Korean War...

[powerfulguy]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4809295/fighting_their_fears_and_against_loneliness/

we will never forget your help...

[BearInBunnySuit]

And Australia
Belgium
Canada
Colombia
Ethiopia
France
Greece
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Philippines
South Africa
Thailand
Turkey
[/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines"] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand)U.K.

We haven't forgotten.

[shadowsrider]

What about China's help?

[SBL]

What about China's help?

Wrong team.

[Ambassador]

What about China's help?

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7107/oceangoinggifts.jpg

We have assembled a brand new set of ocean-going gifts packed with several ten thousand tons of world's most brilliant firework display primed up and readied at eye-for-an-eye degree angle to remember China's help. History only needs to repeat itself to make the santa claus set sail against a grainy background in one of the most legendary battles for peninsular supremacy that nobody in their righteous mind will want to remember.

Woops, am I being too emotional for this thread?

[Ambassador]

China rewrites history of Korean War
On the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, China has finally rewritten its history of how the conflict began to point the finger of responsibility at North Korea.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/southkorea/7853746/China-rewrites-history-of-Korean-War.html

Nice teamwork.

[Laworkerbee]

What about China's help?

In the North Korean capitol there is a tour dedicated to the Korean war, it takes an entire day to see it all.
In it you will find one very small picture of Chinese troops crossing the Yalu.
The North Korean people are not officially even aware of all that China gave for them.

Quite sad, pathetic really, those men who served deserve more.

[LineDoggie]

IIRC, not a single Ethiopian Soldier from the Kagnew Bn. was Captured during the war. Chicoms and Norks thought them phantoms in the night. Sellassi thought it imperative he send troops to support the UN, having been on the wrong end of an invasion by Italy during the toothless League of Nations era.

Ethiopia issued a Version of the US CIB for its troops

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/linedoggie/0673_1.jpg

[gaijinsamurai]

I've read that a lot of the Chinese "volunteers" were troops from former Nationalist divisions which had defected to the Communists in or before 1949. Apparently, Mao was suspicious of their loyalty, and cynically thought it would be best to "sacrifice them" in a war of attrition. Ironically, his own son was killed in the war.

[RSone]

And Australia
Belgium
Canada
Colombia
Ethiopia
France
Greece
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Philippines
South Africa
Thailand
Turkey
U.K.

We haven't forgotten.
From:
http://www.korean-war.com/netherlands.html


II. ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVY
During the conflict the following naval forces were employed:



Hr.Ms. destroyer " Evertsen" 07-07-1950 / 18-04-1951
Hr.Ms. destroyer "Van Galen" till 21-01-1952
Hr.Ms. destroyer "Piet Heim" till 18-01-1953
Hr.Ms. Frigate " Johan Maurits van Nassau) till 05—11—1953
Hr.Ms. Frigate "Dubois " till 10-09—1954
Hr.Ms. Frigate "van Zijll " till 24—01—1955

The first four vessels were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation of the Republic of Korea as part of the US 7th Fleet.
Hr.Ms "Evertsen" and "Van Galen" were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation of the Republic of Korea for a second time as part of "Task Force 95 ".
A total of 1360 men of the navy served in the Korean waters.
Two of them died when serving.
Activities of the Dutch naval forces:



escorting aircraft carriers
anti-infiltration patrols
destroying enemy costal guns, transport and bunkers
supporting ground troops with artillery fire

Hr.Ms. "Piet Heim" became a member of the "Train-Busters Club" after destroying an enemy train.
1950 Chinnamp’o, Inchon
1951 Wonsan, Inchon, Sak-to, ChingpoSangjin, Chongsin and Hungnam
1952 Sak-do, Cho-do, Sangjin, Wonsan Taechong, P’yong-Do
1953 Sak-to, Taejong and P’yong Do
III. THE NETHERLANDS DETACHMENT UNITED NATIONS (NDVN)
The NDVN was established on October 15th 1950 by Royal Degree number 27, dated 27-09—1950.
Out of a total number of 16.225 volunteers only 3.418 men were accepted and sent to Korea. Because 516 men volunteered twice and 38 men three times a total of 3.972 men served in Korea. 2.980 of those participated in the actual war, as the units that arrived after the armistice (July 27th 1953) did not participate in any fighting.
The 3.972 men mentioned before formed 26 detachments, who left for Korea on different dates.
The 1st Detachment (636 men) left the Netherlands on October 26th; the 26th (and last) Detachment (143 men) left on July 1954. The last units returned to the Netherlands at the end of 1954.
Casualties
116 men; 115 are buried at the Tanggok UN War cemetery near Pusan (Korea) 1 man could not be recovered after being KIA
Missing in Action 3
POW 1 (died in prison camp.)
One seriously wounded man died right after arriving in the Netherlands, one had died in an accident in Korea and one died on the way back and was buried in Singapore.
381 men were wounded in action, 26 during training, 5 and 56 men in accidents.
A total of 91 men are permanently disabled.
The NDVN was always considerably below official battalion strength and therefore the 8th Army allotted a number of Korean soldiers of the Korean Augmentation to US Army (KATUSA)to the NDVN. Of this group 20 men were KIA.
In memory of these Korean soldiers a remembrance plaque in both the Korean and the Dutch language is attached on the Korean War Memorial in the "Oranje barrack at Schaarsbergen near Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Twenty members of the other Korean support units CTC/KSC, assigned to the NDVN, were also KIA.
The total losses of the NDVN and assigned units amounts to 163 men. By this the NDVN suffered the heaviest loses of any battalion in the Dutch Army ever.
Assignments
After arriving in Korea the NDVN was assigned to the 38th U.S. Infantry Regiment "Rock of the Maine". This was one of the regiments of the 2nd (Indianhead) US Infantry Division.
Combat activities
The most important combat activities of the NDVN were :



1951 Hoengseong, Wonju, Hill 325, Hwachon reservoir, Inje, Taeusan, Mundung-ni, Iron Triangle
1952 Silver Star Hill, Star Hill, Sagimak, Chungmoksil. Koje-do, Old Baldy, Arsenal, Iron Triangle(2nd time)
1953 Samichon valley, ****a, Iron Triangle(3rd time), Chunmoksil, Hill 340.

