<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>    Section 1. <b>[197.99] KOREAN WAR ARMISTICE DAY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> When communist North Korean troops invaded South <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>Korea on June 25, 1950, the United States took immediate action to defend the freedom <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>of a people unjustly attacked. Leading a coalition of 20 other nations, American and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>South Korean troops fought to advance liberty and opportunity, and to overcome cruelty <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>and repression. More than 1.7 million members of the United States armed forces faced <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>forbidding terrain, harsh weather, and brutal combat while demonstrating extraordinary <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>honor, skill, and courage to beat back the invading enemy forces. More than 34,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>American men and women, including over 700 Minnesotans, sacrificed their lives in battle <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>during that war. Another 92,000 American troops were wounded, and more than 8,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>have been listed as missing in action or taken prisoner.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>The Military Armistice Agreement of July 27, 1953, ended the three years of bitter <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>warfare stopping the spread of communism on the Korean Peninsula and signaling to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>world America's resolve to stand against tyrannical and totalitarian regimes. Today, South <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>Korea stands as a shining example of the economic and social benefits of democracy.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>The purpose of this act is to perpetually honor the brave men and women, living <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>and dead, who comprise America's Korean War veterans.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Designation.</b> July 27 of each year is designated as Korean War Armistice <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>Day in Minnesota.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    Sec. 2. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>Section 1 is effective July 27, 2008.<br/>