An Illinois resident from the 6th District, who recently assumed command of U.N. security forces in the Korea Peninsula, was honored before the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a press release from Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL).
Lt. Col. Sean Morrow “will be leading the battalion that stands on the frontline of freedom, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” Roskam said in a speech recognizing Morrow.
Morrow’s battalion guards perhaps one of the most sensitive areas in the world right now, the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarized Zone, a 150-mile tract of land more commonly known as the DMZ that has been in place since the end of the Korean War in 1953.
U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam
Roskam, who was unable to attend the ceremony in the DMZ where Morrow was elevated to his new post, called Morrow a “true warrior-scholar” and added “Sean is not only committed to protecting the United States on the battlefield … (he) has dedicated his life and career to keeping our nation safe.”
Roskam took the opportunity to wish the doctoral candidate in international relations, his wife and three children “continued success, good health and prosperity.”
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