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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It's a kind gesture. But I personally believe that should be all right all of our veterans who fought for their freedom.
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What a wonderful gesture. I believe of all our allies probably the Koreans appreciate us the most.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs Thank You for posting this. I hadn't heard about this but I'm glad they were honored like this.
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SPC Kayle Benedix My pleasure - I like posting "good news" stories about our veterans.
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This truly a great tribute to those that served in during the Korean War.
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Outstanding!!! Need to hear more about The Forgotten War and The Chosen Few!!!
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That is fantastic. The Korean War veterans are fading out quickly so it is great to get it done for living veterans.
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