U.S Army colonel,
William Weber
“…I’ve always been treated as one of the veterans, but being photographed for this photo makes me feel like a real hero now…”
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Heroes
Pride
US army Veteran, Leonard Bernhard
I told myself I am going to go, like my uncles did, and do my job for my country because I felt I must support my country -Bernhardt said.
After undergoing basic infantry training, Bernhardt went to Fort Knox, Kentucky, to learn how to drive a tank. Then he was shipped off to Korea and was deployed around the 38th Parallel. He learned four other skills within a tank and to drive Army M35 trucks that carried soldiers, mail and cargo.
Monumental
US POW Veteran, William Funchess
Army 1st Lt. Bill Funchess, 90, who lived through 1,038 days as a prisoner of the North Korean Army after his entire platoon was killed or captured.
The Armistice Agreement was made in July 1953, but the POW exchange didn’t end until September 5. In a final excruciating twist, Funchess watched every other POW released from his prison camp. He was the last remaining prisoner to be liberated.
History
US Marine Japanese-American Veteran, ROBERT M. YHADA
This is an interview with Robert M. Yhada. Mr. Robert, a Japanese-American born in the United States, volunteered to help Republic of Korea. The war took away his two friends, but he never forgot his friends.
