Veterans column: Newark's Nickells stuck behind enemy lines in Korea
Walter Nickels served at the end of World War II in Europe and ended up reenlisting for the Korean War after losing his job.
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Walter Nickels served at the end of World War II in Europe and ended up reenlisting for the Korean War after losing his job.
Officials say they have identified the remains of a western Kentucky soldier killed in a battle during the Korean War.
The wako are stereotypically portrayed as Japanese pirates that terrorized the seas from the 13th to 16th centuries. But the reality was more complex.
Korean War veteran Pvt. Felix M. Yanez, 19, died on July 16, 1950, along the Kum River, north of Taejon in South Korea.
The remains of a 19-year-old Arizona soldier who was killed in action during the Korean War in 1950 will be buried next month in Tucson.