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After World War II, Korea was occupied by American forces in the south and Soviet forces in the north, which effectively divided the peninsula into 2 countries. On June 25, 1950, the communist Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) invaded the democratic Republic of Korea (South Korea).
From 1950-1951, UN Forces made significant gains, nearly defeating North Korea in the process. In 1951, China entered the conflict on North Korea's side. Various political pressures resulted in major shakeups in American military command, and the end result was a 2-year stalemate at the 38th parallel.
Finally, in 1953, a cease-fire was brokered and the conflict ended, and the Korean Demilitarized Zone was established. To this day, it is the most heavily guarded and armed border between two countries in the world. The war itself cost between 460,000 and 712,000 lives of soldiers on both sides, with many civilian casualties. 36,940 of those lives were American.
Since 1953, the Korean Conflict has been largely forgotten in the United States, due, in part to its occurrance shortly after World War II and shortly before the Vietnam War. However, recent efforts have been made to honor the veterans of this war, such as the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
There are 14 names on the memorial from the Korean War.
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Barrett - Lee
Manuel - Stockard
Wilder - Wright
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