The 60th Anniversary of the Korean War
Posted by nouvim (at 2010/06/25 11:01)
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The war that began in Korea 60 years ago, on June 25, 1950, a ghastly conflict that killed millions and left the peninsula in ruins, became “The Forgotten War” in many American minds.
To a shrinking corps of aging men, however, the soldiers of Korea 1950-53, it can never be forgotten. It damaged many physically, scarred many mentally, and left men questioning their commanders’ and their nation’s wisdom.
They fought many enemies – not just the North Koreans and Chinese, but also the heat, the killing cold and the cursed hills, the thirst, hunger and filth, the incompetence and hubris of their own army, and the indifference of an American homeland still fixed on the “good” war, World War II, that had ended five years earlier.
In a wartime arc of desperation, triumph, retreat and final stalemate in Korea, no U.S. division sacrificed as much as the 2nd Infantry Division, losing more than 7,000 killed, one-fifth of total 36,516 U.S. dead. And it is the 2nd Infantry Division that still stands guard over South Korea today.
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As a Korean, when I first learned that the Korean War was known as the "Forgotten War" it broke my heart. The Korean War has become a "forgotten war" among many because it was stuck between World War II and the Vietnam War.
The Denver Post Blog has an excellent posting for the 60th Anniversary Of The Korean War.
You can see many more photos of the realities of the Korean War on the Denver Post Blog.
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It's really sad story for Koreans. We should not forget it.