President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee paid their respects at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, where around 10,000 soldiers and their families from the 1950-53 Korean War are laid to rest. Meanwhile, President Yoon vetoed a bill proposed by the Democratic Party to establish a special counsel to investigate allegations of government interference in the case of a young Marine's death. This marks the 15th veto during his term, and the decision was made during his trip to the United States, where he arrived in Honolulu before attending the NATO Summit in Washington. The presidential office stated that the veto was in response to the tragic death of the Marine, emphasizing that it should not be exploited for political purposes. This decision came after nearly a year of investigation and the police clearing the then-commander of the 1st Division of the Marine Corps of charges related to the Marine's death. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo also recommended the veto, expressing concerns about the potential erosion of the criminal justice system and the overlapping of the special counsel's activities with ongoing probes by other investigative bodies. The fate of the bill now rests on a revote in the National Assembly, where the Democratic Party and other opposition parties do not have enough seats to override the veto.