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It was kill or be killed in the Korean War for this Latino soldier from Fort Worth
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAlthough the Korean War (1950-1953) is often called the “Forgotten War,” Paul Vasquez, 91, remembers...
Remembering Korea: West Texans made an impact as the war ramped up
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months ago(This is part two of a three-part series marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean War. Look for...
Two Korean War veterans, two views of war
The Daily Reporter via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWayne German has lived in Bronson for a long time. Robert Webber moved to the community not long ago. They met at Bronson Polish Festival last year and...
Alphonso Gibbs Sr.'s journey from sharecropper to Korean War hero
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFebruary is Black History Month, and in that context it is worthwhile to remember that President...
Meet the namesake of the Navy’s newest ship, the USS Robert E. Simanek
Military Times via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA new expeditionary sea base officially joined the ranks of Military Sealift Command on May 4, when...
'There was a brave Indian' Medal of Honor recipient remembered at Mitchell Veterans Day program
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 12—MITCHELL — The story of Woodrow Keeble's service in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War features enough bravery to elicit a gasp even from an audience of area ...
World War II vet shares story about horrors of concentration camp
New Castle News, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 24—Guy Prestia saw a lot of death during World War II. Yet when the Ellwood City Army veteran, who turns 101 on Wednesday, arrived in Dachau, Germany, in April 1945 where 40,000 Jews died ...
Remembering the Forgotten War: Chosin veteran recalls Korea
The Daily World, Aberdeen, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 10—In November of 1950, high in the mountains of North Korea, American military forces counterattacking deep into the country met and engaged Chinese forces swarming south from the border ...
