French veterans salute in front of a memorial monument during a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of their victory at a battle in Jipyeong-ri in the 1950-53 Korean War, northeast of Seoul, South Korea, 27 May 2011. A French battalion belonging to the 2nd Infantry Division's 23rd Regiment fought back three Chinese divisions consisting of 30,000 soldiers at the Jipyeong-ri battle in February 1951.