http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/koreanwar/ en-us Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:12:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036388/posts The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Sgt. Gene F. Clark, U.S. Army, of Muncie, Ind. He will be buried June 28 in Muncie. Representatives from the Army met with Clark's next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army. In September 1950, Clark was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion,... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036388/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:12:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036413/posts SEOUL : Fifty-eight years ago, a war broke out on the Korean peninsula, and today, the two sides - South and North Korea - remain technically at war and divided. Although it has been more than five decades, there are still South Koreans - who were soldiers at the time - being kept against their will in North Korea. One of the prisoners of war (POW), Kim Jin Soo, recently escaped the North. The 74-year-old POW fought in the Korean War at the age of 17 and was captured by the North Koreans in 1953. All these years, he had... channelnewsasia.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036413/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:18:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030905/posts HIGHLY decorated war veteran and former head of the defence force General Sir Francis Hassett has died. The Defence Department said last night General Hassett died on Wednesday at the age of 90. "He was a fine man, warrior chief and remarkable servant of the nation," the department said in a statement. The soldier served in three wars and towards the end of a 42-year military career became head of the army and then chief of defence force staff in the 1970s. General Hassett fought in World War II and in Malaya, and is best known for his role in... The Weekend Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030905/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:05:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030861/posts SEOUL — Kim Chun-su had to join the army, but he didn’t have to go to Vietnam. Almost four decades ago, Kim, then a soldier doing his mandatory three-year service in the South Korean military, opted to fight in what was even in his country an unpopular war. He wanted to get away from the army’s notoriously abusive officers, who he said would wake soldiers up for no reason and beat them. He also wanted to show his gratitude to the United States for helping South Korea during the Korean War. Kim and most of the 97 South Korean veterans... Stars and Stripes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030861/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:50:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028690/posts Soldier Missing In Action From Korean War Is Identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Sgt. 1st Class W.T. Akins, U.S. Army, of Decatur, Ga. He will be buried on June 26 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Sgt. 1st Class W.T. Akins, U.S. Army, of Decatur, Ga.. Representatives from the Army met... U.S. Department of Defense http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028690/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:39:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2026477/posts The United States is considering moving the 8th Army headquarters to Hawaii by 2012, when wartime operational control is handed over to South Korea, military sources here said yesterday. Fighting units under the Yongsan-based headquarters, such as the 2nd Infantry Division and the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, are to remain on the Korean Peninsula, they said. The relocation of the 8th Army headquarters to Hawaii, where the U.S. Pacific Command has its headquarters, is intended to revamp the military command structure here, according to the sources. Some critics are concerned that moving the headquarters outside the Korean Peninsula may... The Korea Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2026477/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:05:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026041/posts The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Pfc. Milton Dinerboiler Jr., U.S. Army, of Elkhart, Ind. His burial date is being set by his family. Representatives from the Army met with Dinerboiler’s next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army. In late November 1950, Dinerboiler was assigned to the Heavy Mortar... U.S. Department of Defense http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026041/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:03:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017159/posts The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of two U.S. servicemen, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. They are Sgt. 1st Class George W. Koon of Leesville, S.C.; and Sgt. 1st Class Jack O. Tye of Loyall, Ky.; both U.S. Army. Koon will be buried tomorrow in Leesville, and Tye will be buried Monday in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Representatives from the Army met with the soldiers' next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017159/posts#comment Sat, 17 May 2008 01:15:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996805/posts After 50 years, an American state secret has been revealed, about the arrest of 12,000 people because of Hoover’s “red” paranoia. The former director of the FBI, Edgar Hoover made plans for the arrest of 12,000 American citizens which he considered to be threats to national security – documents reveals that no longer bear the status of state secret. Hoover sent this request to the president at the time Harry Truman at the beginning of the Korean war during the 50s. He justified the move as necessary for protection from “treason, spies and sabotage”. For now there is no evidence... Javno http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996805/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 18:24:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992034/posts The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is U.S. Army Sgt. Harry J. Laurence of Cleveland, Ohio. He will be buried April 9 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Representatives from the Army met with Laurence's next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army. Laurence was a member of L Company,... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992034/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:36:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990973/posts One should not forget. . . that the earth is round and that "every road leads to Rome." WALDEMAR ERFURTH, Surprise Every now and then in the history of mankind, events of surpassing importance take place in little-known areas of the earth. And men and women in countries distant from those events whose lives turn into unexpected and unwanted channels because of them can but wonder how it all happened to come about. So it was with Korea in 1950. In this ancient land of high mountains and sparkling streams the United Nations fought its first war. For decades it... CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990973/posts#comment Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:48:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980482/posts WASHINGTON, March 4, 2008 – The Defense Department posthumously inducted Army Master Sgt. Woodrow Keeble today into its Hall of Heroes, a day after President Bush bestowed the Medal of Honor on the Korean War hero. Left to right: Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, Russell Hawkins, Kurt Bluedog, Army Secretary Pete Geren, and Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Richard Cody stand by during a Pentagon unveiling of a Medal of Honor awarded to the late Master Sgt. Woodrow Keeble, the first full-blooded Sioux Indian, for his heroism during the Korean War, March 4, 2008. Hawkins is... