The Korean War (1950–1953)

- The accounts of those days' suffering, shared by the next generation

Combat Troop Contributors (16 Countries)

Countries that sent combat troops to fight on the Korean Peninsula under the United Nations Command.

No. Country Flag

1 United States 🇺🇸

2 United Kingdom 🇬🇧

3 Canada 🇨🇦

4 Turkey 🇹🇷

5 Australia 🇦🇺

6 France 🇫🇷

7 Philippines 🇵🇭

8 New Zealand 🇳🇿

9 Thailand 🇹🇭

10 Greece 🇬🇷

11 Netherlands 🇳🇱

12 Belgium 🇧🇪

13 South Africa 🇿🇦

14 Colombia 🇨🇴

15 Luxembourg 🇱🇺

16 Ethiopia 🇪🇹

🏥 Medical Support Contributors (5 Countries)

Countries that provided field hospitals, hospital ships, or medical staff without deploying combat troops.

No. Country Flag

17 Italy 🇮🇹

18 Denmark 🇩🇰

19 India 🇮🇳

20 Sweden 🇸🇪

21 Norway 🇳🇴

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Dust in my mouth, gunpowder skies,

Your photo’s cracked where my silence lies.

I trace your name with a calloused hand,

In a land where nothing dares to stand.

We promised spring beyond the war,

But spring won't bloom here anymore.

My breath is thin, my hope worn out,

Yet your smile’s what I dream about.

The crows are quiet, even they know

Some men just fall, with nowhere to go.

If I don’t return, don’t wear black too long,

Sing a sweet tune, not a mourning song.

Don’t turn to stone when they bring the news,

I chose the fight, not what I’d lose.

You were the one thing I never could keep—

A love too soft for a soldier's sleep.

Tell our son the stars are kind,

That I see him in every firelight blind.

And if he asks why Dad won’t be home,

Say heroes sometimes die alone.

Ashes on my boots, ghosts in my gun,

But I’d still choose this if it meant you’d run—

Far from war, far from pain,

Far from these fields of crimson rain.

If I don’t return, don’t wear black too long,

Hum a soft tune, not a mourning song...

You were the one thing I never could keep—

But I’ll love you still, beyond soldier’s sleep.