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The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, and ended with an armistice agreement about three years later in July 1953. The Korean War Legacy Foundation recorded this oral history interview with U.S.…

An oral history interview with U.S. Army veteran Harold Christenson that was recorded in 2015 by the Korean War Legacy Foundation. He discussed his service as a platoon sergeant, and the loss of…

The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, and ended with an armistice agreement about three years later in July of 1953. Korean War veteran Carl House recounted his part in the amphibious…

This oral history interview with Army veteran George Dixon was recorded in Overland Park, Kansa, by the Korean War Legacy Foundation. He talked about how he was drafted into the war and fought as…

The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, and ended with an armistice agreement about three years later in July 1953. Korean War veteran Joseph Lewis Grappo talked about taking part in the…

Monica Kim, author of The Interrogation Rooms of the Korean War: The Untold Story, explained the controversial tactics used by the U.S. and its allies during the war. The Wilson Center and…

Government officials, veterans groups, and Korean War veterans attended a Veterans Day observance ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The event featured a wreath-laying as…

The final episode in a ten-part U.S. Army history series tells the story of the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, when the U.S. military joined other countries to fight communist forces under the…

This U.S. Information Agency newsreel reports on the world crisis caused by North Korea’s invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950, and the response of the United Nations.

Army veteran John Jefferies talked about his experiences providing medical treatment for North Korean prisoners of war. This oral history interview was recorded in 2014 by the Korean War…

War erupted between North and South Korea 70 years ago on June 25, 1950. C-SPAN3's American History TV and C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” looked back at the division of the country along the…

This U.S. Army film from the National Archives describes how psychological warfare was used during the Korean War. The film shows radio programming, leaflet production and distribution, and…

This U.S. Army report describes events in Korea from August 10 to September 20, 1950 when U.S.- led forces in South Korea were in retreat, then held the line and carried out several…

The first episode in the U.S. Army’s long-running “Big Picture” series tells the story of defensive operations and delay tactics used early in the Korean War, when U.S. and South Korean…

This Defense Department orientation film for soldiers assigned to South Korea gives a brief history of Korea and details the events that led to the Korean War and its aftermath. After…

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial to honor the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the war.

Samuel Wells talked about the Korean War’s impact on U.S. and Soviet Union defense policies. Mr. Wells is a Cold War Fellow at The Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., which hosted this event. He’s also…

Six Tuskegee Airmen appeared on stage at the National Archives to mark the 75th anniversary of their first deployment in 1943. The World War II veterans talked about their combat…

In his book, The Mistaken History of the Korean War, veteran Paul Edwards shared what he believes are some of the misconceptions about the war and how these misconceptions have affected Korean War veterans…

Vice President Mike Pence presented the U.S. flag to the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation. In a speech after the ceremony, the vice president welcomed North Korea’s decision to allow…