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Worth A Thousand Words: Prepare for Launch

July 23, 2013, 5:00 am

Vought F4U-4B "Corsair" Fighters assigned to Fighter Squadrons 113 and 114 prepare for launch aboard the USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) during strikes on North Korean targets, October 19, 1950. Read More

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Worth A Thousand Words: Leading the Platoon

July 24, 2013, 5:00 am

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez leads the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines over the seawall on the northern side of Red Beach as the second assault wave lands during the...

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Korean War Veterans Return to DMZ

July 24, 2013, 5:30 am

Korean War veterans, now in their late seventies to early nineties, returned to the “Land of the Morning Calm” to share their experiences with South Korean college students. Read More

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Worth A Thousand Words: Korean War Air Drop

July 25, 2013, 4:00 am

U.S. paratroopers assigned to the 187th Airborne Battalion Combat Team drop in near Munsan, Korea, March 23, 1951. Read More

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Korean War Veteran Tells Story of Littlest Survivors

July 25, 2013, 5:00 am

While serving as a high-speed radio intercept operator, Korean War veteran George F. Drake, Ph.D. volunteered to help orphans find homes during the Korean War. Read More

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Worth A Thousand Words: Say Goodbye Girls

July 26, 2013, 4:00 am

A Marine bids farewell to his wife and two daughters as elements of the famed Second Marine Division leave for the West Coast, Aug. 1950. Read More

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Worth A Thousand Words: Korean War Armistice Anniversary

July 27, 2013, 4:00 am

General Mark W. Clark, Far East commander, signs the Korean armistice agreement on July 27, 1953, after two years of negotiation.(U.S. Navy Museum photo) Read More

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