Diplomatic Wrangling Leads to Armistice The Korean Armistice Agreement, signed on July 27, 1953, was the culmination of many months of bickering between officials from the United States, North Korea, South Korea, China, the former Soviet Union and United Nations forces.
In this Navy-financed documentary, Hollywood director John Ford chronicles the Korean War. The film alternates between footage from the battlefront and scenes of daily life in Korea and on military bases. Throughout, Ford relies solely on never-before-seen images of the war rather than stock military films. The combat segments offer footage of naval warfare, mortar blasts and rocket fire, while the calmer scenes portray soldiers celebrating Christmas and interacting with Korean civilians.
The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953. North Korea was supported by the Soviet Union and China while South Korea was supported by the United Nations Command led by the United States.
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This is a really good video, well worth the hour out of your day.
NK agreed to an armistice, not a peace treaty. NK's (er, Kim's) policy is that a state of war still exists between them & SK.
ReplyDeleteThe Korean War Memorial Foundation considers 30 days in country continuously or 60 days non-continuously as serving in the Korean War, cutoff date was about 10 years ago.
DeleteWe still lose a soldier or two every year in the war.
Sound's like something I would like
ReplyDeleteWas working in the ROK back in the 90's and asked a local "what happened to all the wildlife in this counrty?" He said "we ate it". I understand that nature has taken back over in the DMZ and wildlife is now thriving there.
ReplyDeleteWorked with the ROK in 68 and 69. They are some bad mother fuckers and I say that with total respect.
DeleteFor those that may not know ROK stands for Repubilc of Korea Marines. They liked our camo trousers and we like theirs, we'd swap. I wore the ROK Marine tiger strip camo most of my tour.
DeleteThe ROKM ran security at the ROKN base where I was working. ROKM are some serious people. I also had to do a briefing for ROK Naval Intelligence. Even more serious people.
DeleteMahalo for this share
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link. Excellent.
ReplyDeleteMy uncle was an ambulance driver for a National Guard MASH unit during the war. He would never, ever, talk about Korea to anyone. All we knew was that he received a medal that he wouldn't show and that he must have seen some terrible, terrible shit.
After he died a few years ago, I realized that I had only one book on the Korean war. I have picked up a few since but haven't read them. This will motivate me to do so.
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ReplyDelete38th Parallel. Those boys really saw some shit. I have the utmost respect for them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kenny. This is an often forgotten war. My dad fought on heartbreak ridge and the punch bowl region when he was there.
ReplyDeleteI don't know a lot about it myself, to be honest. I think I've learned more about the Korean War in the past couple years than I had my entire life before.
DeletePick up and read this book, or buy a copy used and read it, or check it out from your local library and read it - but whatever you do, read it.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.amazon.com/This-Kind-War-Fiftieth-Anniversary/dp/1574883348
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