Korean War

I'm South Korean :). Just to let you know, im not going to state my opinions about North Korea.

First, South Korea wasn't invaded by North Korea. It was just one Korea and they weren't divided yet. Before splitting, the Koreans were controlled by the Japanese. After winning the war with the Japanese, the Koreans had another problem. The problem was that Koreans had different belief. The different belief caused them the separate along with the leaders. The South Koreans were Christian and North Koreans were Buddhist. The different belief among the Koreans just got them separated.

Douglas Haig died on January 29, 1928 at the age of 66.

My dad recently passed away and going through his papers discovered that he was in the 605th tank destroyer battalion. I now have a booklet of the history and roster of the 605.

MSL: My family for years have been trying to find more information about my Grandfathers duty in WWII. We knew very little but recently I found some discharge papers saying he was discharged from the 605. I would LOVE to have a copy of this booklet you say you have.. or know about it. I still know nothing of his military history. We really want this..

The 605th tank destroyer battalion was originally called the Provisional Antitank Battalion of the 5th Infantry Division. They were renamed in December, 1941. They remained in the US until 1944, when they were shipped to England. They saw action beginning in February 1945. One noted battle they took part in was the Bridge at Remagen, the only bridge over the Rhein in Germany to be captured intact. Another battle was the Ruhr Pocket. Later they were briefly assigned to the 82nd Airborne in the last few days of World War 2.

i don't think un supported anyone in the war

they might be the ones trying to prevent it since they are the peace keepers

but i saw in another answer it was south Korea (republic of Korea)

The firing of General MacArthur by Pres. Truman was stupid and irresponsible. General MacArthur wanted to bomb Red China in to oblivion with nuclear bombs at that time. Red China did not have a nuclear capability at that time. It does now and is the world's largest exporter of illegal drugs in the world according to the IC&E. A large portion of these Red Chinese drugs are smuggled into the U. S. to destroy American lives. The money from this illegal "trade" is used to fuel the massive Red Chinese military machine. Had Pres. Truman not fired the General, Red China would never have become the power that it is today. At that time Red China joined North Korea in attacking South Korea and the defending American forces. At first the Americans and South Koreans were overwhelmed by the massive numbers of Chinese troops. Had the U. S. knocked out the Red Chinese with nuclear weapons right then and there, then we wouldn't have the Red Chinese giving us so much problems today. The U. S. Congress should have impeached Truman before he had a chance to fire MacArthur. Russia would never have dared to attack the U. S. to defend their ally, the Red Chinese. They knew at that time that their country, Russia, would be utterly destroyed by us in a nuclear exchange. That is why Kennedy was able to stand up to Kruschev during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. The Russians knew that they would be utterly destroyed by the U. S. in a nuclear exchange. Today, Russia, North Korea, and Red China are supplying Iran with nuclear know how and missile technology. A lot of what we know is happening in Iran is unknown, because a lot of the labs, and nuclear development is being conducted under massive under ground bunkers, that even block buster bombs would have a hard time knocking out. Nuclear missiles would be the best weapons to blow up these bunkers. We should let Israel defend itself by letting it attack Iran's nuclear facilities. We also should conduct a surgical strike against North Korea's nuclear facilities, before they really launch a missile against the U. S. Why are we so chicken livered that we are so afraid to defend our freedom?

General Douglas MacArthur, Commander of the United Nations Forces in Korea. Lieutenant General Matthew Ridgway, Commander, Eighth US Army (after LTG Walker was killed), Commander UNC (after MacArthur was relieved) Brigadier General John H. Church headed the General Headquarters Advance Command and Liaison Group when dispatched from Japan at the outbreak of hostilities. Lieutenant General Walton Walker, Commander Eighth US Army until his death in a Jeep accident. Major General William F. Dean, Commander 24th Infantry Division (POW of the North Koreans after spending more than a month evading them. Later awarded the Medal of Honor). Major General O.P. Smith, Commander 1st Marine Division Major General Edward M. "Ned" Almond, Commander X Corps Brigadier General Tahzin Yazici, Commander Turkish Brigade

Because he had a born obsession that seemed similar to Hitler's of having total power.

