Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Monday a new statewide initiative to recognize the state's approximately 2,400 Korean War veterans who are still living.
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A challenge coin honoring Korean War veterans in Nebraska includes a 48-star American flag, the South Korea flag and an inscription from the National Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.
ANNA KLEIBER, Journal StarA Korean War remembrance ceremony was held in Omaha's Memorial Park on Saturday.
OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans unload buses at Eppley Airfield ready to board early morning jets en route to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Omaha. Nearly 460 veterans from all over Nebraska participated in this Korean War Honor Flight. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veteran Wendel Krueger of Blue Hill, Neb. registers his surprise as he and his comrades are welcomed with applause to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Dulles International Airport. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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Korean War veteran Don Klute of Bradshaw takes a moment in remembrance as he walks along the reflecting pool at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington. Klute was one of nearly 460 veterans to take part in Tuesday's honor flight.
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WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans from Nebraska participating in the Korean War Honor Flight pause to admire the triangular field of stainless steel statues on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the Korean War Veterans Memorial. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - A Korean war veteran of Nebraska pauses amid falling snow in remembrance as he considers the engraving "Freedom Is Not Free" on the wall of the Korean War Veterans Memorial on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, on the National Mall. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial features a reflective wall engraved with images of uniformed servicemen representing all who served, including Wes Kumm and Wayne Blunck, both of Osmond, Neb., who pause a moment in the falling snow to admire the memorial and remember their experiences on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, on the National Mall. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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Korean war veteran Francis Reinsch of Geneva walks slowly along the circular reflective pool at the Korean War Veterans Memorial as falling snow blankets the National Mall Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Washington, D.C.
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WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans from Nebraska participating in the Korean War Honor Flight are greeted at their memorial on the National Mall by a patrol of 19 stainless steel statues--consisting of 14 soldiers, one sailor, one airman, and three Marines--trudging through the snow on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Fifty-six granite pillars, each engraved with the names of the states, territories and the District of Columbia, encircle the National World War II Memorial on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, on the National Mall. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean War Honor Flight guardian and respiratory therapist Michelle Paris adjusts a plastic parka around Korean war veteran Jerry DeWispelare of Octavia, Neb. during relentless snowfall on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Gold Star mothers Noala Fritz (left) of Verdon, Neb. and Monica Alexander of Gretna, Neb. remember their sons, U.S. Army 1st lieutenant Jacob Fritz and U.S. Army corporal Matthew Alexander, both killed in action during the Iraq War in 2007 on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the Freedom Wall in the National World War II Memorial. The Freedom Wall consists of 4,000 sculpted gold stars--the symbol of family sacrifice during the war--each commemorating 100 Americans who gave their lives during the war. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
Korean war veterans from Nebraska participating in an Honor Flight in March watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. The cemetery is marking its 150th year with an evening musical tribute Sunday and a public wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns Monday.
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star file photo
ARLINGTON, VA - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans from Nebraska participating in the Honor Flight watch the ceremonious changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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ARLINGTON, VA - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans from Nebraska participating in the Honor Flight visited the graves of their fellow servicemen amid a relentless snowfall on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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ARLINGTON, VA - 03/25/2014 - Korean War veteran Edward Gnirk is surrounded by students from Oak Hill Middle School of Baldwin County, Georgia on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the US Marine Corps War Memorial. After posing for a group portrait with the veteran, students from the school lined up to shake hands and thank Gnirk for his service. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veteran Herb Ringenberg of Lexington, Neb. is thanked for his service by a young member of the American Heritage Girls Pathfinders as enters the terminal for his return flight to Nebraska on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Dulles International Airport. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans enjoy some swing dancing by members of Gottaswing DC while waiting in the terminal after a day of sight-seeing in the nation's capitol on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Dulles International Airport. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veteran Bernard Milton of Lincoln, Neb. enjoys a dance with Gottaswing DC member Dianne Accettulla of Reston, Va. after a day of sight-seeing in the nation's capitol on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in the terminal at Dulles International Airport. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - In gratitude for their service, Korean war veterans were draped with a gold medallion as they returned from a one-day visit to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Eppley Airfield. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - After returning from a one-day visit to Washington, D.C. on the Korean War Honor Flight, veteran Red Timmerman of Papillion, Neb. looks over his new gold medallion, given to him in gratitude for his service, on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Eppley Airfield. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - In gratitude for their service, Korean war veterans received a gold medallion as they returned from a one-day visit to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Eppley Airfield. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veteran Larry Butler of Bellevue, Neb. and his comrades are welcomed back after a one-day trip to Washington, D.C. by hundreds of grateful, cheering loved ones with hugs, handshakes, signs and flags on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Eppley Airfield. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans are welcomed back after a one-day trip to Washington, D.C. by hundreds of grateful, cheering loved ones with hugs, handshakes, signs and flags on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Eppley Airfield. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - The Papillion Area Concert Band welcomes home veterans from a one-day excursion to Washington, D.C. on the Korean War Honor Flight with patriotic tunes in the terminal on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Eppley Airfield. Nearly 460 veterans were welcomed home by hundreds of cheering loved ones holding signs and flags while offering hugs and handshakes. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - Korean War veteran Reuben Doerneman of Howells, Neb. is welcomed home by his wife Arlene upon returning from a one-day excursion to Washington, D.C. on the Korean War Honor Flight on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Eppley Airfield. Nearly 460 veterans were welcomed home by hundreds of cheering loved ones holding signs and flags while offering hugs and handshakes. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - Marcia Schrad of Omaha, Neb. offers free hugs to veterans as they return from a one-day excursion to Washington, D.C. on the Korean War Honor Flight on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in the terminal at Eppley Airfield. Nearly 460 veterans were welcomed home by hundreds of cheering loved ones holding signs and flags while offering hugs and handshakes. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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Photos: Korean War vets tour Washington, D.C.
