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Nation Marks Korean War's 60th Anniversary
Department of Defense, By Donna Miles-American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2010 – Sixty years ago this week, North Korean troops stormed across the 38th parallel into South Korea, launching a three-year conflict that culminated in an armistice in 1953, but never officially ended.
The North Koreans launched a massive, coordinated air-land invasion in the early-morning hours of June 25, 1950, with more than 230,000 troops, fighter jets, attack bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, tanks and artillery.
The ferocity of the offensive caught the South Korean army by surprise. With fewer than 100,000 troops, no tanks and limited aircraft, they were unprepared to halt the invasion force.
July 14, 2010
WWII, Medal of Honor Recepitent, Vernan Baker dies
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Vernon Baker, led a 1945 assault, against an Italian stronghold, occcupied by Germans. Vernon, was the only living black World War II veteran to receive the Medal of Honor – the nation’s highest commendation for battlefield valor – died at his home south of St. Maries, Idaho, Tuesday. He was 90...
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