Photo Courtesy of
Gabette Andres
Korean War Children’s Memorial
in Bellingham, WA.
Dedicated 27 July 2003.
This web site honors the American
servicemen and women who, during the Korean War and the years following,
rendered compassionate humanitarian aid to the children of that war
torn nation. It is estimated that US forces in Korea saved the lives
of over 10,000 children and helped sustain over 50,000 in more than
400 orphanages built or repaired by the servicemen. With an income
averaging less than $100 a month they contributed over two million
dollars in those war years. They called for help from family, neighbors
and friends back home which resulted in the shipment to Korea of thousands
of tons of material aid such as toys, tools, medicines, food, clothing
and other items for the children and their care givers.
On this web site there are currently posted over
1,000 stories and over 1,000 photos relating to the GIs and the children
of Korea during the period 1950-1954. As time and funds permit and
with the help of many volunteers a lot more material will be posted
here so this element of the Korean War is not forgotten by history.
We encourage those who visit here to help the project
by sending in photos and stories. We also would like to read your
comments, suggestions and criticisms so please e-mail us your thoughts.
Stories and photos of what happened during the
Korean War are to be found under the STORIES side
bar menu. This is the "guts" of the research element of
the project. Under INPUT we post material sent in
by readers. Other project activities, for example the Photo Exhibit,
are noted under ACTIVITIES. Check the EDITORIAL
page for comments, letters, news and notes, etc. LINKS provide contacts for further reading.
Click on this image to
see the memorial plaque.
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