» by GI Korea March 15th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="520" caption="Marines outside Pusan relax before battle."][/caption] I highly recommend everyone view the series of color photographs from the Korean War by journalist John Rich. more »

» by GI Korea March 10th, 2010 at 11:43 pm » Comments (2)

Via a reader tip comes news that a website has been setup by the Korean government in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. Here is the welcome from ...more »

» by GI Korea March 2nd, 2010 at 8:44 am » Comments (10)

The Joong Ang Ilbo is continuing its excellent series of interviews with the legendary South Korean General Paik Sun-yup.  This time they interview the General about the opening days of ...more »

» by GI Korea February 21st, 2010 at 8:13 am » Comments (2)

Better late than never I guess: An 82-year-old Laramie veteran has been awarded the Bronze Star for his actions during combat in the Korean War. August "Gus" Deibert received the medal ...more »

» by GI Korea February 20th, 2010 at 8:28 am » Comments (16)

Here is an interesting looking documentary about the Chosin Reservoir Campaign during the Korean War that will be released just in time for the 60th anniversary of the Korean War: In ...more »

» by GI Korea February 16th, 2010 at 4:39 pm » Comments (3)

The Korean scholar Andrei Lankov has a nice article in the Korea Times about the life of Korean War refugees in the city of Busan.  Make sure to read the ...more »

» by GI Korea February 9th, 2010 at 5:00 pm » Comments (3)

Here is another excerpt from the interview the Joong Ang Ilbo conducted with South Korean military hero Paik Sun-yup: The battle went on this way for quite some time but in ...more »

» by GI Korea January 29th, 2010 at 9:58 pm » Comments (5)

The Joong Ang Ilbo has an interesting interview with the former head of the South Korean military during the Korean War, General Paik Sung-yup.  Here is an excerpt of the ...more »

» by GI Korea January 28th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="392" caption="Captain J. W. Finley of Hazelhurst, Ga., Co. F, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, although suffering from severe neck and face wounds as a result ...more »

» by GI Korea January 25th, 2010 at 4:03 pm » Comments (0)

Here is a story about one family's surprise when they learn how their grandfather really died during the Korean War: John Kamperschroer noticed the posting on a Web site for Korean ...more »

» by GI Korea January 19th, 2010 at 3:05 am » Comments (2)

First we had the usual suspects at the Associated Press and New York Times trying to make excuses for the demise of the Korean Truth & Reconciliation Commission, but I ...more »

» by Kalani January 12th, 2010 at 6:08 pm » Comments (1)

Have finally posted to my historical website for Osan AB the photos of Robert Evilsizor, former Commander, Co A, 839th Engineering Aviation Battalion (EAB) (SCARWAF). "SCARWAF" stands for Special Category ...more »