Korean War veteran
Fought near Yalu
A Korean War veteran is a person who served in the military during the Korean War (1950–1953), the conflict between North and South Korea in which United Nations forces, predominantly American, fought alongside South Korea against North Korean and Chinese forces.
The term typically refers to someone still living: My grandfather is a Korean War veteran.
The conflict is sometimes called "the Forgotten War" because it fell between World War II and Vietnam in American memory.
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- soldierArmed forces member
- PusanSouth Korean seaport
- InchonSouth Korean coastal city
- 38th parallelKorean division latitude
armistice · medal · dog tags · foxhole · frostbite · battle fatigue · MIA · Purple Heart · demilitarized zone · cold war · 1950s · truce · boot camp · MacArthur · infantry · draft · homecoming · welcome home
- Veteransvets, VA, retired soldier, ex-serviceman, combat vet
Korean War veterancivilian
Non-military person
conscientious objector · draft dodger · pacifist · non-combatant
Korea, Korean, Koreans, warred, warring, warlike, warrior, warriors, warfare