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Within two days, the US had offered air and sea support to South Korea, and the United Nations Security Council asked all its members to assist in repelling the North Korean attack. Twenty-one nations responded by providing troops, ships, aircraft and medical teams. Australia's contribution included 77 Squadron of the RAAF and the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), both of which were stationed in Japan at the time as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force.
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In April 1951, Harry S. Truman removed MacArthur from his command of the United Nations forces in Korea. McCarthy now called for Truman to be impeached and suggested that the president was drunk when he made the decision to fire MacArthur: "Truman is surrounded by the Jessups, the Achesons, the old Hiss crowd. Most of the tragic things are done at 1.30 and 2 o'clock in the morning when they've had time to get the President cheerful."
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Kwon is the winner of several prestigious awards including Jang Young Sil Award of Korea and Prime Minister Award on Invention Day. In addition, he is a member of National Academy Engineering of Korea.
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The birth of Buddha has recently been designated a national holiday in Korea. In Seoul, a huge parade takes place and the streets are adorned with lotus-shaped lanterns to build celebratory spirit.
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