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Tag Archives: Korean War
A brief pause in London (1). August 2020
Continuing where we left off I arrived at London Paddington Station shortly before 1 am. I had made my base of operations at the Premier Inn at the County Hall but had decided to not use the Tube and settled … Continue reading
Posted in coronavirus, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, London, Memorials and Monuments, Personal, Photowalks, United Kingdom, War Memorial, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Buckingham Palace, Chindits, Corona Virus, Fleet Air Arm, Gurkha, Horse Guards, Korean War, London, Victoria Embankment Gardens, War memorial
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OTD: Start of the Korean War
On this day; 25 June 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, signifying the start of the Korean War. As wars go this has become a forgotten one and in spite of having ended on 27 July 1953 the region has … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Memorials and Monuments, Military, On This Day, Personal, Retrospective, War, War Memorial
Tagged Bays Hill, Korean War, North Korea, SAAF, South African Air Force, South Korea, United Nations
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