All posts tagged "Korean War"

  • Korean War soldier’s remains sent home decades after death

    MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A Korean War soldier’s remains have been sent back to his home state of North Carolina 65 years after he was killed in action. Multiple news media organizations reported that a plane carrying...

    • Posted November 24, 2015
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  • Left to right: Jung Su Hoe President Lee Kang-won, Bongwonsa monk Chung-woon, Los Angeles Korean Veterans Association President Robert Sohn
    Free meal for Korean War vets in K-Town next week

    Los Angeles’ Koreatown will host a free celebratory meal for Korean War veterans Nov. 24 at 11:30 a.m. inside the Great Wall Restaurant located at 989 S. Dewey Avenue. The event is organized by Bongwonsa, Jung Su...

    • Posted November 20, 2015
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    S. Korea invites families of MIA Korean War soldiers to Seoul for closure

    By Brian Han Over 8,000 U.S. soldiers who fought during the Korean War went missing in action (MIA) leaving spouses, children and siblings wondering for decades what might have happened. For many, it meant that the possibility...

    • Posted November 10, 2015
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  • Senior North Korean Foreign Ministry official Jong Tong Hak poses before an interview with APTN in London, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. North Korea says the United States needs to end its “nuclear blackmail“ and respond to Pyongyang's recent diplomatic overture to formally end the decades-old Korean conflict. Fighting ended in 1953 without a peace treaty, leaving North and South Korea still technically still at war. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
    N. Korea says bold action by US could open path to treaty

    LONDON (AP) — North Korea says the United States needs to end its “nuclear-based threats and blackmail” and respond to the North’s recent diplomatic overture to formally end the decades-old Korean conflict. Fighting ended in 1953 without...

    • Posted November 4, 2015
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  • Remains of man killed in Korean War return to Massachusetts

    READING, Mass. (AP) — The remains of a Massachusetts man who died in the Korean War have been returned home. Army Sgt. Christopher Vars was reported missing Nov. 29, 1950. His remains were found in the 1990s...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • This file photo, taken on Feb. 20, 2014, shows the reunions of family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean War held at Mount Kumgang in North Korea. (Yonhap)
    Separated Korean families speak of sorrow, hope ahead of family reunions

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Ryoo Si-bong, 76, cannot sleep well these days on anticipation that South and North Korea’s recent landmark deal on easing military tension may make his lifelong wish come true: meeting his older sister living...

    • Posted September 8, 2015
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  • The New Jersey Korean Veterans War Memorial saw its second opening ceremony in 14 years Monday.
    NJ Korean War memorial unveiled for second time

    By The Korea Times New York staff The New Jersey Korean Veterans War Memorial unveiled its completed form Monday 14 years after its initial installation, in time for the 62nd anniversary of the Korean armistice agreement. Located...

    • Posted July 28, 2015
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