Collingsworth Chronicles

Wellington soldier memorialized in Korea
  • United Nations Memorial Cemetery Entrance Floyd Killough Collection
    United Nations Memorial Cemetery Entrance Floyd Killough Collection
  • United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Busan, South Korea
    United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Busan, South Korea
  • Eternally Vigilant, Korean War Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Eternally Vigilant, Korean War Memorial, Washington, D.C.
  • A Marine bugler participates in the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance.
    A Marine bugler participates in the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance.
  • Collingsworth Chronicles
    Collingsworth Chronicles

    Recently, I thought about the time I had an overnight layover in Seoul, Korea. When I entered the lobby of my hotel, I saw several Americans who wore caps emblazoned with the words “Korea Veteran.” I introduced myself to one of the men and learned that he was a member of a Korean War veterans association on a historical battle field tour of Korea. The men had just arrived from Busan in southeaster…