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Korean War Veteran Veterans Visit Graves of Fallen Comrades In Korean War Veteran Internet Journal for the World’s Veterans of the Korean War November 17, 2014 November 11, 2014 Busan, Korea Veterans visit graves of Fallen Comrades in United Nations Memorial Cemetery before Turn Toward Busan ceremonies begin President of the New Zealand Korean Veterans Association Desmond Vinten and the New Zealand Defence Attache visit graves on the symbolic Flagged Terrace area at the head of the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Canadian veteran Henri St. Laurent, a former national president of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and for many years, president of the Province of Quebec region of KVA Canada, pauses within the Memorabilia Hall before visiting graves of fallen comrades. Henri served in Korea with Canada’s French- speaking Royal 22e Regiment. Veteran Jean Lauze takes a morning break in the Memorabilia Hall where hot coffee was available, before visiting graves of Fallen Comrades in the Cemetery. Mr. Lause served in the Korea with Canada’s French-speaking Royal 22e Regiment, the well-known “VanDoos.” Turkish veterans view photographs of their comrades from long ago in the Memorabilia Hall before visiting the graves of 462 of their Fallen Comrades, then participating in the unveiling of a new Monument to commemorate all 721 of Turkey’s Korean War Fallen, and all 20,000 who served. Four Canadian veterans gather to reminisce in the Memorabilia Hall which contain photographs of units of all of the UN Allied Nations. Shown above are (left) Charles Wilson of the 1st and 2nd Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), Captain Arthur Lortie of the Royal 22e Regiment, Peter Seiresen of the 1st PPCLI and Lieutenant Colonel John Bishop, 2nd PPCLI. John Bishop is the president of the International Association of Korean War Veterans Association. Frank Fallows, chairman of the newly formed British Korean War Veterans Association, explains the British role in the war to Mrs. Betty McAfee, wife of veteran Louis De Cleen, of Belgium. A veteran who fought with the Turkish Brigade prays over the grave of a Fallen Comrade in the Turkish Graves Section of the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. It is the second largest burial section in the cemetery, the resting place for 462 of the 721 Turkish soldiers who fell. The others rest in unmarked graves. Of the total of 15,000 Turkish soldiers who served in the three brigade rotations, 2,111 were wounded. Additionally, 164 were listed as missing in action. In October, 1950, the Brigade had just joined 8th U.S. Army on the line and was advancing far North of Pyongyang when huge Chinese forces interdicted the supply lines and surrounded some of the units. The Brigade had received no U.S. liaison officers and eventually received no orders from the U.S. command chain and was left to sort things out on its own. It totally lacked intelligence and therein some of its soldiers were captured. However, when fiercely attacked by great numbers, some of the officers threw their hats to the ground as a marker beyond which none of the soldiers would withdraw and they “died upon the fur.” Of the Turkish soldiers who were captured not a single one of them perished in the enemy’s prison camps, although deaths among imprisoned soldiers from other nations were very high. Turkish veteran Huseyin Tutas, visits the grave of a comrade who fell while serving with the famed Turkish Brigade. There were 14 veterans from Turkey participating as special guests of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. Before the Turn Toward Busan ceremony was held, all veterans gathered near the flagged terrace area at the head of the cemetery where a new Turkish Memorial was dedicated. Canadian veteran Peter Seiresen and his daughter, Wendy Walker visit the grave of one of Peter’s Fallen Comrades. Peter served in Korea with the anti-tank platoon of the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and participated in the Turn Toward Busan ceremonies in special status as the 1st National Vice President of the Heritage Unit of KVA Canada. Colonel Melesse Tessema Debela, president of the Korean Veterans Association of Ethiopia and his son, Endale Melese Tessema, visited many gravesites and viewed the various monuments in the UN Cemetery. All Ethopian Fallen were returned to their homeland for burial. None were listed as missing in action, for comrades of the Fallen would fight to their deaths to recover their remains. The enemy forces were astounded at the tenacity of these brave soldiers in ensuring that not one of them was left on the battlefield, including the dead. The three Kagnew Battalions that served in succession, suffered 121 soldiers killed in action and 536 wounded. No Ethiopian soldier was ever captured by the enemy. Colonel Guillermo Rodriguez