Today is the 69th Anniversary of the Korean War

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Remembering the Korean War on the 69th anniversary of the North Korean invasion of South Korea
By: Diana Stancy Correll

On this day 69 years ago, the North Korean army’s invasion of South Korea began the conflict known as the Korean War.

Before the armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, there were 33,686 US battle deaths, 2,830 non-battle deaths in Korea, and 17,730 other deaths across the military during that period.

Though the conflict, still a source of contention on the Korean Peninsula, is often called the “Forgotten War,” hundreds of people recently came out to attend the funeral of Dale Quick, an Army Korean War veteran who passed away without any known surviving family members.

He was honored Monday, a day before the anniversary.

Roper & Sons funeral home in Lincoln, Nebraska urged veterans groups and members of the community to attend the funeral for Quick, who served in the Army from 1947 to1955 and died on June 13 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 91.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2019/06/25/remembering-the-korean-war-on-the-69th-anniversary-of-the-north-korean-invasion-of-south-korea/