The film details the events leading to the Korean War, beginning with the division of Korea at the 38th parallel after Japan's surrender in 1945. It highlights the political tensions between the ...

David Bruce Bleak received the Medal of Honor from President Dwight D. Eisenhower at a White House ceremony on Oct. 27, 1953.

At the end of the Korean War, after 2 years of negotiation, an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, at Panmunjom on the 38th parallel. A demilitarised zone was set up which stands to this day.

6/9/1951, Library of Congress The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once ...

The Korean War began 61 years ago today when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, but the peninsula is technically ...

The Security Council of the United Nations called upon the invading troops to cease hostilities and to withdraw to the 38th Parallel ... to be thrown into the Korean war. WITH THE U.S. ARMY ...

These volunteers helped to push the UN forces back across the 38th parallel. The USSR was afraid of provoking a World War and therefore helped the North Koreans and the Chinese through indirect or ...

The Korean War, often referred to as "The Forgotten War," was fought from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. This website is dedicated to thanking and honoring all the veterans of the Korean War ...