Korea-The Forgotten War

The estimated total number of people that died was 36570 .
The Korean War began with a surprise attack on June 25, 1950.
There were 2847 prisoners of war during the Korean War.
The hardest battle during the war was heartbreak ridge, it was one of the last major offensives.
Nine U.S. Coast Guard Stations provided direct locations for ships and aircrafts in the war.
35,082 coast guards were enlisted.
More than 600,000 African-Americans served in the war.
22,000 women served in the war.
Phychological warfare was used to lower the morale of the enemy and make them stop fighting.
There were 223,868 marine corps.