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Picture of the Day: Korean War Remains Enshrined

» by December 22nd, 2011 at 12:52 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Remains of fallen soldiers during the Korean War that have been excavated are jointly enshrined Wednesday at the Seoul National Cemetery in the attendance of families, ...more »

Picture of the Day: G’day From Korea

» by December 9th, 2011 at 1:06 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Private (Pte) Chris Bell-Chambers, a member of the Sniper Section, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), smiles and waves to a group of Korean children ...more »

Picture of the Day: Hungry Orphans

» by December 7th, 2011 at 1:03 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Homeless, this brother and sister search empty cans for morsels of food, and try to keep warm beside a small fire in the Seoul, Korea, railroad ...more »

Korean War Veteran Receives Long Overdue Recognition

» by November 27th, 2011 at 5:33 pm » Comments (0)

Here is a good story about a woman that has received the long overdue recognition of being a Korean War veteran: After 58 years, Viola Beitz Rieck finally got what she ...more »

What Thanksgiving Was Like During the Korean War

» by November 24th, 2011 at 6:58 am » Comments (21)

In honor of Thanksgiving today I recommend everyone who is celebrating the holiday to take a second and give thanks to all the US and allied personnel thought fought in ...more »

Picture of the Day: ROK Army MP’s In Hungnam

» by November 13th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="1st Marine Division with ROK MPs in Hungnam, North Korea during the Korean War."][/caption] Via Morning Calm News. more »

Picture of the Day: Bob Hope’s Korean War Jet

» by November 9th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (4)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="393" caption="Hope in Korea. Bob Hope was caught by the cameraman just as he was climbing out of the T-33 jet plane, which flew him from Taegu ...more »

US To Restart Search for Korean War Remains In North Korea

» by October 22nd, 2011 at 8:31 am » Comments (0)

This is good news for the families still missing the remains of their loved ones in North Korea: The U.S. Defense Department says that the U.S. and North Korea have agreed ...more »

Woman Receives About $5 for Korean War Death of Brother

» by October 18th, 2011 at 5:01 pm » Comments (7)

This is an odd story that I think is more of a legislative issue with the Korean legislative branch needing to update antiquated laws than just some uncaring bureaucracy: A compensation ...more »

US To Restart Negotiations With North Korea for Korean War Era Remains

» by October 17th, 2011 at 7:28 pm » Comments (7)

As I have said before I am all for the recovery of war remains in North Korea but the cost the North Koreans are demanding has to be factored into ...more »

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