Whereas the Korean War, which began in 1950 and ended when the Korean War armistice was signed in 1953, is commonly known as the Forgotten War ; Whereas a later war in Korea, known only to some veterans and families of those veterans as the DMZ War or the Forgotten War of the Forgotten War , occurred long after the signing of the Korean War armistice; Whereas, according to military documents, the leadership of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued a declaration of war against the United States in a speech in 1966, which read, United States imperialists should be dealt blows and their forces dispersed to the maximum in Asia ; Whereas the 124th special forces unit of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was trained to destroy the camps and civilians of the United States, to disrupt travel and communication between the Armed Forces, and to sabotage and assassinate the government officials of the Republic of Korea and the United States; Whereas the 124th special forces unit of Democratic People's Republic of Korea repeatedly confronted the soldiers of the United States and the Republic of Korea when crossing through the demilitarized zone; Whereas since the armistice was signed, more than 40,000 armistice violations have occurred, many of which affected members of the Armed Forces who were stationed in and around Korea; Whereas some of those violations, like the capture of the USS Pueblo, caught the attention of the media, although most have not; Whereas since the end of the Korean War, many members of the Armed Forces have died or been wounded in Korea as a result of hostile fire; Whereas, in 1994, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea shot down a United States Bell OH–58 Kiowa observation helicopter and killed Chief Warrant Officer David Hilemon and held Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Hall captive for 13 days; Whereas since the armistice agreement, more than 40,000 members of the Armed Forces of the United States have served in the Republic of Korea or the surrounding waters