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re: Why doesn’t the Korean War get more recognition?
Posted on 4/21/20 at 9:48 pm to BlackCoffeeKid
Posted on 4/21/20 at 9:48 pm to BlackCoffeeKid
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Wasn't trying to say that learning about WWII isn't as useful, even though it did kind of come out that way.
I didn’t take it that way. It wasn’t a slight on you. It was more towards the topic at hand. WWII has so many layers and we are still feeling the impact today.
I’m of the opinion that you can’t learn enough about how WWII shaped the world today. It is exponentially more impactful than the Korean War.
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Posted on 4/21/20 at 9:48 pm to jlovel7
I agree. I don't know much about the Korean War.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 9:50 pm to kciDAtaE
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I’m of the opinion that you can’t learn enough about how WWII shaped the world today. It is exponentially more impactful than the Korean War.
The Korean War, the Vietnam War and all the conflicts in the Middle East are a result of the political climate set at the end of WWII. It shaped modern history.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 9:51 pm to jlovel7
Because it technically never ended.
It's been in a cease-fire for 67 years.
It's been in a cease-fire for 67 years.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 9:52 pm to The Boat
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We accomplished our goal of liberating South Korea pretty easily then Mac once again got too big for his britches and spooked China into it and they kicked our arse all the way back down the peninsula.
And then we kicked their asses all the way back to the 38th parallel.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 10:01 pm to jlovel7
Because people would rather know about Princess Di, Tupac, the Kardashians, and foosball.
This post was edited on 4/21/20 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 4/21/20 at 10:19 pm to LongueCarabine
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And then we kicked their asses all the way back to the 38th parallel.
They definitely had way more casualties and they didn't get that deep past the 38th on their way back down. We recaptured Seoul for the second time but didn't gain much ground after they knocked us back.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 10:30 pm to LongueCarabine
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And then we kicked their asses all the way back to the 38th parallel
Not quite, they only kicked our arse to around the 38th Parallel and paid a heavy price for the right to do so.
June 25, 1950 - North Korea invades South Korea. Seoul falls fast. Allies (NATO) are pushed back to the extreme SE corner of South Korea. They form a defensive line that became known as the Pusan Perimeter. This took place in about six weeks.
Sept 15, 1950 - MacArthur lands troops at Inchon and begins what becomes a rout of North Korean forces. All the ground lost is regained and troops continue to near the Yalu River by November. At this point, Allied forces controlled all of South Korea and most of North Korea. China is nervous and sends "volunteers" to assist the North Koreans.
Dec., 1950 - Jun., 1951 - Allied forces slowly give up ground in a fighting retreat. The enemy offensive runs out of steam about where the war started.
July, 1951 - July, 1953 - Stagnate warfare. Take a hill, lose it a day or two later. This shite went on for two years with no significant gain or loss of territory, but plenty of casualties.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 10:31 pm to soccerfüt
My uncle was in vietnam stationed near some ROK marines and he said those were some of the most hard core badasses he'd ever seen. Charlie was scared of the ROK marines.
ROK marines in viet nam
ROK marines in viet nam
Posted on 4/21/20 at 10:33 pm to jlovel7
Because it was mainly us just bombing N Korea into oblivion. It doesn't make for the most interesting story. There wasn't the drama or amount of players a World War has. We ran out of targets to bomb and our part of the conflict was over.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 10:38 pm to Libertariantiger
I think US dead were close to 40,000. We had some shite going on on the ground, too.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 10:41 pm to jlovel7
I think it gets too much attention already. It was short and sandwiched between a big war we won and a shitty, long war we lost...badly.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 10:55 pm to Giantkiller
I spent a year at Osan AB in the nineties. 7 months of extreme cold. It stayed between 20-30 degrees with a mix of sleet/rain and a nice 10-15 mph wind. The 3 summer months were 80-90 degree range with 99% humidity. The weather for other 2 months was perfect.
I often wondered how miserable it must have been fighting during the winter months and Trying to just keep alive living in those elements.
I often wondered how miserable it must have been fighting during the winter months and Trying to just keep alive living in those elements.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 10:57 pm to Libertariantiger
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Because it was mainly us just bombing N Korea into oblivion. It doesn't make for the most interesting story. There wasn't the drama or amount of players a World War has. We ran out of targets to bomb and our part of the conflict was over.
You need to read a little more about it.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 11:05 pm to White Roach
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We had some shite going on on the ground, too.
Had a ton of shite going on on the ground. The non vet guys were not ready for what they faced.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 11:13 pm to Reservoir dawg
Especially in the first weeks of the war, I mean, conflict.
The Army had demobed from WWII. You had plenty of guys who were draftees, had minimal training, and no combat experience. The first reinforces included a lot of reservists. It was pretty bad for the first few months.
It was pretty bad for all three years, but a different kind of bad from at first.
The Army had demobed from WWII. You had plenty of guys who were draftees, had minimal training, and no combat experience. The first reinforces included a lot of reservists. It was pretty bad for the first few months.
It was pretty bad for all three years, but a different kind of bad from at first.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 11:20 pm to White Roach
Posted on 4/21/20 at 11:21 pm to jlovel7
A colossal blunder by Stalin to give Kim the go ahead to invade. Strengthened the US position in Korea, Japan and Formosa and badly strained Soviet-Sino relations. All to end up with a poorly run state that that the USSR ended having to prop up.
Posted on 4/21/20 at 11:24 pm to dallastigers
Nice graphic!
That's about what I said. ??
That's about what I said. ??
Posted on 4/21/20 at 11:57 pm to CroakaBait
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Chosin Reservoir
My Dad's division, the 7th Infantry Division, got hurt pretty bad in that action.
But that was about six months before he arrived there.
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