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The Korean WarThe Korean WarCold, Bloody, and Cold, Bloody, and
ForgottenForgotten
25 June 1950 – 27 July 195338 months
They divided Korea at the 38th parallel, with the
Soviet Union taking control in the north
and the United States in the south.
Both sides also armed the Koreans and erected new governments
friendly to each respective superpower.
JUNE 1950
The North Koreans attacked.
They were very successful.The North
Korean People’s Army (NKPA)
easily defeated the Republic of
Korea’s army (the ROKs).
They captured most of South
Korea.
Pusan
Seoul
The Americans were alarmed.
On 27 June they persuaded the United Nations
to pass a resolution supporting
South Korea.
The Americans sent troops to
Korea to reinforce the
ROKs at Pusan.
Inchon
38th Parallel
Sept – Nov 1950
China
Inchon
38th
Parallel
River Yalu
In danger of being cut off,
the North Koreans
(NKPA) had to retreat.
The Americans drove them back across the 38th and recaptured
South Korea.
ChinaNov 1950 – Feb 1951
38thParallel
Stalemated once again short of the 38th parallel – well into South Korea …
February – March 1951
Panmunjom 38th Parallel
China
The Americans drove the Chinese back, but
54,000 American soldiers died doing so.
The Chinese admitted to losing 390,000 men
dead - UN sources put the figure at up to a
million Chinese and half a million North
Koreans dead.
“I deeply regret that it becomes my duty as President ... to replace you as Supreme Commander, Allied Powers.”
”Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.”
Douglas MacArthur
27 July 1953.
136,935 casualties33,651 KIA
Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country
they never knew and a people they never met.
National Korean War Memorial