Caught between World War II and the Vietnam War, the Korean War is known by some as the “Forgotten War.” But the conflict that ended with a divided Korea was remembered last month at the seventh annual Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict and Society. “We hope to do anything but forget,” said Kara Vuic, the Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Professor of War, Conflict and Society in 20th-Century America. “When we talk about the cost of war, it’s not money or dollars or budgets or tanks, but it’s human beings.” Vuic said. There are 81,000 missing American service members whose families are still looking for their remains. “The impacts of war don’t end when the fighting stops,” said keynote speaker Dawn Alexandrea Berry, the Chief of Research, Korea/Cold War for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). “I often begin by saying this is a very emotional mission,” Berry said. The DPAA’s mission is to provide answers for families whose loved ones went missing during service. Cpl. Daniel Doolin was one of the soldiers who impacted Berry’s life. He was killed in North Korea in 1950. When Berry was assigned to work on the Korean War project, she talked with Doolin’s sister. Berry got to know everything about Daniel and the brother he was. His sister described him as her first love, and she is still looking, Berry said.
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TCU history symposium commemorates the legacy of the Korean War
By Miroslava Lem Quinonez, Staff Writer
Published Apr 22, 2024
Signs were found all over the campus promoting the event. (Miroslava Lem Quinonez/Staff Photographer)
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