Seoul Student Volunteer Soldier Monument

On September 28, 1950, when the ROK Army recaptured Seoul and advanced north, the military ordered student volunteer soldiers who had volunteered for artillery service to gather at Yongsan High School. Among the many students, 341 were selected and departed Seoul on October 20, arriving in Pyongyang the next day on October 21, where they were assigned to the 18th Artillery Battalion of the ROK Army's 17th Division. Thereafter, until the armistice on July 23, 1953, they served as commissioned officers or key personnel on the front lines, with 112 of them killed or missing in action. The Student Patriot Monument was erected on October 23, 1956, at Yongsan High School to honor not only the 80 students who served as artillerymen but also the many fellow students who joined other military units and sacrificed their youthful lives for the nation. The Seoul Student Volunteer Soldier Monument was established on October 20, 2005, by the Seoul Student Artillery Association to commemorate the 55th anniversary of their participation and to pass on the noble spirit of sacrifice of the student volunteer soldiers who fought to defend 'the nation and liberal democracy' to future generations. The Seoul Student Artillery Participant Name Monument was erected on October 20, 2015, by the Seoul Student Artillery Association to mark the 65th anniversary of their participation, and it bears the names of 341 student volunteer soldiers from the Seoul area who held a departure ceremony at Yongsan High School on October 20, 1950, and served as artillerymen. The Seoul Student Artillery Association, Yongsan High School, and the Yongsan High School Alumni Association host commemorative ceremonies every June and October to honor the noble patriotic spirit of the student volunteer soldiers.