The Forgotten WarThe Forgotten War

Michael Zeller

ED 648

2/25/03

The Korean landscape contains many mountains and hills which often became the sites of huge battles.

Machine Gunners from both sides were often perched high in the hills.

South Korean Troops South Korean Troops RestingResting

Anti-tank GunAnti-tank Gun

Russian Tank that was hit Russian Tank that was hit by an Anti-tank gunby an Anti-tank gun

US TankUS Tank

Source: Truman Library 1950

Heavy ArtilleryHeavy Artillery

Mortar Crew

Over 100,000 U.S. Over 100,000 U.S. soldiers were woundedsoldiers were wounded

Wounded infantrymen of Co L, 31st  Inf. Regt., 7th U.S. Inf. Div., light up cigarettes after receiving first aid following a battle for Hill 598, near Kumhwa. 14 October 1952.  Korea.

Signal Corps Photo #1-4885-3/FEC-52-30953 (Sylvester)

NursesNurses

"Pretty Nurses"by Manuel TolegianWWII 

Do these look like the nurses portrayed on television shows about War?

Were these ladies in M.A.S.H.?

M*A*S*H*M*A*S*H*

Nurse Margaret

NursesNurses

These nurses don’t look as glamorous as the nurses in M.A.S.H. Do you think this picture is amore realistic portrayal of nurse life during the Korean War? Why or Why not? Write one paragraph answering this question.

"Nurses In Tent“ by John Groth Korean War

STATISTICAL DATA ON THE STATISTICAL DATA ON THE CASUALTIES OF THE CASUALTIES OF THE KOREAN WAR KOREAN WAR    Click Click herehere and find out how and find out how

many U.S. ARMY soldiers many U.S. ARMY soldiers were killed in action during were killed in action during the Korean War. the Korean War.

Also find out how many Also find out how many soldiers in the Army were soldiers in the Army were missing in action at the end of missing in action at the end of the war.the war.

Word SearchWord Search

Click below and complete theClick below and complete the

A grief stricken American infantryman whose buddy has been killed in action is comforted by another soldier. In the background a corpsman methodically fills out casualty tags, Haktong-ni area, Korea. August 28, 1950. Sfc. Al Chang. (Army)

Pretend that you are the man crying in this photograph. Before your friend died he asked you to write letter his fiancée and to his family.

Write one of these letters.

Activity

North North KoreaKoreaClick on the map to go to a list of maps to answer the questions on the map worksheet.

THE KOREAN WARTHE KOREAN WAR How it Ended How it Ended

When fighting reached a stalemate, some in When fighting reached a stalemate, some in politics and the military—including General politics and the military—including General Douglas MacArthur, head of the Far East Douglas MacArthur, head of the Far East command—advocated the use of atomic command—advocated the use of atomic weapons against targets in China. Although the weapons against targets in China. Although the Korean War was fought solely with Korean War was fought solely with conventional weapons, peace came only after conventional weapons, peace came only after the Eisenhower administration threatened to the Eisenhower administration threatened to use nuclear weapons.use nuclear weapons.

WEBSITESWEBSITES DOD 50th Anniversary Site DOD 50th Anniversary Site

http://korea50.army.mil/welcome.shtmlhttp://korea50.army.mil/welcome.shtml Marine Corp Korean War Site Marine Corp Korean War Site

http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Special_Interests/Khttp://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Special_Interests/Korean_War_Commemoration.htmorean_War_Commemoration.htm

Korean War Chronology Korean War Chronology http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Special_Interests/Khttp://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Special_Interests/KWC/Chronology.htmWC/Chronology.htm

NSA in the Korean War NSA in the Korean War http://www.nsa.gov/korea/index.htmlhttp://www.nsa.gov/korea/index.html

Korean War Veterans SiteKorean War Veterans Site http://www.nps.gov/kwvm/http://www.nps.gov/kwvm/