Korean War
"The Forgotten War"
(West face)
In Honor of the Men and Women
Who Served in the Armed Forces of
The United States During the Period
June 1950 to July 1953
On 25 June 1950 the army of communist North Korea,
The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Army (DPRK)
invaded the Republic of South Korea. Prompt military
action by the United States Army and Marine Divisions,
despite limited supplies, stopped the North Korean
advance in a defensive line known as the Pusan Perimeter
that ran south and east of the Naktong River. A
subsequent United States assault on North Korea toward
the Yalu River led to Communist Chinese involvement in
the war and combined United Nations forces retreated
as they faced a new and determined enemy.
By March 1951 the Korean War had become a stalemate.
With both sides suffering heavy casualties fighting to
gain control of individual hills in the rugged terrain
near the 38th parallel. Cease fire talks began in 1951
but not until 27 July 1953 did negotiations re-establish
the line of demarcation between North and South Korea
along the 38th parallel with a 4000 meter wide
demilitarized zone separating the former combatants.
The United States continues to maintain a military
presence in South Korea.
(Base)
During the Korean War 54, 246 American Service Men and
women sacrificed their lives with an additional 105,000 casualties.
This first military confrontation of the Cold War had remained a
limited war without using nuclear weapons. The United States had
successfully contained communism. Over the next three decades under United
States influence, South Korea evolved from an authoritarian government into
fully democratic, economically successful nation.
(South face)
The Battles
Chipyongni Pusan Perimeter
Choncchon River Pyongyang
Chosin Reservoir Seoul
Hagaru Sudong
Hungnam Toksan Dam
Inchon Unsan
Kunure Wonju
Nantong River Yalu River
Osan Yudam-Ni
(North face)
The Hills
Bloody Ridge Pork Chop Hill
Bunker Hill Sniper Ridge
Heartbreak Ridge Stud Hill
Little Gibralter T-Bone Hill
Old Baldy Triangle Hill
Marker can be reached from Bourne Avenue.
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