The Korean War (1950–53)

The Korean War is the middle child of historical events, always forgotten.

Jesus I didn't realize how close to ww3 that was

I’m Turkish. Back in July I went to Washington DC, and I went to the Korean War Memorial. The amount of names on there were shocking. Even my own Great- Great Grandfather fought at sea during the war. At the memorial, it says “Freedom is not free” which really hits hard if you think about it.

My Grandpa was in the Air Force during the Korean War. He served as a radioman in Korea. He later served in Vietnam but back in the states. He retired as Tech Sergeant. He sadly passed away in 2020.

We Koreans do not forget the noble sacrifices of foreign soldiers who fought in the Korean War(only for south).

Imagine still not being united -This post was made by Germany

Dear Koreans, from a US Air Force vet. I'm glad you guys are still with us in the free world, and I'm honored to have y'all as allies. May God bless you and I pray for peace in our lives.

All we need is Call Of Duty The Korean War

General Douglas MacArthur: "nuke 'em" Harry Truman: "no" General Douglas MacArthur: "NUKE 'EM" Harry Truman: "NO" General Douglas MacArthur: "AWWWW, C'MON" Harry Truman: "you're fired"

Grandpa survived the battle of the chosin reservoir. Was part of a group named the chosin few. Dog company. Edit: just remembered a really sweet story. My grandpa went to visit the Korean War monument in saint louis, in which his name is inscribed on, and met a little girl that he saved back in 1951. He remembered her name and everything

This was an awesome bideo. It explained the entirety the conflict in a concise way while going through all of the main points. Great job.

My grandfather fought for the U.S. Army in the war. He told me a story of his where he was in a bunker with his squad and a grenade came into the bunker and he was the closest to the exit and he got out of the bunker and was the only one to get out just in time seeing his friends all get blown apart and killed behind him. Though he did suffer an injury to his leg that was non-life threatening. He then afterwards got surrounded by North Koreans and had to go back and hide in the same bunker throwing his friends dead body over his and getting there blood on him so he looked dead too. He said he laid there in the bunker and pretended to be dead with his dead friends bodies on him for two days until the North Koreans were pushed back and he was later found by Americans and saved. He then suffered an infection in his foot and had a toe cut off. He then continued to fight with his toe cut off and what he just saw. My grandfather just past away February 9th 2021 peacefully at 91 years old. He was the hardest working man I’ve known and a great grandfather and I wished I would have sat down and learned more from him when I had the chance as he probably had many other stories to tell me.

My granpa was 18 years old when the Korean war broke out. He ran away from home in North Korea to avoid getting recruited, but he was captured by the South Korean army and became a combat engineer. He said the images of bodies burnt by a flamethrower still haunts him. Poor old man passed away 4 years ago.

My grandmother's father was killed in action. She told me that she still remembers the time when her father left home in the morning wearing a military uniform, saying he would be back soon. This is her last memory of her father. Also, my father's uncle was separated from his family during the war. During the family reunions, he was able to meet with his family briefly, but only for a few days and no news has been heard since.

My 4th Cousin Times Removed fought in the Korean War. He was also a WWII vet. He was nicknamed "The Spectacular Speck", since his name was James Speck. His story made its way onto Ripley's Believe it or Not. H was in a Cavalry Division In the Pacific. He crawled around 3 Japanese MG nests, shot a Japanese Sniper, and crawled back to reorganize his platoon. Later, he went to fight in Korea. He was a survivor.

I swear there are more Filipinos in this comment section than in the entire war

South korea: Welp I'm surrounded by china, russia, and north Korea Poland in ww2: First time?

Thank you for your sacrifices. We could have been standing in the world so far due to your sacrifices. Now we help many countries. And it’s only because of you. If you need a help, we will never hesitate help you.

My grandad served in this war. He understandably never wanted to talk about it when I was a child though and passed before I reached an older age. But I always heard from my mum (his daughter) that this was known as "The forgotten war".

I am Korean-American, and grew up listening to stories of tragedy and heroism by my Grandfather who served as a NCO at Incheon. Deepest gratitude to those who fought and sacrificed for defending Korea and the Korean people's rights to live in a free nation. 🇰🇷🫡