Photo: Sujagi flag, captured at Fort McKee in the attacks on the Salee River Forts, June 10 and 11, 1871, by Corporal Charles Brown of the USS Colorado (left) and Private Hugh Purvis of the USS Alaska (middle). Both were awarded the Medal of Honor. Captain McLane Tilton, USMC, (right) commanded the Marines. Photograph was taken on the USS Colorado, Captain George H. Cooper commanding, Flagship of Rear Admiral John Rodgers, commanding U.S. Asiatic Fleet. Credit: r Felice Beato; United States Marine Corps Historical Division photographic archives; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: America’s First Korean War – in 1871!

By Tony Pettinato on June 10, 2019

An article about the first time America fought a Korean War, a largely-forgotten military campaign in the summer of 1871... (Read More)

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