Remembering My Dad on Veterans' Day
Dad wounded in the Korean War
My dad served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was injured and eventually transported from a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital to a hospital in Japan where he rehabilitated. Only after the funeral Obituary information for Harold L. Bolstad, a friend of his related that my dad confided to him that the only way he survived is that the winter cold Combating Cold Korea caused the blood to coagulate so that he did not bleed to death.
The conflict has been called Korea: The Forgotten War.
The Korean War is commonly referred to as the forgotten war. This is partly due to its placement in history, between World War two and the Vietnam War, both wars that greatly affected global politics, American culture, and society. The Korean War began only five years after the end of WWII and ended just two years before the start of Vietnam.
Why is the Korean War known as the forgotten war?
He took me on a bus trip to New York City and Washington D.C. where we viewed the Korean War Veterans Memorial "Freedom Is Not Free" At the Korean War Veterans Memorial, "Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met."
Through the years, we attended Unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day's real meaning honors the fallen Story City to hold several observances Monday.
He was able to go on a Freedom Honor Flight The day trip includes visits to the World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Wall, Marine Corps War Memorial, and Arlington National Cemetery.
I never remember him saying much about his tour of duty, but after returning from the flight, he was interviewed by the Story City Herald where he said, “War is hell.”
The Early Bird Weekender of Rice Lake, Wisconsin ran a front-page article on 8 Ways to Honor Veterans.
The Early Bird | apg-wi.com November 8, 2024