Posted on Jun 27, 2015
Do you think it's about time? Korean War mural dedicated at Vancouver, Wash.
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I think it's waaaaaaay past time!
"Some people called it World War 2½," said Jerry Keesee, the founding commander of the Richard L. Quatier Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association. It's also been called "The Forgotten War," Keesee said, and that's what artist Guy Drennan painted in the lower left corner of the panel.
By the time hostilities ended three years later, about 36,000 American troops were killed or missing in action, and 103,700 were wounded, Keesee said.
"The reward was the success of South Korea as a nation," said Harold Olson, past first vice commander of the veterans association.
Raynor said he could easily have been one of the 36,000 who didn't come back. He was with U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division during the Chosin Reservoir Campaign, in November and December 1950. After he suffered a leg wound, "The Marines saved my life," Raynor said. "They got me out."
Those Marines had actually been sent to recover the bodies of dead troops. "They had a little bit of room to throw me on the truck," Raynor said.
http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/korean-war-mural-dedicated-at-vancouver-wash-1.354898
"Some people called it World War 2½," said Jerry Keesee, the founding commander of the Richard L. Quatier Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association. It's also been called "The Forgotten War," Keesee said, and that's what artist Guy Drennan painted in the lower left corner of the panel.
By the time hostilities ended three years later, about 36,000 American troops were killed or missing in action, and 103,700 were wounded, Keesee said.
"The reward was the success of South Korea as a nation," said Harold Olson, past first vice commander of the veterans association.
Raynor said he could easily have been one of the 36,000 who didn't come back. He was with U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division during the Chosin Reservoir Campaign, in November and December 1950. After he suffered a leg wound, "The Marines saved my life," Raynor said. "They got me out."
Those Marines had actually been sent to recover the bodies of dead troops. "They had a little bit of room to throw me on the truck," Raynor said.
http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/korean-war-mural-dedicated-at-vancouver-wash-1.354898
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But there already is a Korean War memorial, it's at the Southwest end of the Mall, south of the Vietnam Wall and east of Lincoln.
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The hostilities never totally ended, only the major fighting! Since 1955, more then 1300 Americans and 2600 South Koreans have made the ultimate sacrifice in defending Freedom's Frontier!
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