Korea vets gather to remember Inchon landing

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: June 23, 2000 | Copyright information

Korea vets gather to remember Inchon landing

Associated Press

Friday, June 23, 2000

Inchon, South Korea -- American Navy veterans gathered Thursday beneath a bronze statue of U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur to honor comrades slain during the Korean War.

In a ceremony marking Sunday's 50th anniversary of the start of the war, several dozen veterans dedicated a plaque recalling a daring amphibious operation led by the famous American general.

The Inchon landing in ...

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