Memorial Day, 2026

[98Z5V]

 

[NF1E]

Thanks for posting. I have a grandson that serves proudly in the 82nd.  

[98Z5V]

12 hours ago, NF1E said:

Thanks for posting. I have a grandson that serves proudly in the 82nd.  

Hell Yeah!  

[sketch]

https://youtu.be/nLVyy2_SUFA?si=Vi0CeuryNl4ZDFiO

[shooterrex]

We are free today because others gave the ultimate sacrifice. When I was young it was called remembrance day. 

[NF1E]

Known as Memorial Day where I come from at least since the 50s. I remember Spanish Am War vets being honored riding in Model T honor car, then the WWI vets , then the Korean, then us Viet vets, now all the others since. 

[Madhouse]

Remembering my dad, in the Air Force during the Korean conflict. 

 

[Armed Eye Doc]

4 hours ago, Madhouse said:

Remembering my dad, in the Air Force during the Korean conflict. 

 

[Armed Eye Doc]

My dad was in the Army during the Korean Conflict.  He was stationed in Germany though.

[98Z5V]

I've got 6 years in that country, total.  4 tours and 10 TDYs.  The terrain is vicious. Much respect for him.  

[Cunuckgaucho]

I feel a great injustice was done to all of those that served in Korea, the UN to play silly word games calling it a police action rather then a war. This led to the soldiers,saliors and airmen that served there to not getting the recognition  they deserved for fighting in a war because politician played word games.

There was a reason it was called 'The Forgotten War' 

[98Z5V]

It finally got recognized by the US Army. We have a Service Medal for the Korean War.  Since it's never officially ended, everyone that serves a Hardship Tour in the ROK is still awarded it.  Took decades, but at least they recognized it.  

U.S. Korea Defense Service Medal

As a result of effective lobbying by the Korea Defense Veterans Association, in 2003, Congress created the Korea Defense Service Medal to recognize service in Korea on or after July 28, 1954, the date that effectively ends the awarding of the U.S. Korean War Medal. ²

For those U.S. military veterans who earned the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) for service in Korea during the authorized operations period of 1 October 1966 to 30 June 1974, they are also eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal as an exception to DoD policy.

Edited Tuesday at 07:35 AM by 98Z5V

[Magwa]

I want to thank all the warriors from every walk of life who have given everything so that we can live free travel well brothers.

My Dad William M Tylzynski chief aviation boatswains mate served WW.11  and Korean war was sunk 3 times and came home miss ya pop. Served 1938 to 1957

Warrant officer 3 Richard Rawlins nike missle specialist served in korean war retired 1973 my step dad 

Both gone and watching our backs.......

 

[Cunuckgaucho]

20 hours ago, 98Z5V said:

It finally got recognized by the US Army. We have a Service Medal for the Korean War.  Since it's never officially ended, everyone that serves a Hardship Tour in the ROK is still awarded it.  Took decades, but at least they recognized it.  

U.S. Korea Defense Service Medal

As a result of effective lobbying by the Korea Defense Veterans Association, in 2003, Congress created the Korea Defense Service Medal to recognize service in Korea on or after July 28, 1954, the date that effectively ends the awarding of the U.S. Korean War Medal. ²

For those U.S. military veterans who earned the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) for service in Korea during the authorized operations period of 1 October 1966 to 30 June 1974, they are also eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal as an exception to DoD policy.

Canada along with the other countries involved in Korea all finally acknowlaged those that servered but it took to into the 2000s so many that saw the worst of the fighting never got a chance to personally get the recognition they deserved from the governments that sent them off to war.

[shooterrex]

Dad won't say much about Korea except that the Marines took the hill . Then turned said hill to the Army. Then the Marines had to go back the next day and take the same hill again.

He was not a fan of the Army.