After 73 years, US soldier killed in Korean War was finally identified

There is a channel on YouTube, that does a week by week report of the Korean War, made by the same people that did a week by week report of WWII.

My grandpa was also in Korea, also passed in 1994. He would never talk about the war. He had a scar that when asked about he would quickly change the subject. I can't imagine what he went through.

My grandfather passed two years ago and only once talked about his time in Korea. He said he and a squad mate were out walking and his friend stepped on a landmine. My grandfather carried his top half on his shoulders back to camp through the snow.

Both my grandfathers fought in Korea, one in the Army and the other in the Navy. I never knew about either's service until they passed (2020 and 2001, respectively).

Same thing with mine. Served in Korea in the marine core. I was taking care of up before he passed at 93. He never talked about the war. We only knew it wasn’t a pleasant subject.

My grandfather served at the end of WW2 in a non combat role. And then in Korea in a combat role. Idk why he got shuffled from giving vaccines in New Orleans to front line combat. He was very quiet about Korea. He’d yap about living la vida loca in New Orleans though

Thank you! I’m always interested in firsthand accounts so I will check it out.

My mother's cousin is among them. His name is on the memorial in Hawaii. My great aunt lived until the age 109 hoping upon hope that he's be found someday.

There would likely be 1 unified Korea if it weren't for the US intervention. Blowback podcast season 3 is a great way to learn about it.

Ghost Flames was really compelling to me because it shows the war through different perspectives. A nun, North Korean refugee, an American POW, etc.

He was the 12th son of a farmer living in a mud hut near the Mongolia Russian border. He walked to the closest recruiting station and signed up, spent a few months in training and then was sent to the battle at Chosin Reservoir. He had been taught how to live out in the severe cold while out on a hunt and so knew how to survive the harshness. He doesn't really talk too much about the battle, but when he came out he was highly decorated and promoted and eventually became involved in their Olympic team where in 1973 he was part of the delegation that traveled the world where he he personally met with Castro, Brezhnev, and the Marcos, and performed in DC and Los Angeles. It was part of the ping pong diplomacy era that really opened the door with our relations.