RE: http://www.military.com/NewsCo...,13319,79954,00.html

Interesting read and yes, forgotten is right.

Thanks for the post ... a good read.

When someone tells you that no shots were fired during the Cold War, tell them to STFU.

This is a perfect example of the forgotten vets of the Cold War.

THey and every other Cold Warrior should be recognized with a Cold War Medal now.

I remember seeing a book about this, I think it was the same company that printed "Those Devils in Baggy Pants". I think it was back in the 80's.

General Charles H. Bonesteel III, Commander in Chief, United Nations Command; Commander, U.S. Forces, Korea; Commander, U.S. Eighth Army

The Second Korean Conflict: A Statistical Summary, 1966-69
1966 1967 1968 1969
DMZ Incidents
Firefight 22 143 236 39

KPA harassing 3 5 19 4
KPA mining 0 16 8 0
U.S.-ROK fire on 12 280 223 24
suspected KPA
Casualties
KPA KIA 13 126 233 25
KPA WIA accurate totals not available
KPA PW 1 4 4 3
KPA defector 17 10 5 1
DPRK agents seized 205 787 1,245 225
ROK/U.S. KIA 29/6 115/16 145/171 10/362
ROK/U.S. WIA 28/1 243/51 240/54 39/5
ROK/U.S. PW 0/0 0/0 0/82 0/33
1This column includes 1 U.S. KIA and 82 U.S. PWs (January-December 1968) from the USS Pueblo. The PWs were released by the DPRK.

2This total includes 31 U.S. KIA when their EC-121 M was shot down by KPAF jets on 15 April 1969. It does not include 8 U.S. deaths resulting from the crash of a medical evacuation helicopter on 15 March 1969.

3These 3 U.S. Army helicopter crewmen were held from August until December 1969, then

released.

Sources, Finley. The US Military Experience in Korea, 220; and Lieutenant Colonel Everett H. Webster, United States Air Force, Is the Morning Calm About to Be Broken in Korea?" 8-9, Research report no. 4471, Air War College, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL March 1971.

I was stationed near the DMZ in 78-79and we had incient up there also. I was an artilleryman at 4P1 firebase. I went up to GP Oulette and I was scared to death the firt time. We had numerous incidents and nobody talks about the drugs and racial problems neither. If anyone has any material from this era please e-mail me.I got my KDSM last year and the VFW will accept the medal but not the American Legion Thanks Kevin Joyce