The Air Force Medical Service was less than 1 year old, and the Air Force was in its infancy when the Korean Conflict broke out on June 25, 1950, after forces of North Korea poured over the 38th Parallel.Īfter three years of fighting that cost the lives of nearly a million people, including 33,686 Americans killed in action, the United Nations Command, supported by the United States, North Korea, and China, signed an armistice on Jto cease hostilities, but not to end the war. Senate to recognize the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War, comes to a close this month culminating a year of reflection and commemorations in both the United States and South Korea. FALLS CHURCH, Va., - The "Year of the Korean War Veteran," established by the U.S.
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