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United Nations Command Chaplain U. S. Army Col. Sam Lee performs a blessing of sacrifice and remembrance on the 55 cases of remains returned by North Korea at Osan Air Base, South Korea.
News
Mattis Welcomes North Korea’s Return Of MIA Remains As A ‘First Step’
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History
This Weird Fighter Got The First Air-To-Air Kill Of The Korean War
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News
This Korean War Veteran Finally Received His Purple Heart After 66 Years
Jordan Nelson, The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.
President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, speaks at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, Calif., March 13, 2018. President Trump visited MCAS Miramar during part of a larger trip to California to speak with service members and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Dufour/Released)
Bullet Points
President Trump Walks Away From Heralded Summit With North Korean Dictator
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Bullet Points
Report: John Kelly Stopped Trump From Pulling US Troops Out Of South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, poses with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a photo at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone Friday, April 27, 2018. Kim made history Friday by crossing over the world's most heavily armed border to greet his rival, Moon, for talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons.
News
Korean War To End; North And South Agree To Get Rid Of Nukes
David Choi, Business Insider
A column of the U.S. 1st Marine Division move through Chinese lines during their breakout from the Chosin Reservoir
History
They Fought Against Commies In Korea. And They Say Trump Is Making The Right Move
Raymond Bishop, 84, was fighting his eviction from the Hidden Grove apartments in Homestead. Police shot him to death after officers say he pointed his weapon at them.
News
Suicidal Korea Vet, 84, Shot Dead By Police At His House Over Therapy-Dog Dispute
Charles Rabin And David Ovalle, The Miami Herald
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Community
Anna Mae Hays, The US Military’s First Female General, Dies At Age 97
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News
What We Know About North Korea’s Latest High-Level Talks With The South
Alex Lockie, Business Insider
American baseball player Ted Williams (1918 - 2002) of the Boston Red Sox served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War.
News
Hall Of Famer Ted Williams Detailed His Korean War Experience In Love Letters… To His Mistress
U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, exits out the back of a Korean Amphibious Assault Vehicle with Republic of Korea Marines, August 9, 2017.
News
Senator Calls For US Military Dependents To Be Evacuated From South Korea As War Tensions Grow
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History
5 Of The Most Disastrous Defeats In US Military History
Robert Farley, The National Interest
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History
This MOH Recipient Crashed His Plane On Purpose To Get To His Downed Wingman
North Korea, 1950: U.S. Marines move forward after close-air support flushes out the enemy from hillside trenches. Billows of smoke rise from the target areas.
History
New Film Offers Grunt’s Eye View Of Unrelenting Combat During Korean War
PBS's new documentary, "The Battle of Chosin Reservoir," is a brutally honest account of the infamous battle that nearly wiped out the 1st Marine Division during the Korean War.
Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, participate in a load exercise directed by the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Sept. 20.
News
Armored Brigade Heads To Korea As Tensions With North Escalate
3500 soldiers from Fort Riley will replace 1st Cav troops from Fort Hood.
Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes
A YouTube screenshot of the trailer for the World War II drama “Fury” starring Brad Pitt.
Entertainment
Dear Hollywood, Stop Making Movies About World War II
We’ve overdone it on World War II movies and now we’re just rinsing and repeating the same tired narrative.