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>> My name is [INAUDIBLE]. I am the president of Turkish War Veterans Association, and I am a retired [INAUDIBLE].
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>> Thank you very much for your interview with our Korean War veterans.
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>> They went to Korea and fought for the freedom of your country.
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>> Twenty-one thousand two hundred and thiry-one Turkish soldiers participated in the Korean War in 1950.
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>> We sent or Turkey sent 5,520 soldier to Korea to serve after the ceasefire.
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>> Turkish soldiers stayed in Korea 21 years.
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>> Eight hundred and ninety-two Turkish soldiers died during the Korean War.
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>> Nowadays, 2,500 Korean War veterans are alive. They are living.
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>> They are proud and pleased to fight for your country.
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>> Some of the Korean war veterans, Turkish Korean War veterans, took the word Korea as a last name, like [INAUDIBLE] or [INAUDIBLE] son of Korea. They took as a last name.
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>> One of the Korean War veteran's daughter's name is [INAUDIBLE].
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>> Some of the Korean War veterans' business office name is [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] means from Korea or Korea.
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>> Our soldiers fought in Korea as a hero.
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>> During the fight, changed the fate of Korean War.
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>> Heroism means to die whenever it is required.
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>> We fought against the Chinese forces in Korea.
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>> Two hundred and thirty-four Turkish soldiers were prisoner.
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>> Almost all of them, 234 Turkish soldiers, returned to their country [INAUDIBLE].
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>> During the Korean War, Korea was in poverty, very poor.
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>> Turkish soldiers shared their food with the Korean people during the Korean War.
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>> They opened the [INAUDIBLE] for the orphans for the children that lost their father and mothers.
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>> Turkish people learned Korean after the Korean War.
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>> Turkish people like Korean people very much.
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>> Nowadays, today Korea is a real rich country.
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>> Since Korea is a rich country, Korean War veterans are very happy to see it's a rich country.
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>> Korean government respect shows what we're feeling towards our Korean veterans.
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>> We like Korea, and we continue to like Korea.
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>> We know that North Korea is a real threat for the world peace for the region, and we wish and hope that North and South Korea will be united, will be one country.
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