Legionnaires Bob Collins, Daniel Pinkston and Steve Tharp of Lewis L. Millett American Legion Post 38, South Korea, took part in the ceremony commemorating the Korean War battles of Dabudong and Waegwan. It was hosted by the General Paik Sun-yup Foundation at the Dabudong Battlefield Memorial Hall in Chilgok County, North Gyeongsang province, honoring the fierce August–September 1950 Korean War defense led by Paik's 1st Division and the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division. Collins, Pinkston and Tharp each took turns reading the names of 40 Korean KIA and 20 U.S. KIA. A total of 66 people were chosen to read 60 names each during the ceremony on Sept. 29, 2026.

The ceremony honored 3,960 South Korean and U.S. soldiers who died in the Battle of Dabudong, which took place in August–September 1950 during the Korean War in the Dabudong and Waegwan areas. The battles of Dabudong and Waegwan (August–September 1950) were decisive defensive engagements during the Korean War along the Pusan Perimeter (Nakdong River front) in Chilgok County, South Korea.