The last declared war was WW2. The atomic age has prevented total war. That's why it was called the Cold War. Cold War means no fighting. During the 20th Century, and the Cold War, we had to fight LIMITED WARs (NO NUKES). Police Actions (Dictionary) are restoring law, order, and stability to a nation/region using military forces, such as in Iraq today.

None of the actors actually served in the Korean War, but two of them served with the US army in Korea after the Korean War. This was Alan Alda, who played Hawkeye pierce, and Jamie Farr, who played Max Klinger. The dog tags Klinger wore during the show were really his own.

The Vietnam war started in 1955 and it lasted 20 years:it ends in 1975. This war took the life away of approximately 2000000 Vietnamese people, but government didn't split the casualties of north and south side of Vietnam.

According to the data from the the United States Department of Defense, the U.S. suffered 33,686 battle deaths, along with 2,830 non-battle deaths during the Korean War and 8,176 missing in action. The number of U.S. deaths was revised down in 2000 because the earlier claim of 50,000 killed included all military deaths throughout the world during the timeframe. The revised figures include only those killed in the war zone.

The United States helped out South Korea from the invasion Communist North Korea. The war resulted in a stale mate. This means that both sides of the fight ended at a draw and not one side beat the other.

The Vietnam War was responsible for a heavy strain on the financial resources of the US economy. Due to the war exigency, there was a negative imbalance in the industrial sector. Factories which were manufacturing consumer goods had to shift their onus towards catering to the demands of the military. A war never benefits anyone; this statement proved right to America too.

Due to excessive military spending and diversion of funds overseas, the dollar weakened. There was no equivalent amount of funds coming into the country. The country cringed under the strain of household social spending and subsidies on one side and military expenditure on the other. The government earned dissatisfaction from the general public as the interest rates rose and inflationary trends ballooned. The affluent lifestyle of the 60s which prevailed in the US began to erode because of the economic paralysis which laid the country forlorn in the 70s' Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was responsible for a heavy strain on the financial resources of the US economy. Due to the war exigency, there was a negative imbalance in the industrial sector. Factories which were manufacturing consumer goods had to shift their onus towards catering to the demands of the military. A war never benefits anyone; this statement proved right to America too.

The Korean was was a battle between North Korea (who were communist) and South Korea (who Were capitalist) both wanting to unify Korea under their own government.
Communist North Korea trying to conquer NON-Communist South Korea.

North Korea is a dictator led Communist State. South Korea is Republic with a vibrant economy and a strong Capitalistic structure. The two concepts are incompatible.

How can I find out if my brother was awarded a Silver Star while serving in Viet Nam? There is no definitive list of silver star recipients. There are lists available if you do an internet search, but they are not complete or verified. If you want to find information on medals or awards given to a particular service member, you can request those records through the National Archives if you are the service member or a next of kin. Here is a link. http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/get-service-records.html

well i don't know but 1 dollar in the U.S is 1000 in Korea. so like if u earn 100 dollars u earn 100000 in Korea, well if $1 is 100000 in korea then 100000 would equal 1000000,

North and South still remained two separate countries, South Korea prospered from the Aid of the U.S. and other supporting countries, South Korea is growing rapidly, and is boosting foreign trade. Political Differences keep the North and South apart, and North Korea is pretty much the opposite, was left with serious economic problems, shortages of energy and food.

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The flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) has the following symbolism: The blue stripes signify sovereignity, peace and friendship. The white stripes signify purity and the heritage of the Korean people. Red represents the revolutionary spirit of the people. The red star is the symbol of communism.

1950s (1950-1953)

Technically, the two nations are still at war. A peace treaty was never signed between the North and South Korea, only a ceasefire.

The Korean War has not, to date, ended. There was a cease-fire signed on July 27, 1953, but there has been no treaty to end the war. In addition to the 1953 armistice signed by the US, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China, there was a non-aggression treaty signed by the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1991.

The Korean war lasted 3 years. From 1950-1953