2nd Korean War

On November 11, 2006, the Korean Cold War Veterans held a reunion in Washington, D.C. A ceremony was held in which the names of those veterans killed in action were read. A video of that ceremony can be found at http://youtu.be/ojro8QYyFEg. A plaque honoring all veterans who served in Korea since the armistice was signed on July 27, 1953 was presented with the goal of it becoming a permanent fixture at the Korean War Veterans Memorial by Veteran's Day, 2009. Unfortunately, as of July 21, 2013 there has been no congressional action to make this a reality. The video of that ceremony can be found at the above link.

Ceremony recognizing 60-year anniversary of Korean War armistice in D.C.

The Department of Defense has announced a ceremony to take place on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. to recognize the 60th anniversary of the armistice with North Korea. Below is an aerial view of this magnificent memorial to the veterans who fought in some of the fiercest battles under some of the coldest conditions ever encountered. This "armistice" is NOT a Peace Treaty - one was never signed. However, the July 27, 1953 document put an end to ongoing direct conflict between North Korea and South Korea. During the next two decades the Vietnam conflict took front-page coverage and hostilities in Korea were largely ignored. During the period 1967 to 1971 over 100 American soldiers were killed in Korea in what is unofficially designated as the "Second Korean War". Veterans of the period 1962 to 1975 are referred to as Korean Cold War veterans On November 11, 2006, a Korean Cold War veterans reunion was held in Washington, D.C. and a plaque was placed at the memorial honoring the Korean Cold War veterans. While efforts have been made to obtain official congressional recognition for these veterans and officially incorporate the plaque in the memorial, these efforts have not yet been successful. Below is a photograph of the plaque.

This is the first entry of what I expect to be an extensive blog providing information and resources to veterans and their families seeking legitimate disability ratings from the VA. I look forward to comments from many veterans sharing their stories and questions and answers related to exposure to Agent Orange (AO) while they were in Korea during the Korean Cold War period.