June 25, 2023 marks the 73rd Anniversary of the Start of the Korean War.
“After five years of simmering tensions on the Korean peninsula, the Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when the Northern Korean People’s Army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel, the line dividing communist North Korea from the non-communist Republic of Korea in the south. North Korea aimed to militarily conquer South Korea and therefore unify Korea under the communist North Korean regime. Concerned that the Soviet Union and Communist China might have encouraged this invasion, President Harry S. Truman committed United States air, ground, and naval forces to the combined United Nations forces assisting the Republic of Korea in its defense. President Truman designated General Douglas MacArthur as Commanding General of the United Nations Command (UNC).”
https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/korean-war
Learn more:
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2020/06/25/a-brief-history-of-the-korean-war/
https://armyhistory.org/category/army-history-center/war-cat-9/