(LEAD) Memorial wall set up for fallen elite Ethiopian troops fighting in Korean War

What happened: A memorial wall was unveiled at a cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, honoring 122 fallen troops of the Kagnew Battalion who died in the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's veterans ministry said. Key numbers: 122 troops died; the battalion of some 3,500 Ethiopian Royal Guards won all 253 battles it engaged in; the wall was funded by HD Construction Equipment under a Why it matters: Ethiopia was the only African nation to deploy ground troops for South Korea in the conflict, and the ministry is establishing such facilities for Korean War veterans who fought alongside U.N. forces.

A memorial wall was unveiled at a cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, honoring 122 fallen troops of the Kagnew Battalion who died in the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's veterans ministry said.

Ethiopia was the only African nation to deploy ground troops for South Korea in the conflict, and the ministry is establishing such facilities for Korean War veterans who fought alongside U.N. forces.