Monument to Sergeant Kinney

During the January 4 withdrawal by UN troops, who were pressed by the massive Chinese intervention, one platoon of US troops was retreating from Dongmun-ri, Beobwon-eup in Paju. The sudden onslaught of enemy tanks almost obliterated the platoon. Then Squad-leader Sergeant Kinney and two subordinates destroyed the tanks by throwing themselves under the tanks with
live ammunition. The Paju Division of the Korean Veterans Association built this monument to remember the contributions of the three souls who died to save their comrades. This simple monument of granite is 0.45 meters high, with a base of 0.5 meters. It records a brief description of Sergeant Kinney’s career and his noble sacrifice for peace and freedom. Paju, where Sergeant Kinney sacrificed his life, was a strategic transport point, through which the Gyeongeui rail line passed. The railroad linked Seoul, the capital, with Sineuiju, on the northern border. It is also adjacent to North Korea, divided by the Military Demarcation Line and is the site of numerous unification-related facilities including the Panmunjeom truce village, Dorasan station and Imjingak.

The Memorial for the Sergeant Kinney is erected in Dongmun-ri, Beobwon-eup where Kinney threw himself at the enemy’s tank.

Epitaph: Sergeant KINNEY lie here. interred, he was died for freedom and peace. his holy will would live forever.