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What many Americans know about the Korean War comes from the popular television show MASH, which was set during the conflict. One GI from Albert Lea got a close-up view of the mobile field hospitals portrayed in the series when he recovered from his combat injuries there. [Read Transcript...]
A twenty dollar bill mailed from his mother in Minnesota may have saved the life of one Korean War veteran. That lucky gift led him to exit the naval repair ship where he was assigned on a day that turned tragic. [Read Transcript...]
Double Purple Heart recipient Bruce Nordan has chosen to remain tight-lipped about his combat experience in Korea. In some cases, even wives and children of veterans who served don’t know much about their wartime experiences. [Read Transcript...]
Some of Minnesota’s Korean War veterans have found friendship and camaraderie with one another, many decades after their years of service ended. Kevyn Burger has the story of a group that has been meeting monthly for many years, bonded by their common experience. [Read Transcript...]
