 After the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement in July 1953, the French Battalion left Korea with five French Citations to the Order of the Army; the French Fourragère in the colors of the Military Medal; two Korean Presidential Citations; and three American Distinguished Unit Citations.Forty-four of the French casualties were eventually buried at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.In an address to a joint session of the United States Congress in May 1952, General Ridgway said the following