Korean War veteran Dan Cavanaugh records his memories of the Korean War by reviewing his photographs. This recording was made in response to an inquiry by historian Charles Spurlin of Victoria College in Victoria, TX. This tape reviews photos numbered 1 through 42. This is the first of five tapes that Cavanaugh sent to Spurlin. Spurlin, in turn, donated his materials to the Center for the Study of the Korean War.
Korean War veteran Les Zeller recorded his memories of his experience in the Korean War for historian Charles Spurlin at Victoria College in Victoria, TX. Spurlin, in turn, donated this material to the Center for the Study of the Korean War.
In a recorded letter to Charles Spurlin, Korean War veteran John Vollnogle reviews his experience in the Korean War while reviewing a set of slides he was planning to also send to Spurlin. At the time of the recording, Vollnogle lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. Charles Spurlin was a historian at Victoria College in Victoria, Texas, who was gathering material for a book. Spurlin, in turn, donated the materials to the Center for the Study of the Korean War.
After President George W. Bush expressed desire for a formal peace in Korea at an APEC Summit in Australia, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation journalist Carol Off interviewed Dr. Paul Edwards about the status of the cease fire in Korea for the program "As it Happens." Edwards is the director of the Center for the Study of the Korean War.
KCUR radio story by reporter Steve Bell about the opening of the Center for the Study of the Korean War at Graceland University 50 years after the beginning of the Korean War. CSKW director Paul Edwards is interviewed for this segment. After the conclusion of the on-air piece, there is a brief out take.
This cassette sounds like a re-recording of an earlier cassette, with a newer introduction by Robert F. Davis, who served in the United Nations Civil Assistance Command in Korea. The original recording seems to have been made around the airing of the last episode of the TV show, M*A*S*H, where Davis recounts his time in Korea.
In response to an inquiry from someone named Tom, the unidentified speaker is recounting his experience in the Korean War. He begins by explaining a Mosquito strike book as it relates to people named John Fitch and Howe. Cassette recorded on two sides.
Korean War Veteran Tom Bragdon of Waterville, ME, responds to a survey from the Mosquito Control Group to contribute to a forthcoming book. He narrates his experience in the military and in the Korean War.
Veteran Lacy Barnett speaks to a gathering of the Korean War Veterans Association about his research on the 34th Infantry's activities during the Korean War.
Eloise Bell of member station KXCV reports on the newly opened Center for the Study of the Korean War. Located in Independence, MO, on the campus of Graceland University, it opens on the 50th Anniversary of North Korean troops crossing the 38th Parallel into South Korea, beginning the Korean War. Includes interviews with Center for the Study of the Korean War staff member Paul M. Edwards, Korean War veteran David Carmichael, and the Harry S. Truman Library's education staff member Tom Heuertz.