Aussie, Kiwi vets virtually commemorate 70th anniversary of Kapyong Battle Posted : 2021-04-26 09:09 Updated : 2021-04-26 10:59 From left, Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Hwang Ki-chul; New Zealand Ambassador to Korea Philip Turner; Australian Ambassador to Korea Catherine Raper; Minister for the Defense Acquisition Program Administration Kang Eun-ho and Vice Admiral Stuart Campbell Mayer, deputy commander of the United Nations Command in Korea pose for a photo commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong in front of the Australian Memorial in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, Friday. Courtesy of Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs By Kwon Mee-yoo April 23 marks the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong, in which U.N. forces fought against the Chinese army at Gapyeong Valley in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province to protect Seoul from April 23 to 25, 1951.