Korean War

Henry Andrasovsky joined the Marines six months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. When the US entered the war he joined 1st Marine Division at Guadalcanal.

Carl joined the military when he was 18 years old. He was placed in South Korea and witnessed some of the most intense fighting.

Voron Baughan went to Biak Island, New Guinea where he was assigned to the 90th Bomb Group Heavy with the 321st Bomb Squadron.

The Korean War took the lives of more than 36,000 Americans and another 100,000 more were wounded. In total, 1.5 million young Americans left to fight in a remote country far away from the comforts of home. They served for the simple reason that their country called.

Harold Peterson was deployed to Osaka, Japan as part of a peace force to promote positive relations between the United States and the Japanese people.

Elvis Mason's unit engaged in combat for 100 consecutive days and moved through France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and Holland to push the Germans back.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran John Walter MacIndoe. John served from 1942 to 1972 during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Edwin Wilber deployed twice to Korea during 1951. He deployed in support of Operation Thunderbolt and was wounded on Jan. 25, 1951.

Richard Caulfield served with Military Police in 772nd MP Battalion, Eighth Army during World War II. He returned to the Army once the Korean War started.

Robert Ondrish's unit fought in the Battle of Pusan Perimeter, one of the first major battles of the Korean War. He recalls seeing combat nearly every day.

Msgt. Frieda M. Lambrecht was a Veteran of both World [...]

Janet was assigned to Korea to treat wounded soldiers. She was again sent overseas during the Vietnam War and served as a chief nurse in Saigon, Vietnam