Why do people call the Korean War the forgotten war?  Could it be because as a nation we had a hard time accepting an armistice with no clear winner following WWII?

My wife and I traveled to Korea twice this winter to adopt our youngest son. While we were there we had the privilege of visiting the Korean War Memorial in Seoul. We did this for a couple of reasons. It was our way of paying tribute to the 33,642 Americans who gave their life defending South Korea. Secondly, as our pastor is fond of saying, "God likes to work upstream." What that means to me is that I am very thankful to our Korean vets because without them our two Korean sons may have never been born.

So why do people call the Korean War the forgotten war? I believe it is because they really have not taken the time to see what really happened. As our 68 year old tour guide reminded us, "I remember being four and my mother taking me on her back to Busan, to be safe. I will never forget what America did for us. You will always be remembered."

Picture below: United States of America Remembrance Hall. Korean War Memorial Seoul Korea.

Picture below: S. Korean  Brother holds his dying N. Korean Brother.

Picture below: Statue depicting all walks of Korean life affected by the war.

Story by: Rev. Ivan Weaver. VFW Post 1581, Omaha, Nebraska