The veterans who have traveled here today saw battle at the Inchon landing and the Pusan Perimeter.

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And so on September 15, 1950, American forces landed at Inchon.

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It was a flame that survived the Pusan Perimeter and landed at Inchon and even during those cold dreaded days and nights at Chosan, it still continued to burn.

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We memorialize those who gave their lives on the battlefields of our times -- from Normandy to Manila, Inchon to Khe Sanh, Baghdad to Helmand, and in jungles, deserts, and city streets around the world.

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The hard lessons learned in places like Tarawa and Guadalcanal served the U.S. well when Marines turned the tide of war in Korea years later by mounting a daring amphibious landing at Inchon, behind enemy lines.

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In the meantime, all the parties are fighting hard in the cities of Seoul and Inchon and in the neighboring provinces of Kyonggi and Kangwon, which account for 109 seats and are less swayed by regional sentiments.

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