Decorations
The NDVN was awarded Presidential Unit Citations 4 times:
1. To the 1st Detachment NDVN the Distinguished Unit Citation of the President of the United States stating " Hoengseong— Wonju" for the period 12 / 15th Feb. 1951
2. To the 1st and the 2nd Detachment NDVN, as part of the 2nd Div, a similar award, stating "Soyang gang" for the period 16/22 May 1951
3. To the 1st up to and including the 16th Detachment NDVN, the Presidential Unit Citation of the President of the Republic of Korea, stating " November 1950 /April 8 1953.
4. To the 1st up to and including the 19th Detachment NDVN, as part of the 2nd US Infantry Division , a similar award, for the period Nov 22nd 1950 - October 26th 1953.
All Dutch military personnel that served in Korea was awarded:
1. by the Dutch government: the Cross for Justice and Freedom with clasp "Korea"
2. by the United Nations : U.N. Service Medal with clasp "Korea"
3 by the Korean government the " Korean War Medal" (Army personnel only).
KATUSA troops, as mentioned before, also were awarded the Cross for Justice and Freedom.
For gallantry in battle the following decorations have been awarded to members of the N.D.V.N.
Military Order of William : 3 (of which 2 posthumous)
Bronze Lion : 5
Bronze Cross : 19 Cross of Merit 4
American awards : 120
Korean Awards : 43

This was an all volunteer force. 16.000 men volunteered to go, eventually a smaller number was selected and actually went. A large number of these men did two or even three Korea tours...

Goes to show that America certainly wasn't the only ally coming to the South's aid. It's just a shame how much the war has been 'forgotten' by the west.

[Laworkerbee]

I've read that a lot of the Chinese "volunteers" were troops from former Nationalist divisions which had defected to the Communists in or before 1949. Apparently, Mao was suspicious of their loyalty, and cynically thought it would be best to "sacrifice them" in a war of attrition. Ironically, his own son was killed in the war.

I just finished a book titled "Enter the Dragon"
It's about the Korean war as told from the Chin viewpoint.

Mao may have been suspicious but it was Peng who directed the troops and the campaign. The 50th fought fought well, that it fought to it's destruction should show that these men did fight for China, Communist or not.
Sadly, Peng became much too popular and was deemed a threat by Mao. He was brutally interrogated over 100 times by Red Guards during the The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution and of course died in the end from maltreatment.

[Warlord]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Expeditionary_Forces_To_Korea

http://filipinos-koreanwar-usmilitary.tripod.com/id8.html


EXCERPTS:

Roberto Dolendo wrote on 2009-12-06 06:30:54.0

I am MSgt. Roberto Dolendo. I served in Korea with the 10th BCT up to the dissolution of the unit redesignated as 2nd Artillery Batallion up to 1958 and served with the 3rd Military Area in Visayas and was sent to OCS School for Reserved Commission (SRC)1955. I have undergone Special Forces Officers and Enlisted Men's Course. I have undergone the Amphibious Operation Course (LFTU--US Marine). Undergone Airborne training with 1st Special Forces with the 11th US SF Group. Transferred to Phil. Constabulary Command 1965. Was assigned with PC Special Forces. My last assignment was in the 3rd PC Zone in Visayas with the Special Operation Unit. I retired on 1979. Presently enjoying my veterans benefits and allowances at the age of 83. My sacrifices in Korean War has been rewarded and enjoyed by my 4 daughters: one as a manager, one is a Prov'l Offcr. of NCIP, one is a Prov'l Prosecutor (PEFTOK Scholar)and the 4th is a Public School teacher.

Efrain Cabayao wrote on 2009-11-23 04:01:52.0

My father, the late Juanito L Cabayao Sr, was a member of the 10th BCT who arrived in Pusan, South Korea and fight the North Koreans and mainland Chinese. He died last April 23,1995 at the age of 72 at Duenas, Iloilo. (Efrain Cabayao wrote on 2005-04-16 00:31:01.0 Re: Juanito P CabayaoTop of Form 1

http://www.koreanwar.org/html/units/un/philippines.htm

[Clown123]

It's well worth the sacrifice. The price for freedom would never be too high.


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[nemowork]

In the North Korean capitol there is a tour dedicated to the Korean war, it takes an entire day to see it all.
In it you will find one very small picture of Chinese troops crossing the Yalu.
The North Korean people are not officially even aware of all that China gave for them.

Quite sad, pathetic really, those men who served deserve more.

You missed a really good feature on BBC2s newsnight where they showed the North Korean story that the South backed by US aggression attacked the North and it was only through the dedication of the Peoples army led by the genius of Kim Il Sung that they were able to emerge victorious.

I have never seen a reporter biting his tongue so hard hit almost removed his own tonsils but it came close.

[LineDoggie]

Twas the one time the UN worked as advertised. Soldiers from many nations one would not typically expect showed up to hep the South Koreans in their hour of need.

[JUNKHO]

^^Yup - because of a strategic error on the part of the USSR, they could not veto the UN resolution which led to member nations supporting SK.

The forces of the dark side would not make that error again and have managed to make the organization pretty much impotent since.

[TheKiwi]

Strategic Error! Their ambassador had left in a huff (at Stalin's orders) to protest the refusal of the council to allow Communist China to take the seat that was held by the Nationalists. I don't think he was even in New York at the time of the vote.