The fight for FREEDOM in Korea

The conflict began on Mom's birthday, June 25th 1950 and ended 3 years later when a treaty was signed on July 27th, 1953. Pres. Truman ordered General Dougy Macarthur to prepare troops for deployment on June 27th 1950. The war ended with 36,516 American families with loved ones not returning. And many more to heal the wounds left on the hearts and souls from yet another war that many of these brave soldiers of Freedom fought for during WW2. The Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC was ordered on 10/28/86 and was dedicated by Pres.'s Clinton and Kim Young Sam of S. Korea on July 27th 1995. The 19 soldiers stand at 7'3" tall and consist of 14 members of the Army, 3 Marines, 1 Sailor and 1 Airman, there are 12 Caucasians, 2 Afro-Americans, 2 Hispanics, 1 Asian-American, and 1 Native American. The mural is 164 feet long and consists of over 2,400 images that look straight out at the column as it exits the woods. The Academy Black Granites reflective quality shows 38 soldiers which is symbolic of the 38th Parallel and also of the 38 months of war. Visit the memorials web site at www.nab.usace.army.mil/projects/washingtonDC/korean.hyml