Summer 1950. Korea. This is one of the more iconic images to emerge from the Korean War. We see one soldier comforting another who just learned that his best friend was killed in action. In the background is a medical corpsman tending casualty tags. I share this because September 12 approaches. On that date in this year, 2018, we recognize the 68th anniversary of the loss of Pvt. Philip Hughes, killed in action in the vicinity of Hill 300, Kyongju, South Korea. There is no photograph that records the aftermath of Philip's demise. This image will have to suffice as substitute for him and the 34,000 other Americans whose lives were claimed by that war.
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