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Mr. Hampton L. Hunt (center) shows Korean Air Force Colonel Choon Soon Kang (right) and US Air Force Lieutenant General Donald L. Peterson his collection of photos from the Korean War after being presented the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during a ceremony at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home (USSAH), Washington, DC. Hunt, who served in the Air Force during the Korean War, is one of 34 veterans residing at the USSAH being honored in one of the many events being held nationally and internationally over the next three years as a n expression of the nation's gratitude to Korean War Veterans

US Air Force Major General (retired) Nels Running (left) congratulates Mr. Eugene Mundy from Washington, DC, after receiving the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during a ceremony at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home (USSAH), Washington, DC. Mundy, who served in the Air Force during the Korean War, is one of 34 veterans residing at the USSAH being honored in one of the many events being held nationally and internationally over the next three years as an expression of the nation's gratitude to Korean War Veterans

Republic of Korea Army GEN. Yoon Sung Min (left, wearing the Legion of Merit, Degree of Commander), Chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, Korean Armed Forces, and U.S. Air Force GEN. David C. Jones (second from left), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF and ceremony host, stand at attention as they review the troops during the Full Honors Arrival Ceremony for GEN. Yoon Sung Min, conducted outside the Pentagon on May 18, 1982. OSD Package No. A07D-00362 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

U.S. Air Force GEN. David C. Jones (second from right), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF and ceremony host, escorts Republic of Korea Army GEN. Yoon Sung Min (second from left, wearing the Legion of Merit, Degree of Commander), Chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, Korean Armed Forces, as they walk up steps leading into the Pentagon after a Full Honors Arrival Ceremony for GEN. Yoon Sung Min, conducted outside the Pentagon on May 18, 1982. OSD Package No. A07D-00362 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

US Air Force service members Major Eric Steward (left), Co-Pilot, Detachment 1, 33rd Rescue Squadron Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Captain Shelly Black (center), Pilot, 33rd Rescue Squadron Kadena Air Base, Japan, and Captain James Thomas (right), Doctor, 51st Medical Operations Osan Air Base, ROK, receive a letter of appreciation from Commandant, ROK Marine Corps Lieutenant General Kim Myung Hwan that honors them for their rescue of an expectant mother from Ryung Island of the coast of Korea. Detachment 1 of the 33rd Rescue Squadron based out of Osan AB, ROK flies H-60 helicopters performing rescue missions throughout the Korean peninsula

US Air Force service members Major Eric Steward (left), Co-Pilot, Detachment 1, 33rd Rescue Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Captain Shelly Black (center), Pilot, 33rd Rescue Squadron Kadena Air Base, Japan, and Captain James Thomas (right), Doctor, 51st Medical Operations Osan AB, ROK, salute Commandant, ROK Marine Corps Lieutenant General Kim Myung Hwan at the beginning of a ceremony that will honor them for their rescue of an expectant mother from Ryung Island off the coast of Korea. Detachment 1 of the 33rd Rescue Squadron based out of Osan AB, ROK flies H-60 helicopters performing rescue missions throughout the Korean peninsula

Republic of Korea Army GEN. Yoon Sung Min (left), Chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, Korean Armed Forces, salutes during a Full Honors Arrival Ceremony, conducted in his honor and hosted by U.S. Air Force GEN. David C. Jones, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, outside the Pentagon on May 18, 1982. OSD Package No. A07D-00362 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

(from left to right) US Air Force service members Major Eric Steward, Co-Pilot, Detachment 1, 33rd Rescue Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Captain Shelly Black, Pilot, 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, and Captain James Thomas, Doctor, 51st Medical Operations Osan Air Base, ROK, and Commandant, ROK Marine Corps Lieutenant General Kim Myung Hwan stand for a photograph together after a ceremony that honored the US Air Force members for their rescue of an expectant mother from Ryung Island of the coast of Korea. Detachment 1 of the 33rd Rescue Squadron based out of Osan AB, ROK flies H-60 helicopters performing rescue missions throughout the Korean peninsula

US Air Force Captain James Thomas, Doctor, 51st Medical Operations, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Detachment 1, 33rd Rescue Squadron, receives a medallion from Commandant, ROK Marine Corps Lieutenant General Kim Myung Hwan that honors him for his part in the rescue of an expectant mother from Ryung Island of the coast of Korea. Detachment 1 of the 33rd Rescue Squadron based out of Osan Air Base, ROK, flies H-60 helicopters performing rescue missions throughout the Korean peninsula

Korean Air Force Colonel Choon Soon Kang (left) presents Mr. Sam M. Brabson, Jr., the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during a ceremony at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home (USSAH), Washington, DC. Brabson, who served in the Air Force during the Korean War, is one of 34 veterans residing at the USSAH being honored in one of the many events being held nationally and internationally over the next three years as an expression of the nation's gratitude to Korean War Veterans

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Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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