I love the picture you sent regarding the memorial honoring the soldiers who served in the Korean War. Eventhough that period was nothing but a war to stop communism, the soldiers, in my opinion, were fighting to defend DEMOCRACY. Those soldiers - who placed their lives on the line for America - showed the world what honor, sacrifice, duty and sometimes death by following their orders.
As why it took so long for these ...HEROES to be awarded a medal honoring their duty during the Korean war is beyond me.
But why is there no National Monument/Medal regarding the American soldiers who served in the Mexican War 1846-1848? By most historians point of view, and I pretty much agree, expresses that the U.S.-Mexican War was nothing but a war to make Mexico accept the annexation of Texas to the United States AND the possession of the Pacific Coast.
I think the Mexican War placed a permanent scar on Mexico that, to this day, has not gone away. On the other hand, by what I've studied on this period, the United States has placed a mark on her forehead that says "SHAME."
It doesn't matter who is to blame regarding "Mr. Polk's War." It happened and it should be honored by ALL Americans.
Any American soldier, regarding ANY war, should be honored by a medal or a monument. The U.S.-Mexican War involved ALL Americans from the 28 United States.
Today it's 2004. The Korean War was over 50 years ago. Why wait so long to award these soldiers, and civilians, who defended DEMOCRACY?
Oh well. At least they finally awarded.
When is the National Government honor the soldiers who served in the Mexican War? Probably never since most Americans haven't the slightest knowledge of this pivitol event that was, unfortunately, overshadowed by the Civil War.
Any replys regarding the Mexican War can e-mail me at
aaagclayc@hotmail.com.As why it took so long for these ...HEROES to be awarded a medal honoring their duty during the Korean war is beyond me. ....Today it's 2004. The Korean War was over 50 years ago. Why wait so long to award these soldiers,....... You have misunderstood the purpose of the new medal.
The new medal is for Korean service after the armistice that ended combat in the Korean War.
Korean War service was recognized by the Korean Service Medal.
Created: 8 November 1950 by Executive Order No. 10179.
Criteria: Participated in combat or served with a combat or service unit in the Korean Theater on permanent assignment or on temporary duty for 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days anytime between June 27.1950, and July 27, 1954.
Korean Service Medal.