0
Korean War
The Korean War, between North and South Korea, began on June 25, 1950 and paused with an armistice signed on July 27, 1953.
2,483 Questions
As of now, nobody has exactly won(or lost) the Korean War since it has never ended since it's started in 1950.06.25. The two countries (with the United States backing up South Korea) are currently in some sort of stalemate. That is why there are still thousands of troops guarding either side of the border.
Was agent orange used in Korea?
YES!
ATTN: Army Korean DMZ Vets from 1967-71 Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services17Recently we were in contact with a Veterans Advocate calling for expanded AO benefits for Veterans who served in Korea during the Vietnam War. Currently the DVA pays Veterans who served in specific Army battalions on DMZ duty during 1968-69.
What we found was typical DVA carelessness. Just as they were hoist by their own petard in oral arguments in the Haas case at the Federal level in November 2006 on the NHL issue, now they have been hoist again upon their own petard regarding Veterans who served in Korea.
The Secretary made this law regarding the Army Veterans serving in the DMZ in 1968-69, after consultation with and documentation from the Department of Defense. So the Secretary changed DVA Policy to authorize benefits for these Veterans.
But Congress did something else, too. Title 38 includes language that authorizes the payment of benefits to the families of Vietnam veterans who's children are born with Spina Bifida. It also expanded these benefits in Chapter 18 to include the children of Veterans who served in Korea, in or near the DMZ, from September 1967 through August of 1971.
Here is that paragraph:
TITLE 38 > PART II > CHAPTER 18 > SUBCHAPTER III > § 1821
§ 1821. Benefits for children of certain Korea service veterans born with spina bifida
(a) Benefits Authorized.- The Secretary may provide to any child of a veteran of covered service in Korea who is suffering from spina bifida the health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under subchapter I of this chapter as if such child of a veteran of covered service in Korea were a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under such subchapter.
(b) Spina Bifida Conditions Covered.- This section applies with respect to all forms and manifestations of spina bifida, except spina bifida occulta.
(c) Veteran of Covered Service in Korea.- For purposes of this section, a veteran of covered service in Korea is any individual, without regard to the characterization of that individual's service, who-
(1) served in the active military, naval, or air service in or near the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ), as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971; and
(2) is determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to have been exposed to a herbicide agent during such service in or near the Korean demilitarized zone.
(d) Herbicide Agent.- For purposes of this section, the term "herbicide agent" means a chemical in a herbicide used in support of United States and allied military operations in or near the Korean demilitarized zone, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971.
Now, if they pay Spina Bifida benefits for the children of Veterans who served in or near the Korean DMZ from 9/1/1967 to 8/31/1971, then why are straight up AO benefits limited to those who served only from April, 1968 to July, 1969?
Veterans who served in or near the DMZ from 67-71, and their advocates need to take the above cited portion of 38 USC, and go to the VA, submitting it as evidence of exposure to Agent Orange outside of the more narrow dates of 4/68-7-69.
Only exposure to Agent Orange has been determined to cause birth defects in children of Vietnam Veterans, and those birth defects are Spina Bifida. If you were exposed enough to qualify for benefits for a child with Spina Bifida, you were exposed enough to qualify for AO benefits if you have one of the listed qualifying AO diseases. In other words, the DVA has to expand the dates. We are NOT saying you must have a child with Spina Bifida. This is all about the dates and who set them.
Congress trumps the DVA. Public law is evidence. agent orange was developed as a defoliating chemical for the forests of Vietnam.
What if General MacArthur had been successful in his invasion of North Korea?
In some ways you might sya he was sccesfull, he pushed the north Korean forces very close to the Chinese borders and he ignored Chinese threats so Mao decided that china should enter the war, when the Chinese entered the war they pushed back the Americans and that was the longest retreat in u.s military history, and the u.s suffered high casualties the first few days after china joined the war.
Why would invading and holding the South be difficult for the North?
Invading and holding the South would be difficult for the North due to the South's familiarity with its own territory, support from the local population, and defensive advantage of fighting a defensive war on home soil. Additionally, the vast size of the South and its agriculture-based economy made it challenging for the North to effectively control and occupy the region.
You the rebublic of Korea and South Korea the same thing?
the republic of Korea and South Korea are the same place, but have 2 names.
Why were patriots consider rebels?
Because the US Patriots were Rebelling against the rule of the English Monarchy. Rebels to the Brits were Patriots to those who supported the American Independance.
What actions did the US take against the Ho Chi Minh trail?
The US employed many operations in hope of crumbling the Trail. The US knew it was the Vietcong's main source of supply from the North.
As an English term, it generally is used to mean something like Work Together, or alternatively to show enthusiasm for the task. Someone who is Gung Ho is a zealot or a hard charger, without thought. It was brought into use in the Marine Corps during WWII by Evans F. Carlson of the Second Raider Battalion who had extensive China experience. The phrase itself is from the Mandarin language and refers to the workers cooperative. It is unlikely that Carlson even understood the Communist roots of the term, and only liked the sound, using it to motivate his small band of specialists.
Due to the manner in which US soldiers carried out their tasks,. Gung Ho has also become a way to describe actions taken in a jump in without thinking manner, eg too Gung Ho for my liking. Many British soldiers use the term Gung Ho for the shoot first ask questions later attitude of the American military. This meaning is more widely used in English speaking countries , rather than American English.
Is there anywhere you can find a list of the names on the Korean War Memorial in Washington DC?
You'll need to look to the related link below which will give you the names of those who died during the Korean War .
How many US soldiers between the ages of 18-24 were killed during the Korean War?
The previous answer of "849,000 young men were killed in ther Korean war" is false. It was nowhere near this amount.
36,516 Americans military men and women lost their lives in this war. This was a large cost for America in teamrs of death and wounded. This figure represents all ages and not just 18-24 years.
Other nations such as both Koreas and china had much larger losses not included in this figure. About 2.8 million people lost their lives as a result of this conflict.
Lives continue to be lost to this day with sporadic military raids by both sides.
What Japanese city was the goal of the American forces?
At what time? In WWII, the ultimate target was tokyo. However, when the Americans singlehandedly opened up feudal japan to the world after its isolation, it was by use of the port city of Nagasaki and the threat of the destruction of the town of Uraga
Who was the first british soldier killed in Korea?
"The Times" newspaper in the UK reported on 4th September 1950 that "The War Office announced yesterday that the first British soldier to be killed in the Korean war was Private Reginald Streeter, aged 19, 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment, of Stoughton, Guildford, Surrey."
Who sang the theme song for the television show Mash?
"Suicide Is Painless" was sung in the opening credits of the movie by Johnny Mandel, who also co-wrote the song with Mike Altman who is the son of the movie's director, Robert Altman
