Today, the late retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., the last living #KoreanWar #MoH recipient, lies in honor at the U.S. Capitol.

Col. Puckett was an exceptional human being, Army Ranger, and a true American treasure. He will be missed.

📷 Spc. XaViera Masline & The Puckett Family

Released on May 6, 1991, this silver dollar commemorated the 38th anniversary of the ending of the #KoreanWar and honored those who served. bit.ly/3hC1b4L [Note: This coin is no longer available from the U.S. Mint.] #MilitaryAppreciation

WARBIRD WEDNESDAY! Vought F4U Corsair
#corsair #KoreanWar #navy

'Success in battle is not a function of how many show up, but who they are.' - Robert H. Barrow

#USMarineCorps #WorldWar2Veteran #KoreanWar #Military #WordsOfVeterans

Service members carry the remains of Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., the last living #KoreanWar Medal of Honor recipient, during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, April 29, 2024. He died April 8, 2024, at 97 years old.

Source: #Pentagon

Author Ann Suk Wang (@annsukwang) shares what their picture book is perfect for.

#refugees #KoreanWar #hope #picturebook

Before James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader in the iconic film series #StarWars , he was a U.S. Army Ranger during the #KoreanWar . ✨

Connect with his story of service: bit.ly/4b0axDD

#Veterans #StarWars Day

On January 31, 1999, a nation-wide poll was taken on what the #1 of the 20th century list by category. Included in that list was the category '#1 SitCom of the 20th Century.'

M*A*S*H won. #KoreanWar #LongestRunningWarToDate

Aircraft carrier

CV/ARV #HMSUnicorn I72
(1943-1953) Unicorn Class

📷 1950 #KureHarbour #KoreanWar Imperial War Museums

Royal Navy 🇬🇧

Korean War Veteran Bruce Griffing retuning from DC Honor Flight
#HonorFlight #KoreanWar
#VeteransLivesMatter

'The highlight of my life was singing for the soldiers there. I stood out on an open stage and it was cold, but I swear I didn't feel a thing except good.' ~ Marilyn Monroe
Korea, February 1954
#KoreanWar

#OTD May 2nd, 1953 in the Korean War

Chinese forces take Hill 187 from the Canadians, but withdraw before a counterattack. #KoreanWar

#OTD May 4th, 1952 in the Korean War

F-86 Sabres raid the Sinuiju Airfield in the North Korea. Five Yakovlev YAK-9s are destroyed in the attack. #KoreanWar

#OTD May 5th, 1952 in the Korean War, the destroyer USS Douglas H. Fox is fired upon by Communist forces near Hungnam and destroys the enemy battery with counter-fire. #KoreanWar #USNavy

#OTD May 6th, 1952 in the Korean War, the destroyer USS Douglas H. Fox captures fifteen North Korean infiltrators in sampans near Sinchang. #KoreanWar

11 February 1952, West of Subbanco-Ri, Korea, men of the 40th Infantry Division enjoy entertainment brought to them by the U.S.O. Unit #1000
Photograph by SGT Keith Lovejoy, 40th Signal Company

#Koreanwar #40thID #USO

#OTD May 3rd, 1951 - Korean War

US Corsairs and Skyraiders make torpedo runs against the Hwachon Dam north of Yangyang. #KoreanWar

Al Jolson in Korea, 1950. Jolson traveled to Korea at his own expense. He entertained the American and interational troops during an early, perilous phase of the war. #jolson #aljolson #koreanwar

Last year, 70,601 Americans were killed by #Fentanyl overdose. That's more than the ENTIRE #VietnamWar .

More Canadians are killed EVERY SINGLE MONTH than were killed in the ENTIRE #KoreanWar .

This is literal, actual #genocide . In OUR country.

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'Domestic unrest has led to overseas adventurism in the past, whether it was Mao’s intervention in #KoreanWar , the #Vietnam War, or the #CulturalRevolution . So if Xi believes he cannot win American support, he is likely to act sooner.'