Korean Service Corps members transport supplies for allied forces with A-frames on their backs:
Allied soldiers adopted and cared for many orphans during the Korean War to include these two adopted by the French Battalion:
South Korean President Syngman Rhee inspects ROK Army troops in June 1950:
US army soldier leading a charge near the Iron Triangle:
South Korean policemen with their families before departing to the front lines:
Fighting on Bloody Ridge in September 1951:
Korean Service Corps members bring supplies up a steep hillside:
A massive pile of artillery shells remain after a shelling during the Battle of White Horse Hill:
ROK Army soldiers celebrate after capturing White Horse Hill:
Picture of the massive Geoje-do Island POW camp that was the scene of one of the most embarrassing incidents of the Korean War that makes the prison scandal at Abu Graib look trivial in comparison:
Allied representatives arrive to attend the Panmunjom armistice talks:
Canadian soldiers play ice hockey near the city Jongok just north of Dongducheon:
Finely the last pictures displayed were from prior to the Korean War such as this sign welcoming allied troops to Seoul after the conclusion of World War II:
Followed by this picture of Russian soldiers marching in North Korea:
I hope everyone enjoyed the pictures this week that hopefully brought home to everyone the heroism, sacrifice, and honor by all those who lived through or fought in the Korean War.
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2:59 am on June 28th, 2008 1
GI,
Thanks for posting these very interesting photos. It is not often you get to see many pictures predominantly from the South Korean point of view. Too many Americans have the opinion that the US did all of the fighting during the war, when the fact is that the South Koreans bore the brunt of the fighting, and when they were at their weakest at the Pusan Perimeter, still more than 50 percent of the combat troops were South Korean. On top of that, a percentage of the troops in US units were South Korean.
If you are interested in more pictures of the war, most of which are not typically seen in US, I recommend getting the book, “?? ? ?? ??? (Chiul su Obsnun Imigi).” It looks like the English title of the book is “The Indelible Image.” These are photos that were pulled from the US National Archives and predominantly–but not solely–show the war from the Korean point of view. Many of the shots were previously classified and includes views of executions. One section of the book includes shots of mass graves, both of civilians and UN military, along with investigation reports from US officers looking into the mass executions. I have a number of photo books looking at the Korean War, and this is by far the most unique one in my collection.
3:02 am on June 28th, 2008 2
Sorry for the question marks. I guess Wordpress doesn’t accept foreign characters. BTW–I found the book at Kyobo Bookstore, but I’m sure you can find it on Aladdin.com or at other Korean bookstores.
8:34 am on June 28th, 2008 3
haksaeng thanks I will look for it in Kyobo next time I’m in Korea for sure. Also I really need to figure out how to get Wordpress to support Korean characters.
10:40 am on June 28th, 2008 4
GI, I found the book on Aladdin.com. Here is the link: http://www.aladdin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ISBN=8974091550. Aladdin ships from California, if you are in the States. While looking for the link for you, I discovered that there are three volumes to it. I’ll have to get the other two volumes, myself.