Korea War Veterans Archives - National Veterans Foundation

Veterans Day commemorates the end of World War I, the war to end all wars. It’s become a day to remember all Veterans and victims of war. In America we especially honor that precious one percent of our population who have fought our longest-running wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, their brothers and sisters who served…

More than 5.7 million Americans served during the Korean War, and today there are still approximately over 2.25 million Korean war veterans still alive. This war started in 1950 and ended in 1953, and resulted in a total of 54,246 deaths of which 36,574 happened in theater according to this report in 2013. More than…

Actively, the Korean War was fought between June 1950 and July 1953, but the armistice didn’t stop the war, it just imposed a cease-fire on the participants. The war continues. No peace treaty has been signed, no victory was declared and, after 60 years, some Korean War veterans think the time has come to make…

“To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her…

This November 11th will be our nation’s 96th Veterans Day – a day meant to mark the end of the “war to end all wars.” Almost a hundred years of parades and speeches, and of men and women returning to us from military service with seen and unseen injuries. We know more than ever before…

Veteran’s Day is rapidly approaching. Students get a day off of school, banks and government buildings are closed and there will be parades and gatherings for those who set aside a day out of the year for honoring veterans and giving thanks that they are willing to make sacrifices to keep our nation strong and…

We’re here again, in this spot where we look forward and back. This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. Fallujah comes to mind, and now Ramadi. Both will be on the minds of veterans whose lives were changed by these wars. Rippling out, the families and friends of these vets will…

You probably knew him as Maverick or Rockford. He was an icon in film and television. At the National Veterans Foundation we knew him as a supporter who was there for veterans over and over. James Garner served as an honorary board member of the NVF for many years. In 1996 we honored him as…