A grief stricken American infantryman whose buddy has been killed in action is comforted by another soldier. In the background a corpsman methodically fills out casualty tags, Haktong-ni area, Korea. August 28, 1950. Sfc. Al Chang.
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U.S. Marine Corps soldier inches forward under fire on the Central Korean front
Photo Courtesy U.S. Marine Corps, Cpl. W.T. Wolfe, 1950
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Located in West Potomac Park, south of the National Mall in D.C., the Korean War Veterans Memorial consists of 19 statues depicting a platoon of servicemen on patrol, a wall inscribed with the nations that contributed troops to the war, and a granite-lined "Pool of Remembrance." Photo courtesy of NBC.com, Marcy Nighswander / AP