Korean War Veterans

The Korean War (1950-1953) is often referred to as the forgotten war. It came just five years after the end of World War II. The younger generation is not even aware of the war, and that is disturbing since there were 2 million casualties, including many thousands of young men who died. But to be forgotten by the Retired Military Officers of Ventura County is unforgivable.

On May 25 there was a Memorial Day remembrance at the Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village. Their program listed the following: “Remembering the Heroes of the American Revolution; Heroes of the Civil War; Heroes of the Westward Expansion; Heroes of the Spanish American War and World War I; Heroes of World War II; POWS and MIAs (Vietnam); Heroes of Desert Storm.”

What happened to the Heroes of the Korean War?

I am sure the Retired Military Officers meant no disrespect to the veterans of the Korean War. But it does make veterans wonder if their service was of so little value to be ignored on this Memorial Day.

JERE ROBINGS

U.S. Army Signal Corps

1952-1954

Thousand Oaks