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[wiganer]

Most Koreans celebrate November the 11th as 'pepero day' Today, I had 2 minutes silence at 19.00 (China time) to commemorate the fallen of all war dead across the commonwealth.

Most Koreans think it was just themselves and the Americans who saved them from their murdering bretheren in the north where the reality was that thousands of Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, South African and British soldiers also sacrificed the blood of their youth to make South Korea the country it is today. It is a pity far too little attention is paid to this sacrifice - especially from the Koreans themselves.

My own father fought in this war like I'm sure many of your fathers and grandfathers did. I hope the commonwealth can get more recognition from Koreans of all walks of life for what we did for their country.

[Stan Rogers]

Don't forget Turkey. It's a pity that they are often overlooked by foreigners when they list the allies of the Korean conflict. Turkey sent a large force to help liberate the Korean people.

[wiganer]

[interestedinhanguk]

And the Philippines
And the Netherlands
And France
And Greece
And Thailand
And Ethiopia
And Colombia
And Belgium
and Luxembourg

I hope ALL of these countries can get recognition.

[wiganer]

[interestedinhanguk]

[wiganer]

[interestedinhanguk]

This will be fun

[Hindsight]

I saw stats that showed Turkey having the highest casualty rate, per capita.

Here are some lists:

http://www.centurychina.com/history/krwarcost.html

http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/casualty.htm

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

There were about 2.1 million Americans serving in the military within Korea during the Korean War, or more than 1 percent of the entire U.S. population, and who knows what percentage of the adult male population.

The effect of the war on families in America can sometimes still be felt today. And if you have ever seen a list of dead on a local Korean War memorial back home, the number of names is shocking and tragic. Can you imagine being a young man dying on Korean soil thousands of miles from home? Some of them weren't so young; many had already served in combat in World War II, going from battlefield to battlefield. Finally, they begin to establish a normal life, and they are called back into service, being pulled from jobs, homes, families.

Ordinarily, one would also honor the dead among the former enemy. However, given that the war has never actually ended, they are not the former enemy. When is this madness going to end?

There are some old Koreans who are grateful for what the U.N. forces did for their country. Most adult Koreans don't have the faintest idea how many foreigners fought for Korea. Many young Koreans don't even know what decade the war took place in.

I don't know if you can change this. But you can preserve the memory of those who died. If you are an American, you can look at the list of war dead from your state:

http://www.archives.gov/research/korean-war/casualty-lists/state-level-alpha.html

Maybe you will find a name you recognize.

[Pink Freud]

It is spelled "Remembrance Day".

[interestedinhanguk]

[eamo]

I remember and recognize the bravery, fortitude and sacrifice made by all those who fought against fascism in the 20th century.

We especially owe anyone who fought or resisted the fascists during WWII a huge debt.

As far as I'm concerned, they saved the world.........and I thought only Superman could do that!!

[Globutron]

[illvibetip]

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[take a rest]

You know, I really hope that the people posting in this thread have never ever complained about Korean nationalism.