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Article: Veterans return to Korea for closure; through a lottery, some 400 American Korean War vets met in Seoul to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Korean War's end.(VFW in action)
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- VFW Magazine
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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In the company of 141 veterans, Commander-in-Chief Ed Banas flew to Korea for the 50th anniversary of the signing of the armistice. Of those veterans, he said one-third were VFW members.
When the plane landed in Seoul, Banas said there was a lot of emotion. "Some were actually shaking, and some had tears in their eyes," he said. "No one was loud, they were all humble. They were proud of their service, and, to a degree, at peace with themselves.
"They saw a new Korea living in prosperity and peace. They were proud of their service and sacrifices that were required for the transformation."
For many, like George Cox of Post 6772 in Spencerville, ...