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980482/posts#comment Wed, 5 Mar 2008 01:18:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978669/posts China and the United States signed a formal agreement in Shanghai to open a military hot line between their defense departments. China also agreed to release records about missing American soldiers long sought by the United States military and relatives of thousands of American servicemen missing from the Korean War and other cold war-era conflicts. More than 8,000 servicemen are still unaccounted for from the Korean War. New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978669/posts#comment Sat, 1 Mar 2008 06:21:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976997/posts WASHINGTON - During the final allied offensive of the Korean War, Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble risked his life to save his fellow Soldiers. Almost six decades after his gallant actions and 26 years after his death, Keeble will be the first full-blooded Sioux Indian to receive the Medal of Honor. The White House announced this morning that Keeble will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously in a ceremony scheduled for 2:30 p.m. March 3. Keeble is one of the most decorated Soldiers in North Dakota history. A veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he was born... Military.com/Army News Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976997/posts#comment Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:29:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943380/posts A newly declassified document shows that J. Edgar Hoover, the longtime director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, had a plan to suspend habeas corpus and imprison some 12,000 Americans he suspected of disloyalty. Hoover sent his plan to the White House on July 7, 1950, 12 days after the Korean War began. It envisioned putting suspect Americans in military prisons. Hoover wanted President Harry S. Truman to proclaim the mass arrests necessary to “protect the country against treason, espionage and sabotage.” The F.B.I would “apprehend all individuals potentially dangerous” to national security, Hoover’s proposal said. The arrests would be... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943380/posts#comment Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:25:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943283/posts A 1950 Plan: Arrest 12,000, Suspend Due Process By TIM WEINER A newly declassified document shows that J. Edgar Hoover, the longtime director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, had a plan to suspend habeas corpus and imprison some 12,000 Americans he suspected of disloyalty. Hoover sent his plan to the White House on July 7, 1950, 12 days after the Korean War began. It envisioned putting suspect Americans in military prisons. Hoover wanted President Harry S. Truman to proclaim the mass arrests necessary to “protect the country against treason, espionage and sabotage.” The F.B.I would “apprehend all individuals potentially... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943283/posts#comment Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:10:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942454/posts Soldier Missing in Action From Korean War is Identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Cpl. Robert S. Ferrell, U.S. Army, of Dallas, Texas. His burial date is being set by his family. Representatives from the Army met with Ferrell’s next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army. On Feb.... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942454/posts#comment Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:10:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934673/posts The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is 1st Lt. Dixie S. Parker, U.S. Army, of Green Pond, Ala. He will be buried Dec. 6 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Representatives from the Army met with Parker’s next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army. Parker was assigned to Battery B, 8th... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934673/posts#comment Tue, 4 Dec 2007 21:04:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932672/posts We just started a cross-country tour called "Honoring our Heroes for the Holidays" that will take us to New York City at the World Trade Center site. We are collecting more than 100,000 cards of love and support that we did not show our veterans of more recent wars, which I will take to our soldiers in Iraq. Our first stop on Monday was in Santa Nella, Calif., at The Remembrance Memorial for California Korean War Veterans. The names of 2,495 California veterans are engraved there. Our people were overwhelmed with the service of these veterans who gave their lives... Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932672/posts#comment Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:39:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928952/posts The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified. He is Sgt. Agostino Di Rienzo, U.S. Army, of East Boston, Mass. Representatives from the Army met with Di Rienzo’s next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process on behalf of the Secretary of the Army. Di Rienzo was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division then occupying a defensive position near Unsan, North Korea, in an area known as the “Camel’s Head." On Nov. 1, 1950, parts of two Chinese... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928952/posts#comment Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:11:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924158/posts The death of a soldier under a young officer's command during the Korean War is a bitter reminder of the harshness of war By PETER WORTHINGTON, TORONTO SUNRemembrance Day is for veterans and the nation to honour those who died in past wars: The Boer War, WWI and II, Korea, 40 years of "peacekeeping" and now Afghanistan -- 100,000-plus killed in Canada's name. I've written a lot of Remembrance Day pieces over the past 50 years, but this is the first time I've made it personal, concerning not the first soldier killed under my command as a platoon commander in... Toronto Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924158/posts#comment Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:43:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923826/posts 55 years later, he's still a hero For this week, Ronald E. Rosser is Elvis. He is Justin Timberlake. Rosser is one of only two surviving Medal of Honor recipients in Ohio. Generals and presidents salute him. Adults get tongue-tied in his presence. "This outstanding soldier's courageous and selfless devotion to duty is worthy of emulation by all men," reads his medal citation from the Korean War. He was 22 when he earned the medal as a member of a heavy mortar company in the Army's 2nd Infantry Division. On Jan. 12, 1952, he killed 13 of the enemy when... The Columbus Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923826/posts#comment Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:46:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1923648/posts Would anyone like a free dinner at Golden Corral? Well, there is an easy way if you are an American military veteran. Golden Corral just announced this year’s Military Appreciation Monday will be November 12, 2007, from 5 to 9 pm. For the past 6 years, Golden Corral has been honoring the US Military with a free “thank you” dinner and beverage at any Golden Corral restaurant on Military Appreciation Monday (first Monday after Veteran’s Day), to honor any person who has ever served in the United States Military. In the past the only requirement to receive the free meal... Cash Money Life http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1923648/posts#comment Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:22:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923585/posts The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Cpl. Clem R. Boody, U.S. Army, of Independence, Iowa. His burial date and location are being set by his family. Representatives from the Army met with Boody’s next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the Secretary of the Army. In November 1950, Boody was assigned to Headquarters... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923585/posts#comment Fri, 9 Nov 2007 23:48:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910117/posts David Lee "Tex" Hill, a World War II fighter pilot who was the youngest brigadier general in the history of the Texas Air National Guard, died Thursday. He was 92. . . . Hill graduated as a naval aviator in 1939, and in 1941, he joined the Flying Tigers, an American volunteer group based in China during World War II. He shot down 18 1/4 enemy aircraft during the war, Bowman said. The "quarter" came when four planes were involved in shooting down an enemy plane and each pilot was credited with one-fourth of the downing. Hill emerged from the... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910117/posts#comment Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:08:41 GMT