Guzman, vice president of the Korean War Veterans Association of Colombia, visits the graves of Canadian Fallen prior to the beginning of the Turn Toward Busan ceremonies. Many today, even veterans, are not aware that Colombia had a full battalion of infantry in action in Korea throughout the war and three naval frigates serving at sea. Most of the three successive battalions that served in Korea were made up of very young soldiers in their late teens or early 20’s. The Colombian battalions lost 146 soldiers killed in action, 69 missing in action and 448 wounded. In the tragic fifth battle of Old Baldy in March, 1953, the battalion that was then serving suffered staggering losses, with 95 soldiers killed, 30 missing and 97 wounded. In this action, higher U.S. command intervened with the battalion commander’s orders, causing much confusion and needless exposure of Colombian troops to enemy fire. Higher command also had diverted a backup company of infantry to U.S. forces holding Pork Chop Hill, leaving the Colombians without a reserve to counterattack. With many Colombian soldiers still wounded and fighting in outposts and others upon Old Baldy proper, higher command dictated that Old Baldy was in enemy hands. Thereafter the entire hill was barraged with artillery fire from regiments of an entire division and fight bombers saturated it with napalm bombs. The stunned and shaking Colombians who could witness the fierce fires were certain not one of their soldiers could have survived. None of them did. The veterans returned home to a country that mostly did not even know their countrymen had served in Korea, and if they did they didn’t care. The veterans suffered for decades, including those badly wounded, and only those who could prove their disabilities were caused by war service were able to receive social aid. For all its lack of services to those who survived, the Colombian Government fastidiously had the Fallen brought home with each of the returning battalions. Colonel Rodrigues salutes veterans from Canada who fell in the Korean War as he stands among the graves of 378 of the Canadian Fallen. Robert Mortimer and his wife Janice pay homage over the grave of Janice’s father, J.R.H. Longmore, who fell in action at age 38, serving with the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment. Janice was one of six daughters, an infant when her remarkable father enlisted. He had served all through World War Two and was much too old for enlistment in the force raised for Korea, so he lied his age downward by 10 years. He arrived in Korea when his Regiment was fighting near Pyongyang in North Korea. Records show that the journey of his remains to the final resting place in the UN Cemetery was a long one. There were three burials involved in different locations as the line of the 8th U.S. Army withdrew southward. Janice was two years old when her father died. On the walkway from the burial sites toward the green area where the United Nations Wall of Remembrance is located, Dr. Anders Tang, in wheelchair, and his daughter, Birgitta Fagerlund, pause for photographer and take a breather. A volunteer helper from the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs is assisting them. Dr. Tang served with the Swedish Red Cross Hospital in Busan during the war and is 99 years old. Mrs. Catherine Crawford, wife of Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Ian Crawford of Australia, pauses among graves of Fallen Australian servicemen. Her husband was visiting graves elsewhere when the photograph was taken. He was invited to the ceremonies in special status as the President of the Australian Council of Korean War Veterans Associations. British Korean War Veteran Brian Morley visits British graves with Warrant Officer Ian Smith the Deputy Defence Attache at the British Embassy. Brian was one of four British Veterans who signed on suddenly 48 hours before the Korean Airlines flight that would take them from London to Incheon. Although four openings had been conveyed to veterans associations in England there were no responses. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs then asked the newly formed British Korean War Veterans Association if they could help locate veterans who might want to participate. The KWVA filled all four slots with five hours of receiving the request. Mr. Constantinos Farros, representing the Korean War Veterans of Greece, pauses respectfully beside the Greek Memorial. Mr. Farros met his wife in Korea during the war. She was a nurse in the Greek Army. She served for 35 years and retired in the rank of brigadier general. Mr. Farros represents the veterans of his nation at meetings of the International Federation of Korean War Veterans Associations. Australian Veteran Norman Driver and his son Stephen, visit the Turkish grave section of the United Nations Memorial Cemetery.
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