Korea

Memories and stories from Minnesota’s Korean War Veterans.

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Korea Shorts:
Battle Nightmares

Many Korean War veterans who returned home from a conflict that was not popular got the message that people did not want to hear their stories. They also came from a generation taught to remain stoic about hardships and grief. For veteran Larry Dittel, the time has come to break silence.

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Korea Shorts:
A Voice from Home

The men and women who fought in the Korean War are elders now, but many of them were teenagers or young adults when they were called to serve. James Dwyer was stationed on a ship and admitted that he was missing Minnesota when he heard an unexpected voice from home.

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Korea Shorts:
Farewell Friends

Today, the veterans who served in the Korean War are dwindling in number.
The survivors, who are now in their 80’s and 90’s, still have stories to tell. Today, they often connect when one of the brethren is laid to rest.

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Korea Shorts:
By the Numbers

For many veterans who served in Korea, the war is remembered by the days, weeks and months that they counted down as they waited to come home. Today, some of those veterans are sharing their wartime experiences with young people so their role in history will be understood and remembered.

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Korea Shorts:
The Shadow of World War II

Those who entered military service during the Korean War had been children during World War II, and wartime shaped their youth. Many of them grew up with family members who fought and died in Europe or the Pacific Theater. But the Korean War proved to be a very different experience for their generation of veterans.

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Korea Shorts:
“Didn’t Have Time to be Scared”

Roger Gardin enlisted in the Navy and served aboard the USS Laffey, a legendary destroyer that survived several notable battles in World War 2 and was returned to service in the Korean War. Gardin’s most memorable day aboard ship was the daylong battle that he spent inside a gun mount.