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Chapter 1 Roots of a Forgotten War

I t raged for three years and claimed more than 35,000 American lives. Yet the Korean War occupies a dim place in the nation’s collective memory. It has often been called “the Forgotten War.” Overshadowed In part, Korea has simply been overshadowed by the wars the United States fought immediately before and after—World War II and the Vietnam War, respectively. World War II was the largest conflict in human history. Vietnam

The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C. This memorial to those who served in “the Forgotten War” was dedicated in 1995.