Korean vets due honor Nov. 9
Fifty years ago this week, some of the people Rockdale
High School students want to honor this Veterans’ Day were
racing toward the border of China under the command of
Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
According to the Rockdale Reporter,
Korean veterans will be honored at the school’s annual
Veterans Day assembly, set for 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 in
the RHS auditorium.
Veterans planning to attend should send their name and
address to: Rockdale High School, 1205 Murray, in care of
Steve Mossbarger, according to Mark Brady, event sponsor.
Many of the veterans won’t have any trouble remembering
what they were doing in 1950. It was a frantic year in Korea.
President Harry Truman committed United Nations troops
to the conflict on June 25 after North Korean soldiers
crossed the 38th parallel–the border between the two halves
of Korea–and invaded the south.
American, and other United Nations troops, liberated the
South Korean capital of Seoul after a daring landing at
Inchon Sept. 15, then raced across the border into North
Korea.
The North Korean capital of Pyongyang fell on Oct. 20 and
US-UN troops reached the Chinese border Nov. 20.
American intelligence believed that China would not enter the
war.
On Nov. 26, China counterattacked, starting almost three
years of a bloody stalemate.
Veterans of American conflicts from World War II onward
have been honored at previous assemblies along with "gold
star" families, those who have lost relatives in wartime military
service., the Reporter stated
PARADE–The Rockdale Chamber of Commerce and
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6525 will sponsoring a
Veterans Day parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11.
Denice Doss, Chamber president, said it is hoped floats can
be created for World War II, Vietnam and Persian Gulf War
veterans. Contact the Chamber at 446-2030 for information.
VFW Post 6525, and its auxiliary, will host a barbecue meal
for all veterans following the parade, she said.
JUNIOR-HIGH–Veterans will be honored at 12-noon
Thursday, Nov. 9, at the junior-high, according to Allen
Sanders, principal.
"The RJH choir will perform and a meal will be served to
veterans," he said.