Families of Korean War Missing Soldiers Still Seeking Answers

[Draggingtree]

July 31, 2013, 9:49 AM

Families of Korean War Missing Soldiers Still Seeking Answers

 

By WSJ Staff

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• Courtesy of Jorja Elliott-Reyburn
• U.S. soldier James H. Elliott, who disappeared while on patrol one night in August 1950 during the Korean War.

For sixty years, Jorja Elliott-Reyburn has lived without a clear idea of what happened to her father, a U.S. soldier who disappeared during the Korean War.

 

But no month has been as difficult for the 65-year-old Ms. Elliott-Reyburn as this July.

 

As officials in Washington and Seoul commemorated the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended hostilities in 1953, and as North Korea staged a lavish “victory celebration,” Ms. Elliott-Reyburn was busy getting ready to confront the Pentagon with documents and questions about what happened to her father, James H. Elliott.

 

During the desperate battle for control of the so-called Pusan Perimeter, Mr. Elliott went out on patrol one night in August 1950

http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2013/07/31/families-of-korean-war-missing-soldiers-still-seeking-answers/

 

[Pepper]

Thanks for link to article, @Draggingtree

 

A brave, loving, and determined daughter. Unfortunately, with time there will be no direct connection to that conflict and thus the government and bureaucrats can wash their hands.

[Draggingtree]

Thanks for link to article, @Draggingtree

 

A brave, loving, and determined daughter. Unfortunately, with time there will be no direct connection to that conflict and thus the government and bureaucrats can wash their hands.

Just hoping that perhaps they will find something to bring closure for all. all ways remember it could have been Ur boy r brother.

[Pepper]

@Draggingtree

 

very true

[Draggingtree]

The Flag is for all who went missing through out our republic’s history.

[Draggingtree]

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