Posted on Dec 6, 2015
Did you hear about South Korea honoring N.D. veterans?
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Did you hear about South Korea honoring N.D. veterans?
This was an old post that got lost in the Question to link conversion, but it was a good one - Enjoy!
Korean War veteran Dale Schindler, of Jamestown, shows the Bronze Star he received while fighting on the front lines in 1952. The medal at right is a Gratitude Medal for wartime service that is made of melted barbed wire from the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea to this day.
Visitors from South Korea recently honored 18 North Dakota veterans, including a Jamestown man for service on the Korean peninsula more than 63 years ago.
Dale Schindler, 81, said he was fresh off his father’s Fessenden farm when he joined the U.S. Army in 1952. After basic training at Fort Riley, Kan., he was shipped to Fort Lewis, Wash., and was soon in Korea, where he served on the front lines until the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed on July 27, 1953.
“I was there 16 months,” Schindler said. “When they signed the truce in July, what they did was took us off the front and brought us back to the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) that was the defense line at that time.”
The DMZ, which is 2.5 miles wide and 160 miles long, separates the Republic of Korea in the south from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the north. The Association of Korean National Foundation received the official medals from the Republic of Korea’s Department of Defense 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice commemoration ceremony in 2013.
Did you hear about South Korea honoring N.D. veterans?
This was an old post that got lost in the Question to link conversion, but it was a good one - Enjoy!
Korean War veteran Dale Schindler, of Jamestown, shows the Bronze Star he received while fighting on the front lines in 1952. The medal at right is a Gratitude Medal for wartime service that is made of melted barbed wire from the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea to this day.
Visitors from South Korea recently honored 18 North Dakota veterans, including a Jamestown man for service on the Korean peninsula more than 63 years ago.
Dale Schindler, 81, said he was fresh off his father’s Fessenden farm when he joined the U.S. Army in 1952. After basic training at Fort Riley, Kan., he was shipped to Fort Lewis, Wash., and was soon in Korea, where he served on the front lines until the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed on July 27, 1953.
“I was there 16 months,” Schindler said. “When they signed the truce in July, what they did was took us off the front and brought us back to the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) that was the defense line at that time.”
The DMZ, which is 2.5 miles wide and 160 miles long, separates the Republic of Korea in the south from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the north. The Association of Korean National Foundation received the official medals from the Republic of Korea’s Department of Defense 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice commemoration ceremony in 2013.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs - Mikel; No I hadn't heard about it, but I thank you for posting it.
This type of honor is probably the most heartwarming type because it come from the people who were helped.
This type of honor is probably the most heartwarming type because it come from the people who were helped.
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The Korean witnessed the most brutal fighting. For example, Colonel Don Faith of the 7th Infantry Division was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading his regiment out of a trap that was sprung by the Chinese Communist Forces. The award was posthumous. "This Kind of War" by T.R. Fehernbach is, in my opinion, the definitive book on the Korean war and should have a wide audience amongst combat veterans.
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SPC Benjamin Hartog
Another stirring book about the Korean War is SLA Marshall's "The River and the Gauntlet" that covers the defeat of the 8th Army particularly the destruction of the 2nd Infantry Division in the winter of 1950 by the Chinese Communist Forces. This is a must read for any Korean War veteran who took part in that calamitous battle.
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Good on South Korea!!!, huge honor that strengthens the bond between our Nations.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs I did not specifically hear about South Korea honoring N.D. veterans. While I certainly am glad the South Koreans honored North Dakota veterans, I hope they truly honor the sacrifice of all American service men and women who fought on their behalf during the Korean War and for the military personnel who have been stationed in South Korea throughout the armistice.
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LTC Wayne Brandon
You are quite correct, Stephen.
When my daughter was stationed in SK with the AF she often spoke about the attitude of the young people who simply wanted the U.S. out of their country. It would appear that they have no clue they would be living a very different life if not for the 4 years we spent keeping the NK and Chi-Com out of their country.
It is incumbent upon their government to teach all of the history of their nation to include those who came to their aid 67 years ago. Not only from the U.S., but from Australia, NZ, England, Turkey, Canada and other countries as well.
It seems as if the generations are becoming less and less interested in anything but 'now' and what's in it for them. If the U.S. pulled out of Korea, two things would surely happen:
1. Their economy would find itself in a serious recession; and
2. The North Koreans would be down their throats in a heartbeat.
During Operation Desert Storm, a large segment of the 2nd ID was deployed to support the war in Kuwait. No sooner were they gone but NK moved units to the southern border on the pretense they were merely conducting "war games".
In an effort to stave off any attack from the North, the Pentagon was looking to select one Reserve Infantry Division to deploy to Korea until the Second could be reconstituted.
The 70th Infantry Div (IT) was selected (I was a Battalion Cdr. at the time) but before anything was done officially to cut orders for deployment, the War was over and everyone was coming back a lot sooner than anyone anticipated. One can only imagine what it would be like for SK should we leave them on their own.
When my daughter was stationed in SK with the AF she often spoke about the attitude of the young people who simply wanted the U.S. out of their country. It would appear that they have no clue they would be living a very different life if not for the 4 years we spent keeping the NK and Chi-Com out of their country.
It is incumbent upon their government to teach all of the history of their nation to include those who came to their aid 67 years ago. Not only from the U.S., but from Australia, NZ, England, Turkey, Canada and other countries as well.
It seems as if the generations are becoming less and less interested in anything but 'now' and what's in it for them. If the U.S. pulled out of Korea, two things would surely happen:
1. Their economy would find itself in a serious recession; and
2. The North Koreans would be down their throats in a heartbeat.
During Operation Desert Storm, a large segment of the 2nd ID was deployed to support the war in Kuwait. No sooner were they gone but NK moved units to the southern border on the pretense they were merely conducting "war games".
In an effort to stave off any attack from the North, the Pentagon was looking to select one Reserve Infantry Division to deploy to Korea until the Second could be reconstituted.
The 70th Infantry Div (IT) was selected (I was a Battalion Cdr. at the time) but before anything was done officially to cut orders for deployment, the War was over and everyone was coming back a lot sooner than anyone anticipated. One can only imagine what it would be like for SK should we leave them on their own.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs I was in Korea. I rode with a courier up to the DMZ. I was allowed to go to the front outpost on the edge of the line for our side. You said the DMZ was only 2.5 miles wide. I believe it. I was given binoculars. I looked across the DMZ and saw a North Korean soldier looking at me with his binoculars back at me. I am sure he was wishing I was dead, but I am still here. This story is in my book, "Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of life."
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SPC Douglas Bolton
LTC Wayne Brandon Beg! No.... I will letting my RP friends know when it is finished. It is at the editor right now. Thank you for asking.
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The time frame does not matter Korea Veterans faced brutal conditions and stood firm. Glad Mr. Schindler was given the honor he was due.
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The South Koreans hold in reverence those American Veterans who fought during the Korean war just like the Chinese and French hold in reverence those American Veterans who fought for China and France during WWll.
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My dad and uncles fought there. One uncle was KIA… I have his People Heart.
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