A hurried decision by the U.S. War Department set the 38th ... On June 25, 1950, a Russian-armed North Korean army drove south across the 38th parallel in a surprise attack. The same day, the ...

6/9/1951, Library of Congress The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once ...

Like Germany, the country had emerged from World War II divided. The Soviet Union occupied Korean territory north of the 38th parallel; the United States occupied the south. The north inherited ...

Unlike Korea, British India's Partition over 75 years ago was not along ideological lines, but fast forward to today, the ...

McKinney was supposed to be taking the hand of Joyce Ann Riley in marriage in Tulia, he found himself raising his own hands ...

Paul Martin would see the end of the Korean War firsthand ... “I was sent 30 miles north of Seoul, or 13 miles south of the 38th Parallel,” Martin said. “We had to ride in the back of ...

The Korean War, often referred to as "The Forgotten War," was fought from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. This website is dedicated to thanking and honoring all the veterans of the Korean War ...

These volunteers helped to push the UN forces back across the 38th parallel. The USSR was afraid of provoking a World War and therefore helped the North Koreans and the Chinese through indirect or ...