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KOREAN WAR: THE BONDS OF SERVICE<\/h1>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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In three years, the Korean War took the lives of over 36,000 Americans with over 100,000 more wounded. In total, 1.5 million young Americans left to fight in a remote country far away from the comforts of home. They served for the simple reason that their country called. On the 65th anniversary of its Armistice, we honor the proud veterans \u2013 those still with us, and those who lost their lives in what was once called our country\u2019s \u201cforgotten war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 25, 1950, the army of North Korea, supported by the Soviet Union, launched a full-scale attack against South Korea. Within two days, the capital of Seoul had fallen. The United Nations troops quickly came to South Korea\u2019s defense with the first American forces landing in Korea by July. These American and UN forces were thrust unprepared into the harshest battle conditions in an unforgiving land.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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HIROSHI “HERSHEY” MIYAMURA & JOE ANNELLO STORY<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In the Spring of 1951, after surviving a brutal winter in the Chosin Reservoir, all was finally quiet along the Kansas Line \u2013 the line that separated the Chinese from the UN forces near the 38th parallel. Just before midnight on April 24, Chinese soldiers stormed the U.S. camp in never-ending waves. Outgunned and outmanned, the U.S. forces fought until they had no choice but to withdraw. Those who could not escape were taken prisoner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among those American soldiers captured by the Chinese were best friends Hiroshi \u201cHershey\u201d Miyamura and Joe Annello. During the attack, Hiroshi heroically fought against the Chinese forces, allowing for his squad to safely withdraw as he and Joe were taken prisoner. Hiroshi suffered painful wounds, but none so bad as Joe \u2013 the blast from a grenade had injured his spine and he was unable to walk. For miles, Hiroshi carried Joe as they marched until the Chinese soldiers forced Hiroshi at gunpoint to leave Joe on the side of the road to die. 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