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Master Segeant Travis Watkins: MOH for Refusing to Give Up in Korea

Jeff Edwards

How a soldier reacts when he is wounded in war varies from man to man. Some wither and fade away, some fall and await help,…

Innovation and Dedication – Nursing and Medicine in the Korean War

 Thanks to CEUfast Blog for this Guest Article.  Within a month of landing on the beach in Korea in 1950, nurse Margaret (Zane) Fleming and her fellow nurses with the 1st…

Incredible Self-Sacrifice – Sergeant George D. Libby, Medal Of Honor

Jeff Edwards

Having emerged victorious from WWII, losing a war was far from the minds of the American military in 1950. However, by July of that year,…

When He Ran Out of Grenades He Started Throwing Empty Beer Bottles and Earned the Victoria Cross

Jeff Edwards

War tends to favor those with initiative and ingenuity and for Victoria Cross recipient Bill Speakman, he would evidently possess both.  Some might think when…

Refusing To Abandon The Wounded, Chaplain Emil Kapaun Remained Behind to Care for His Men and Died in a Korean POW Camp

Jeff Edwards

He didn’t carry a weapon, he wasn’t there to fight, but that didn’t stop chaplain Emil Kapaun from earning the nation’s highest military honor for…

Outnumbered 10 to 1 – In The Korean War, UN forces Held Off A Chinese Force 10 Times Their Size For Two Days

The Battle of Chipyong-ni has been labeled as ‘the Gettysburg of the Korean War’ and has been singled out as one of the greatest regimental…

Battle of Busan Perimeter, The First Major Conflict In The Korean War

Busan Perimeter The Battle of Busan Perimeter took place in the fall of 1950 and was one of the first major conflicts of the Korean…

At the Chosin Reservoir, Robert Kennemore Stepped On Two Grenades to Save His Marines

Jeff Edwards

War is full of the actions of brave men launching themselves onto explosives to save their fellow soldiers. A grenade thrown into a trench could…

Tibor “Ted” Rubin: How Mauthausen Concentration Camp Helped Him Survive the Korean War

None who survived the German concentration camps of WWII remember them fondly. Except for one man. As far as he was concerned, it is what…

“Follow First” – Veteran Who Served With Army Quartermaster Company In Korean War Talks About His War

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…

“The Unbreakable Tiger” – Korean War POW Was A Guardian Angel For Father Emil Kapaun

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Staff Sgt. Ken Scar. U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Funchess watched from the other bank as…

David Bruce Bleak – Medic Awarded The Medal Of Honor For Services In The Korean War

Shahan Russell

Some men are larger than life. In the case of one man that was true in both a literal and figurative sense – making him…