Monday
January 20, 2020
Gangnam-gu, South Korea
Fine Dust :
It was a matter of sheer chance, but sometimes in the fleeting moments between battles, the enemy forces would turn a blind eye to allow the United Nations forces to collect the dead, recalled Antonius Johannes Kelders, a Dutch corporal during the...
With just a month left until the end of the Korean War, Greece’s Sparta Battalion was still knee-deep in mud at Outpost Harry, a hill northeast of Seoul that would provide enemy forces a direct route to the capital city if conquered. Over 13,000...
Shortly after a unit of Indian paratroopers and medics arrived to support United Nations-led forces 70 years ago, they earned a nickname that would stick for the remainder of the Korean War. “Following the unit’s arrival in Busan on Nov. 20...
Pitch dark was the night of April 22, 1951, that Pvt. Segundino Atrero and his fellow Filipino soldiers were ordered to fire at anything that moved. “Since it was so dark I [had] to rely on the sound and movements to fire at the target,” Pvt...
Upon hearing the news of a war breaking out thousands of miles away in 1950, a 24-year-old Belgian woman living in Liege with her parents wrote to the government. “I take the respectful liberty to write you to ask for your support for my candidacy...
The U.S. House of Representatives adopted two resolutions Wednesday on strengthening the South Korea-U.S. alliance with bipartisan support, highlighting that the partnership plays a crucial role in ensuring peace and stability in the region.
South Korea plans to build a memorial at the site of one of the fiercest battles of the 1950-53 Korean War as part of its plan to turn the demilitarized zone (DMZ) into an international zone of peace.
Soldiers carry boxes containing the recovered remains of fallen troops from the 1950-53 Korean War during a ceremony at the 7th Infantry Division headquarters in Hwacheon County, Gangwon, on Thursday.
South Korea honored the United Nations (UN) troops that fought on its behalf in the 1950-53 Korean War during a ceremony in Busan commemorating the first official International Memorial Day for UN Veterans on Wednesday.
When Gen. James Van Fleet celebrated his 60th birthday in Korea in March 1952, he didn't know it would be the last time he'd see his only son. "[Capt.] James Van Fleet [Jr.] was a B-26B Invader pilot in the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group...
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