I believe we have a Korean War vet here at FR.
A couple of years ago I accompanied my Korean-American girlfriend to Korea. She hadn’t seen her son or her mother in a long time so we spent about 3 weeks. One of the places we visited was the DMZ. It was her first time there and,of course,my first time as well. She cried copiously while we were there. And given the stories her father,uncles and other older family members told her it was completely understandable.