Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP David Mundell has joined hundreds of Korean War veterans at a special thanksgiving event in London.
The 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War was marked today (Thursday) was marked with a parade followed by a thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey later.
About 500 veterans of the 1950-1953 war, including many Scots, marched there from London's Horse Guards Parade.
The local MP said: “Sixty years on the Korean War remains an international conflict in which Britain played a significant role and one that should never be forgotten.
“These commemorations to mark the 60th anniversary will, I hope, be an appropriate way for the nation to give thanks to both the veterans and those who paid the ultimate price in a bitterly fought campaign. And it serves as a reminder of the invaluable role our armed forces make not just in protecting Britain but around the world."
Mr Mundell added: “The commemorative events being held across our country are a fitting tribute to the sacrifices our Armed Forces make every single day. It provides an opportunity for us all to join together and thank the serving and former service personnel who have displayed outstanding acts of courage and loyalty in defence of our country, in order to protect the freedom we all too often take for granted.”
The veterans marching through London were remembering their 1,000 or so comrades who were killed and some 1,060 who were taken prisoner during the war.
The Republic of Korea, now also known as South Korea, was invaded by the North Korean Peoples' Army on 25 June, 1950.
Some 100,000 British troops served on the Korean peninsula, many of them National Servicemen, as part of a United Nations force.
Almost all of those serving with the 1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment - now part of The Rifles - were killed or taken prisoner during the Battle of the River Imjin in April 1951.
Troops from the US, Canada, Australia, India and many other UN member states also took part during the war.
Although an armistice was signed on 27 July, 1953, the two Koreas remain technically at war.
Other events to mark the anniversary include a Korean War Commemoration Day at the National Memorial Arboretum on 27 July.