May 2021 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about Ted Williams' wartime service and the 1842 mutiny aboard USS Somers
Thousands of Name Errors Possible in New Korean War Remembrance Wall, Advocates Fear
Volunteer researchers estimate there are some 2,000 name discrepancies
Picasso’s Anti-War Painting to be Exhibited in Seoul
More than a half a century later, Pablo Picasso’s anti-war painting is coming home — but it’s not Guernica
Ted Williams Goes to War
Red Sox legend Ted Williams proudly served as a Marine Corps aviator during World War II—it was his service in Korea that came as a surprise
Remains of Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient Recovered 70 Years After His Death
Despite the grim conditions of POW Chinese Camp 5, the chaplain remained indefatigable until the end
Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee: ‘Do While You Can’
Charles McGee never thought much of flying until he started training at Tuskegee. When he finally left the U.S. Air Force, he had 30 years and three wars behind him.
Sabre Ace Race: Deadly Contest in Korea’s Skies
A dangerous contest developed over Korea to determine who would emerge from the war as America’s top fighter pilot.
Navy Ship to be Named After Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient
“One of the hardest things about the medal is that you’re really not allowed to forget about it."
M4A1 (76 mm) Sherman
The Sherman proved its mettle against German armor in World War II and later in Korea
Looking at the Korean War, 70 Years On
It has been called ‘the first war we lost,’ but South Korea’s very existence suggests otherwise
M1903 Springfield
American gun designers modeled this combat rifle after the Mauser M1893 used by enemy troops during the 1898 Spanish-American War
Sketching a War’s Toll
South Korea’s most famous cartoonist cut his teeth as an artist in the early 1950s while war raged through—and devastated—his homeland.
Giant of the Air Force Stood Tall in Korea and Vietnam
Korean War ace Robbie Risner emerged as a POW leader during the seven years he spent in North Vietnam’s infamous Hanoi Hilton
Humble Hero: Hiroshi Miyamura
Against all odds, Japanese American U.S. Army Cpl. Hiroshi Miyamura received America’s highest decoration for military valor during the Korean War.
