U.S. Silver Star Medal reissued to late S. Korean veteran of Korean War

What happened: The U.S. Silver Star Medal awarded to late South Korean Army Staff Sgt. Nam Woon-soo for the 1952 Battle of White Horse Hill was reissued posthumously after going missing decades ago, and handed to his family at a ceremony at the Why it matters: The family's earlier request to South Korea was denied because the U.S. government had issued the medal, and the commission worked with the Eighth U.S. Army, the National Archives of Korea and the South Korean Army to secure the reissue. Commission chairperson Jung Il-yeon said it brings closure to the family's long-held sorrow.

The U.S. Silver Star Medal awarded to late South Korean Army Staff Sgt. Nam Woon-soo for the 1952 Battle of White Horse Hill was reissued posthumously after going missing decades ago, and handed to his family at a ceremony at the

The family's earlier request to South Korea was denied because the U.S. government had issued the medal, and the commission worked with the Eighth U.S. Army, the National Archives of Korea and the South Korean Army to secure the reissue. Commission chairperson Jung Il-yeon said it brings closure to the family's long-held sorrow.