pagesofhistory The Forgotten War
U.S. servicemembers and Korean War veterans participate in several events throughout South Korea to mark the 60th anniversary of the beginning of that conflict.
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embers of United States Forces Korea are participating in several events to commemo-
rate the 60th anniversary of the begin- ning of the Korean War, remembering veterans of that war who sacrificed so much to protect South Korea and recog- nizing the continuing role the U.S. plays in maintaining stability on the Korean peninsula since the armistice agreement was signed July 27, 1953. Key events included a ceremony at
Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, June 25, the same date North Ko- rean forces launched a massive invasion in 1950. A Sept. 3 ceremony in Dabu-dong, South Korea, will commemorate the Battle of Pusan Perimeter, during which the 25th Infantry Division’s 27th Infantry Regiment fought against the North Koreans from August to September 1950. About 100 U.S. Marines, along with their counterparts from Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, and the U.K., will reenact the Inchon Landing Sept. 15, which ultimately turned the tide in fighting by breaking the North Korean army’s supply lines. And ceremonies in Seoul Sept. 28 will mark the anniversary of the city’s liberation in 1950.
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY
■ On Sept. 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key watched from a ship in Baltimore Harbor as the U.S. turned away British invaders in the War of 1812. After seeing a nearby American flag still was flying, he wrote the “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK Hundreds of Korean
War veterans are expected to return to South Korea to take part in the ceremo- nies, many of them through the Korea Revisit Program, funded by South Korea. For many of these veterans, it will be their first visit to the country since the war.
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Legends of Flight ight Boeing PT-17 Stearmans, 1943 two-seater biplanes
built for World War II train- ing, landed in Washington, D.C., June 7 to promote the premiere of the 3-D IMAX film “Legends of Flight” at the Smithsonian Institu- tion’s National Air and Space Museum. The documentary details the history of flight and the many technological ad- vances that have led to modern airplane designs. The Stearman is one of the planes featured in the movie. One of the Stearman planes, nicknamed
“Yellow Mistress,” turned over as it landed at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va. The plane was damaged but neither the pilot nor his passenger, a reporter from The Washington Post, were injured. A group of Stearman enthusiasts — re-
tired military aviators and commercial airline pilots — refurbished the planes and have flown them together for more than 10 years. MO
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Events across South Korea will honor those who served in the Korean War, commemorated by a memorial in Washington, D.C.
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