Veterans Day commemoration in Bangor honors Maine’s fallen Korean War service members

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A Veterans Day ceremony in Bangor honored Mainers who died during the Korean War.

The Maine Korean War Veterans Association held the commemoration at the Maine Korean War Memorial in Mount Hope Cemetery.

About 36,000 U.S. service members died during the Korean War. 247 of them were from Maine.

The names of Mainers who died were read aloud in their memory.

Dusty Fisher of the association says it’s important to remember those who served in a conflict often called the “Forgotten War.”

“They didn’t come home. They came home, but they came home to be buried. A good number are still missing an action over there. It’s important that they and their families realize that they’re remembered,” said Fisher.

The Maine Korean War Memorial was dedicated in 1995 to honor veterans of the war.