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70 years later, Korean War vet reflects on enlistment

By Rachel Sun August 4, 2023

A man in a uniform stands for a portrait in front of a family photo in his home.

It’s been over 70 years since the end of the Korean War. Although it’s known as the “Forgotten War,” the people who were in it aren’t all gone. One of them is 90-year-old Richard Larsen of Clarkston. NWPB’s Rachel Sun spoke with Larsen about his time in Korea.Read More

He Risked His Life For His Platoon In Korea. At 94, He Will Get A Medal Of Honor

By NPR News May 19, 2021

Retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. is set to receive the Medal of Honor from President Biden. CREDIT: Sgt. Henry Villarama/U.S. Army

Col. Ralph Puckett, Jr. will be honored at the White House on Friday and awarded the Medal of Honor for his acts of "conspicuous gallantry" during the Korean War. South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who will be in town to conduct diplomacy talks with President Biden, will attend the ceremony.Read More

Army Chaplain’s Remains Identified After 70 years

By NPR News March 6, 2021

Then 2nd Lt. Emil Kapaun, U.S. Army chaplain, circa 1943. CREDIT: U.S Army

Department of Defense investigators have identified the remains of U.S. Army chaplain and Catholic priest Emil Kapaun among the unknown Korean War soldiers buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii.Read More

Coronavirus Grounds Memorial Day Honor Flights To D.C.

By NPR News May 25, 2020

The Washington Monument and the dome of the U.S. Capitol Building are visible behind the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day. CREDIT: Andrew Harnik/AP

Thousands of people who were planning to visit war memorials in Washington, D.C., on Memorial Day had to cancel this year. That includes veterans traveling with the nonprofit network Honor Flight.Read More