Ambassador for Peace Medal
The Korean government's commemorative medal for U.S. veterans who served in the Korean War, or in UN peacekeeping in Korea through 1955.
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- Revisit Korea Program. The Korean government's six-day return trip for veterans who served in Korea and their families. A Korean War veteran's business-class ticket is paid, a later veteran's economy ticket, and a five-star hotel during the program. www.mofa.go.kr/us-seattle-en/brd/m_4809/view.do?seq=761421
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Written for South Korea
Burial at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea
A Korean War veteran may choose burial at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, and a spouse may be buried with them. Applications go through the veteran's own embassy in Seoul.
Exchange and Commissary in Korea for Military Retirees
A military retiree living in or visiting Korea may shop at U.S. installations only if drawing full retired pay and benefits, or rated 100% disabled.
Gate: A 100% rating is an alternative route
Korean Income Tax on Military Retired Pay and Social Security
Under the 1976 U.S.-Korea tax treaty, Korea may not tax U.S.
Scholarship in Korea for Descendants of Korean War Veterans
A full-tuition degree scholarship at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, with housing and a small monthly allowance, for a direct descendant of a UN Korean War veteran.
VA benefits that apply abroad
VA Foreign Medical Program
VA payment for treatment of a service-connected disability, and some associated conditions, while the veteran is outside the United States.
Gate: Service-connected condition