Today is the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. The sacrifices of those who fought should never be forgotten.

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73rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War 🙁

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Yesterday was the 70th anniversary of the Tornado of 1953 that hit Central Massachusetts. They were just given warnings of severe thunderstorms, not tornados. The tornado turned out to be a Category F-4, just below the worst (F-5). It killed 94 people amd wounded 1.288 and caused damage of $52.193 million in 1953 dollars, which equates to $590 ( Read more... )

Today is the 69th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. The two Koreas are still technically at war since they have never signed a peace treaty. Families who thought they would be reunited when the war began in 1951 are still waiting.

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Sixty-eight years ago, there was a ceasefire in the Korean War. No treaty was ever signed between the two Koreas, so technically thay are still at war.

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Gregory Peck plays the controversial American general, Douglas McArthur, who made his name in World War II and met his match in Korea.
Ironic that a 'police action' toppled so many giants from ( Read more... )

Today's the 67th anniversary of the Korean War cease-fire.
I'm featuring a non-Korean War film, War Of The Worlds, from 1953. It is a film about war and invasion, and an enemy from 'the Red Planet'. It also features not only the U.S. Army but other armies of the world (much like Korea). This is one creepy alien invasion movie, and the early scenes ( Read more... )

This comm acknowledges the Korean War on July 27th (the day of its cease-fire) but since this is the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, I thought I'd mention it today. I decided to choose a non-war film from that year to commemorate the occasion.
The Asphalt Jungle was released on June 1, 1950, twenty-four days before the war began. ( Read more... )

Today is the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. Seventy years ( Read more... )

Today is the 66th anniversary of the end of the Korean War (July 27, 1953). Technically, the war never ended as a peace treaty between North and South Korea was never signed, and the tensions continue even today ( Read more... )

We've seen World War II get all the attention (the latest was the important 75th anniversary of D-Day) but the oft-ignored Korean War should be acknowledged, too. Today is the 69th anniversary of the start of the war: June 25, 1950.

This trailer is for The Hunters, a Korean War film that focuses on the jet pilots of the war. Starring Robert ( Read more... )