460 Korean War veterans from Nebraska traveled to Washington, D.C., Tuesday as part of an Honor Flight.
OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans unload buses at Eppley Airfield ready to board early morning jets en route to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Omaha. Nearly 460 veterans from all over Nebraska participated in this Korean War Honor Flight. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veteran Wendel Krueger of Blue Hill, Neb. registers his surprise as he and his comrades are welcomed with applause to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Dulles International Airport. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans from Nebraska participating in the Korean War Honor Flight pause to admire the triangular field of stainless steel statues on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the Korean War Veterans Memorial. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - A Korean war veteran of Nebraska pauses amid falling snow in remembrance as he considers the engraving "Freedom Is Not Free" on the wall of the Korean War Veterans Memorial on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, on the National Mall. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial features a reflective wall engraved with images of uniformed servicemen representing all who served, including Wes Kumm and Wayne Blunck, both of Osmond, Neb., who pause a moment in the falling snow to admire the memorial and remember their experiences on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, on the National Mall. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans from Nebraska participating in the Korean War Honor Flight are greeted at their memorial on the National Mall by a patrol of 19 stainless steel statues--consisting of 14 soldiers, one sailor, one airman, and three Marines--trudging through the snow on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Fifty-six granite pillars, each engraved with the names of the states, territories and the District of Columbia, encircle the National World War II Memorial on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, on the National Mall. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean War Honor Flight guardian and respiratory therapist Michelle Paris adjusts a plastic parka around Korean war veteran Jerry DeWispelare of Octavia, Neb. during relentless snowfall on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Gold Star mothers Noala Fritz (left) of Verdon, Neb. and Monica Alexander of Gretna, Neb. remember their sons, U.S. Army 1st lieutenant Jacob Fritz and U.S. Army corporal Matthew Alexander, both killed in action during the Iraq War in 2007 on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the Freedom Wall in the National World War II Memorial. The Freedom Wall consists of 4,000 sculpted gold stars--the symbol of family sacrifice during the war--each commemorating 100 Americans who gave their lives during the war. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
Korean war veterans from Nebraska participating in an Honor Flight in March watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. The cemetery is marking its 150th year with an evening musical tribute Sunday and a public wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns Monday.
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star file photo
ARLINGTON, VA - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans from Nebraska participating in the Honor Flight watch the ceremonious changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
ARLINGTON, VA - 03/25/2014 - Korean War veteran Edward Gnirk is surrounded by students from Oak Hill Middle School of Baldwin County, Georgia on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the US Marine Corps War Memorial. After posing for a group portrait with the veteran, students from the school lined up to shake hands and thank Gnirk for his service. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veteran Herb Ringenberg of Lexington, Neb. is thanked for his service by a young member of the American Heritage Girls Pathfinders as enters the terminal for his return flight to Nebraska on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Dulles International Airport. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans enjoy some swing dancing by members of Gottaswing DC while waiting in the terminal after a day of sight-seeing in the nation's capitol on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Dulles International Airport. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
WASHINGTON, DC - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veteran Bernard Milton of Lincoln, Neb. enjoys a dance with Gottaswing DC member Dianne Accettulla of Reston, Va. after a day of sight-seeing in the nation's capitol on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in the terminal at Dulles International Airport. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - After returning from a one-day visit to Washington, D.C. on the Korean War Honor Flight, veteran Red Timmerman of Papillion, Neb. looks over his new gold medallion, given to him in gratitude for his service, on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Eppley Airfield. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veteran Larry Butler of Bellevue, Neb. and his comrades are welcomed back after a one-day trip to Washington, D.C. by hundreds of grateful, cheering loved ones with hugs, handshakes, signs and flags on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Eppley Airfield. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - Korean war veterans are welcomed back after a one-day trip to Washington, D.C. by hundreds of grateful, cheering loved ones with hugs, handshakes, signs and flags on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Eppley Airfield. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - The Papillion Area Concert Band welcomes home veterans from a one-day excursion to Washington, D.C. on the Korean War Honor Flight with patriotic tunes in the terminal on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Eppley Airfield. Nearly 460 veterans were welcomed home by hundreds of cheering loved ones holding signs and flags while offering hugs and handshakes. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - Korean War veteran Reuben Doerneman of Howells, Neb. is welcomed home by his wife Arlene upon returning from a one-day excursion to Washington, D.C. on the Korean War Honor Flight on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Eppley Airfield. Nearly 460 veterans were welcomed home by hundreds of cheering loved ones holding signs and flags while offering hugs and handshakes. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal S
OMAHA, NEB - 03/25/2014 - Marcia Schrad of Omaha, Neb. offers free hugs to veterans as they return from a one-day excursion to Washington, D.C. on the Korean War Honor Flight on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in the terminal at Eppley Airfield. Nearly 460 veterans were welcomed home by hundreds of cheering loved ones holding signs and flags while offering hugs and handshakes. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
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Contact the writer at akleiber@journalstar.com or 715-370-4567. On X @annakleiber03
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