Remember 727 | program

RemembeR

727 Never Forget. Honor Veterans & Hope for Peace

8th

annual armistice day peace concert & vigil July 25, 2015 | 6pm - 8pm Candlelighting at 7:27pm Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Evening to Reflect on our Past, Present & Future through Remembrance, Recognition & Reconciliation. 기억, 인정, 화해 - 우리의 과거, 현재와 미래를 생각하는 밤

Emcees: Sam Yoon, Council of Korean Americans, and Jennifer Yoo, Voice of America 6:00 | R E M E M B E R A N C E | 과거 PERFORMANCES AT THE REFLECTING POOL

by Ethio-American Eskista Group and KAYPA (Korean American Youth Performing Artists) PROCESSION TO KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL FOR WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY Scottish-American Military Society and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY Remarks by Del. Mark Keam, Virginia House of Delegates, Ralph Wallace, US Navy (Retired), Scottish-American Military Society William Hwang, National Unification Advisory Council (NUAC), Washington DC , Sojung Lim, Korean American Association of the Washington Metropolitan Area (KAAW), Henry Choi, Korean American Scholarship Foundation (KASF), Ben Hur, Korean American Foundation-Greater Washington, David Lee, Korean American Public Affairs Committee (KAPAC), Peter Shin, League of Korean Americans (LOKA), Linda Han, Global Hanin Yundae, Suzanne Kim Doud Galli, Korean Women’s International Network (KOWIN-DC), Paula Park, World OKTA, Washington-DC, Oak-soon Kim, The Federation of Korean Associations, USA, Sang Yi, candidate for Virginia House of Delagates, Yeshitila Araya, Ethiopian Heritage Society of North America

6:25 | R E C O G N I T I O N | 현재 NATIONAL ANTHEM Ross & Evan SAMS Color Guard & (Salute by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary) SPECIAL REMARKS Director David Do, DC Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA) Sergeant Ashenafi Kebede,(Korean War Veteran) Former Imperial Ethiopian Bodyguard Derrick Dockery, former NFL player and founder of Yellow Ribbons United Mary Hiatt,Me & Korea (Korean War orphans/Korean adoptees) Chahee Stanfield, Divided Families Coalition With Performances by Ethio-American Eskista Group and KAYPA

7:27| RECONCILIATION | 미래 CANDLELIGHTING led by Friends of Korea (Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to Korea) Dance of Harmony by KAYPA, simultaneous performance

REMARKS Col. Ann Wright, former U.S. Diplomat, peace activist Jinhye Jo, North Korean defector PERFORMANCE Imagine (John Lennon) by Ross & Evan, acoustic duo with ASL performance by Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson, ASL Theatrical Performance Company B.E.L.I.E.V.E. REMARKS Dr. Ashfaq Ishaq, Chairman, International Child Art Foundation H.E Dr. Brandon Jones, Office of the Commissioner, An IGO, at the United Nations PERFORMANCE Let There Be Peace on Earth & God Bless America by The Medical Musical Group, Chorale and Symphony Orchestra dedicated to America’s Veterans BENEDICTION

by Chaplain Robert Lewis, Scottish American Military Society ARIRANG chorus with audience led by Sopranist Jumi Kim with pianist Estrella Hong and KAYPA

아리랑 / a

ri

rang /

“Arirang” is a popular Korean folk song marched to by U.S. soldiers during the Korean War; In 2008, the NY Philharmonic performed Arirang for an encore during its historical trip to North Korea.

아리랑

아리랑

아라리요

아리랑

고개로

넘어간다

a- ri- rang

a- ri- rang

a- ri- rang

go-gae-lo

a- la- lee- yo

neom-uh-gan-da

나를

버리고

가시는

na- leul

buh- li- goh

ga- sih-neun

십리도

못가서

발병난다

sim-li- doh

mott-ga-suh

bal-byeong-nan-da

님은 nim-eun

What is remember 727?

Founded in 2008, Remember 727 is a non-profit organization that seeks to commemorate the Korean American Armistice Day (July 27) -- to remember the “Forgotten War,� to recognize the significance of and the sacrifices made during the Korean War, and to reconcile the painful memories of war and division. visit remember727.org for more information.

HannahKim@Remember727.org

Special Thanks to The Korean Cultural Center, The Korean War Legacy Foundation, Washington DC Chapter of The National Unification Advisory Council (NUAC), The Honorable Jay Kim and Jennifer Ahn, The Korean American Association of the Washington Metropolitan Area (KAAW), Ethiopian Heritage Society of North America, Scottish American Military Society, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, 6.25 Korean Veterans, Korean-American Association of Northern Virginia, Korean American Grocers Association of Washington (KAGRO), Korean American Public Affairs Committee (KAPAC), The Federation of Korean Associations, USA Korean American Scholarship Foundation (KASF), Korean Churches for Community Development (KCCD),Korean Senior Citizen Association, Friends of Korea, International Child Art Foundation, Washington Photo Mania, Napoleon Bakery, Fairview Park Florist, and Gimga Group.

Featuring Photo displays of the Korean War courtesy of 6.25 Korean Veterans Association, and artwork provided by the International Child Art Foundation, which aims to promote peace through art.

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