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North Korea Threatens 'Sacred War of Justice'

South Korean soldiers marched and practiced blasting their most powerful weapons within view of the North Korean land border today, and Pyongyang retaliated only with words, but strong ones, threatening a "sacred war of justice" involving nuclear weapons. South Korea's president made a rare trip to a front-line base...

One Man's Solemn Mission to Recover WWII Remains

At first, it seemed like a sick joke or, worse, some sort of scam. The caller from North Carolina was telling John Lenox that the wreckage of his father's plane had been located. Staff Sgt. Alvin Lenox had been dead for two weeks longer than his 66-year-old son, John, had been alive. The Army Air Force radio operator...

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05/28/12 Hundreds turn out for funeral for Korean War POW Source: The Evening News - Monroe MI CALUMET, Mich. More than 500 people in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have witnessed the burial of the remains of a soldier who died in a prisoner camp in 1951 during the Korean War. The Daily Mining Gazette says Amy Pfc. Arthur Leiviska (LEV-uh-ska) was buried Monday, Memorial Day, at Lakeview Cemetery in Calumet, his hometown in far northwestern Michigan.
05/28/12 Korea, U.S. to Excavate Bodies in DMZ Source: Chosun Ilbo Korea and the United States will begin excavating the remains of soldiers who died during the Korean War from the demilitarized zone.
05/25/12 Remains of S. Korean Korean War ca... Source: The Korea Herald The remains of 12 South Korean soldiers found north of the military demarcation line arrived in Seoul on Friday.
05/24/12 Korean War veteran meets new friend Source: ABC/CW - WAOW News Line 9 - Wassau WI After a day of touring the memorials in Washington, D.C., local veterans of World War II and Korea have a special surprise waiting for them on their return flight to Wisconsin.
05/23/12 Mystery benefactor helps complete Korea memorial Source: Burton Mail - Burton upon Trent - Staffordshire - UK A MEMORIAL to more than 1,000 British soldiers killed in the Korean War is to be unveiled in Burton after a benefactor stepped in to bridge a funding gap.