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On July 27, 1995, the Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. An excerpt from the article:
"The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It was dedicated on July 27, 1995. The Memorial was designed and financed by private contributions and erected under the auspices of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board composed of Korean War veterans appointed by President Reagan. The memorial commemorates the sacrifices of the 5.8 million Americans who served in the U.S. armed services during the three-year period of the Korean War. The War was one of the most hard fought in our history. During its relatively short duration from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, 36,574 Americans died in hostile actions in the Korean War theater. Of these, 8,200 are listed as missing in action or lost or buried at sea. In addition, 103,284 were wounded during the conflict. The Memorial consists of four parts."
"The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It was dedicated on July 27, 1995. The Memorial was designed and financed by private contributions and erected under the auspices of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board composed of Korean War veterans appointed by President Reagan. The memorial commemorates the sacrifices of the 5.8 million Americans who served in the U.S. armed services during the three-year period of the Korean War. The War was one of the most hard fought in our history. During its relatively short duration from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, 36,574 Americans died in hostile actions in the Korean War theater. Of these, 8,200 are listed as missing in action or lost or buried at sea. In addition, 103,284 were wounded during the conflict. The Memorial consists of four parts."
The Memorial - Korean War Vets Memorial
Posted from koreanwarvetsmemorial.org
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I personally haven't seen this tribute to those that fought in this forgotten war(police action), but have seen several pictures of it, a sharp salute to those that fought there, and to those that designed this tribute to their brothers and sisters that fought and died over there brother SGT (Join to see)
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It is a conflict that is recognized rather late. As per my research on combat trauma vets I've interviewed are pissed at the politicians who refrained from allowing them to take the entire peninsula. They are bitter as they were competent to do so.
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SPC Terry Page
Who isn't pissed at politicians ever since the end of WWII?... it's been a continuum in virtually any conflict to the present day.
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