; Whereas, on October 7, 2016, H.R. 1475, entitled the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act , was introduced in Congress by Representative Sam Johnson of Texas and became Public Law 114–230 ; Whereas according the House Report 114–433 to accompany H.R. 1475, H.R. 1475 authorizes a Wall of Remembrance to be added to the Korean War Veterans Memorial with the names of those that died in theater, are listed as missing, or prisoners of war, and would also list the number of members of the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA) that were killed in action, wounded in action, prisoners of war, or are listed as missing in action; Whereas the Korean war is no longer The Forgotten War but The Forgotten Victory and June 25, 1950, is considered the symbolic start of the ironclad United States-Korea alliance that was forged in blood; Whereas in the 70 years since the outbreak of the Korean conflict, the United States-Korea alliance has transformed itself from a security relationship into a comprehensive global partnership; Whereas the Republic of Korea is considered one of the greatest success stories in the post-World War II era and constitutes one of the lynchpins of United States foreign policy in Northeast Asia; Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea have stood shoulder to shoulder in all four major conflicts the United States has faced since the Korean war while maintaining peace on the Korean Peninsula; Whereas this partnership has contributed to regional and global prosperity through the shared values of democracy, free market economy, human rights, and the rule of law; Whereas it is in the national interest of the United States to maintain its forward deployed presence in the Republic of Korea through United States Forces Korea (USFK), a premier Joint Force that is well led, disciplined, trained and ready to Fight Tonight and win