Tag: Korean War

Picture of the Day: British Korean War Veterans Visit the DMZ

British Commonwealth Korean War vets in S. Korea
British Commonwealth Korean War vets in S. Korea
Korean War veterans and their family members from four British Commonwealth nations — Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand — pose for a photo during a visit to the South Korean side of the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom in Paju, 30 kilometers north of Seoul, on April 22, 2024, in this photo provided by the veterans ministry. Sixteen nations fought for South Korea against invading North Korea during the 1950-52 conflict. (Yonhap)

1,000 Pound Korean War Era Bomb Found at Construction Site

Fortunately no one was injured or worse when they discovered this huge bomb:

An unexploded 1,000-pound bomb leftover from the Korean War was partially dismantled and removed from a construction site last week south of Seoul, a South Korean air force spokesman said.

The AN-M65 general-purpose bomb from the 1950-53 conflict was discovered Thursday by workers at a construction site in Cheongju city, roughly 60 miles south of the capital, a South Korean air force spokesman said by phone Monday. The spokesman declined to say precisely where the bomb was discovered. South Korean officials regularly speak to the media on a customary condition of anonymity.

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Tweet of the Day: USMC Medal of Honor Recipient During the Korean War

Tweet of the Day: Hungnam Christmas Miracle

Tweet of the Day: Turn Towards Busan

The First Columbian Korean War Veterans to Be Laid to Rest at UN Cemetery in Busan

I did not realize that no Columbians had ever been buried at the UN Cemetery in Busan until now:

Four Colombians will soon become the first Korean War veterans from their country to be laid to rest at the world’s only U.N. cemetery in Busan, South Korea.

The remains of Luis Carlos García Ardila, 89; José Gustavo Pascagaza León, 81; José Sergio Romero, 81; and Jorge Sánchez Tapia, 87, will arrive on the peninsula Wednesday, according to a news release Tuesday from South Korea’s Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.

Their remains will be temporarily placed at Seoul National Cemetery until their interment Saturday at United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan.

Two British veterans of the Korean War — Bryan Laurenson, 94, and Brian Wood, 88 — will also be interred during a separate ceremony on the same day, according to the release.

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Tweet of the Day: Denmark’s Contribution to the Korean War

Picture of the Day: ROK PM Honors Greek Korean War Veteran

PM with Greek veteran in Korean War
PM with Greek veteran in Korean War
This photo provided by the Prime Minister’s Office shows South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (R) shaking hands with a Greek veteran who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War at a dinner event held in Athens on Oct. 13, 2023. (Yonhap)

You can read more about the Greek battalion during the Korean War at the below link: