Neither leader in Korea had been elected nor did either recognise the legitimacy of the other. The Chinese issued a warning to the UN but this was ignored. MacArthur continued to push the UN troops ...

Seventy years ago, the Korean War ended with a cease-fire, not a victory or a peace deal, and veterans marked the occasion Thursday at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C., with some even ...

The 65th Infantry Regiment—also known as "The Borinqueneers"—faced racism and xenophobia from their military counterparts even as they risked their lives for America. Members of the U.S. Army's 65th ...

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The Geoje Hungnam Retreat Memorial Tower and the model of SS Meredith Victory. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Asfreeas December 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the largest wartime humanitarian ...

Hannah Lee, a college student who’s attending a gathering Thursday in Washington, D.C., to call for a real end to the Korean War, says she remembers the first time the conflict was mentioned at her ...

Korean War veterans faced a challenging conflict, often enduring harsh conditions, and their “courage defined a generation,” said Maj. Gen. Kevin Meisler, the Army Materiel Command’s chief of staff.

American troops led United Nations forces to defend South Korea against the North. The war ended with a cease-fire agreement and a Korean Peninsula that is still divided. Allied troops near the ...