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From left, Vincent Brooks, president of the Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA), CEO of Hanwha Aerospace Shin Hyun-woo, and Jung Seung-jo, president of the Korea-U.S. Alliance Foundation Korea (KUSAF) pose after signing an agreement for Hanwha to donate 1 million dollars to the other two organizations at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington D.C., Wednesday (local time). Courtesy of Hanwha Aerospace

By Lee Yeon-woo

Hanwha Aerospace underwrote a donation of 1 million dollars to the Korea-U.S. Alliance Foundation Korea (KUSAF) and the Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) to enhance the Korea-U.S. alliance, the company said, Thursday.

Hanwha Aerospace CEO Shin Hyun-woo, KDVA President Vincent Brooks, KUSAF President Jung Seung-jo, Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Min-shik, and Commander Paul LaCamera of the United States Forces Korea attended the signing ceremony held in the Mayflower Hotel, Washington D.C., Wednesday (local time).

This event was held right after the dedication ceremony celebrating the completion of the Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., honoring U.S. troops and Korean Augmentation Troops to the U.S. Army (KATUSA) who died during the Korean War.

"Hanwha has been sponsoring both organizations to strengthen the alliance between Korea and the United States. We feel glad to continue the work," Shin said.

Hanwha Group ― especially its defense units such as Hanwha Aeropspace ― has made donations to the KUSAF and KDVA since 2017.

The KDVA was founded in 2017 to support around 3 million veterans and service members of the U.S. Armed Forces in Korea (USFK), ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) and KATUSA. The KUSAF, established in the same year, was founded to support the operations and management of the KDVA while also promoting the Korea-U.S. alliance.