On the cool, foggy morning of September 22, a group of Korean lawmakers paid a visit to the future site of the Korean War Memorial in the Presidio of San Francisco. The group, all from the Republic of Korea’s National Assembly, were led by the Honorable Assemblywoman Na Kyung-won, one of Korea’s leading political luminaries. They were accompanied by Consul General Han Dong-man and other members of the Consular staff in San Francisco, and greeted upon arrival by the officers of the Korean War Memorial Foundation (KWMF).
The Korean Lawmakers group with the Korean Consular staff and KWMF’s officers. Fifth from the right is Assemblywoman Na with KWMF President Quentin Kopp and Vice President Man J. Kim.
KWMF President and Chairman of the Board, Judge Quentin L. Kopp (Ret.), briefed the guests on the origins of the Foundation and our progress to date.
The lawmakers study the artist’s rendering of the Memorial design
Judge Kopp also expressed KWMF’s gratitude to the Government of the Republic of Korea for the $1 million grant toward the cost of the Memorial. That grant was approved by a vote of the National Assembly. The Assembly members were impressed by the beauty of the location and by the Memorial design, and gratified to know that the Korean War will be remembered in the San Francisco Bay Area and the West Coast. Judge Kopp invited them all to return for the official opening of the Memorial next spring.
Artist’s rendering of Memorial design by Art Zendarski