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Remembering those who served in The Forgotten War - baltimoresun.com: "By Kevin Dayhoff, 9:32 a.m. EDT, August 5, 2013 

Remembering those from Carroll County who served in the Korean War

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Remembering those who served in The Forgotten War - baltimoresun.com: "By Kevin Dayhoff, 9:32 a.m. EDT, August 5, 2013

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Saturday, July 27, was the 60th anniversary for what is known as National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.

Never heard of it? You are not alone.

It was 60 years ago that, according to my 1970 edition of "A Concise History of The United States Marine Corps 1775-1969," "Finally, after two years of frustrating and often fruitless meetings with the Communist negotiators, an armistice was signed at Panmunjom, and the fighting (in Korea) ended on 27 July 1953 …""

Unlike armed conflicts of the past, there was really nothing conclusive about the end of the active hostilities.

There has never been a peace treaty. Technically, the Korean War never ended. To this day, the U.S. still maintains 28,500 troops in South Korea in an effort to maintain an uneasy peace.

Growing up in Carroll County in the 1950s, I recall very little mention of the Korean War. At the time, Carroll, like much of the country, was trying to get accustomed to a new post-World War II economy. Residents were busy with new houses, jobs and the task of raising young families that followed the six years of World War II.

Many historians refer to the Korean conflict as "The Forgotten War." I tend to refer to it as "The Inconvenient War." History has unceremoniously relegated it to a footnote wedged in between World War II and Vietnam.

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Korean American Day

Korean American Day Marylanders for Joe Getty January 19, 2011 Dear Kevin,      On my second day in the State Senate, the Senators honored Korean-American Day with a Senate Resolution. In addition, we welcomed representatives of the Maryland Korean-American community on the floor in recognition of this occasion. By an unusual coincidence, I had received a phone call at 6:30 a.m. that same morning from Busan, South Korea. At the other end of the line (actually it was not a phone line but instead over the internet on Skype) was my son Nathan who is on a deployment with the U.S. Navy. Nathan had called during his 3-day port visit in Chinhae, South Korea, after being at sea for over 40 days. It was the first time that we had spoken with him since before their departure from San Diego shortly after Thanksgiving. Since Nathan was not able to attend the opening session on the previous day, I rose on the floor to share with the other Senators that Nathan was on deployment and had called by coincidence from South Korea on Korean-American Day. Nathan was excited to talk about a community service activity where members of his ship joined with the South Korean Navy for a visit to the Jinhae Jae-Hwal-Wonorphanage and special education facility. The Navy public relations office has posted several photographs from this event on their website (click here). I concluded my remarks on the Senate floor by asking that we be mindful of our service personnel and keep them in our prayers - especially those who serve overseas separated from their families but are working to protect the freedoms that we enjoy in the United States.

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CHINHAE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA (Jan. 12, 2011) Lt. j.g. Nathan Getty, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106), plays with balloons with a child at the Jinhae Jae-Hwal-Won home for handicapped children. Twenty-two Sailors from Stockdale joined members of the Republic of Korea military in a community service visit to the home during a port visit. Stockdale is underway with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

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