Korean War Photos
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Rhee was elected the first president of South Korea in 1948 and led his nation during the Korean War.
His authoritarian regime clamped down on all forms of dissent.
His authoritarian regime clamped down on all forms of dissent.
Rhee was ultimately forced to resign and flee the country in 1960.
General Douglas MacArthur:
MacArthur was appointed commander-in-chief of U.N. forces at the outset of the Korean War.
However, he openly disagreed with official U.S. policy, and in April 1951, President Truman removed him from command, igniting a storm of controversy.
MacArthur was appointed commander-in-chief of U.N. forces at the outset of the Korean War.
However, he openly disagreed with official U.S. policy, and in April 1951, President Truman removed him from command, igniting a storm of controversy.
Kim Il-Sung: Kim Il-Sung ruled North Korea from its creation in 1948 until his death in 1994.
Installed with the support of the Soviet Union, he led his country into the Korean War
in an effort to unite the Korean peninsula under communist rule.
Dwight D. Eisenhower with General Van Fleet:
Following the 1951 dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur,General James Van Fleet
assumed command of the U.S. 8th Army.
President Eisenhower visits Korea:
Dwight Eisenhower campaigned on a pledge to end the Korean War
Dwight Eisenhower campaigned on a pledge to end the Korean War
and traveled to the region shortly after his election in 1952.
Korean War Nonrepatriates:
Twenty-one American soldiers refused to return to America at the end of the Korean War.
The sign on the truck reads: "We Stay for Peace." They moved to China; by the 1960s,
all but two had returned home.
Twenty-one American soldiers refused to return to America at the end of the Korean War.
The sign on the truck reads: "We Stay for Peace." They moved to China; by the 1960s,
all but two had returned home.
Marilyn Monroe Entertaining Troops:
American movie actress Marilyn Monroe entertains a group of soldiers in Korea.
Korean War Veterans Memorial:
More than 36,000 Americans were killed in action in the Korean War.
