24 Sep 2010

NZ vets to return to Korea

10:44 am on 24 September 2010

New Zealand veterans will fly to South Korea this weekend for commemorations to mark 60 years since the Korean War.

The anniversary of the liberation of Seoul in 1950 is on Tuesday.

The Korean Vets Association says some soldiers will see where they fought, but others won't because of the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea.

National secretary Doug Callender, says that for veterans who have not been back since the war, the changes in Korea are remarkable, particularly in Seoul which has been built back up from nothing.