking up a hill, dressed in a rain poncho being blown forward by a gust of wind and carrying his bayonet. The official crests of all five branches of the military - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard - are set in bronze in the stone around the statue. 82,000 Palmetto State residents served in what has been called "The Forgotten War." Of that number, 26,000 served in the Far East, 1327 were wounded and 472 perished. These South Carolinans, part of the silent generation, are not forgotten! At the outset of "The Cold War," they fought against expansive communist regimes, thereby expressing a deep commitment to ideals envisioned in the charter of the United Nations. On the 50th Anniversary of the beginning of the war, the grateful citizens of South Carolina dedicate this memorial to those men and women and their families in remembrance of the sacrifices they made.