To celebrate Black History Month, we’re spotlighting Jack Lary a VetAssist client and one of the few remaining African American Veterans of the 25th Infantry Division who served during the Korean War. The Missouri Historical Society interviewed Lary in 2019 to collect...
When did the Korean War end? The war in Korea may not be officially over. Just days ago in December 2021, North and South Korea agreed “in principle” to formally end the Korean War. Wait. What? Didn’t that war end almost 70 years ago? Does it even matter anymore?...
When applying for Korean War Veterans’ benefits, military records are important. Mickey LaDuke learned the Army’s record-keeping precision when she enlisted and her name didn’t match her birth certificate. When Mickey LaDuke entered the world in a Hubbard, TX,...
