Seoul-based writer working on a book about Hungnam Evacuation (aka the Korean War's Dunkirk) & blogging about veterans. Citadel grad. Marine veteran. Educator
Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Thanks to @koreasociety for this moving remembrance (thread) of Bob Lunney. @AMMWWII
The Korea Society remembers our friend, Rear Admiral J. Robert Lunney, who passed away last week at the age of 94.
Admiral Lunney served in the #KoreanWar as a staff officer during the Incheon Landing and Hungnam Evacuation
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Saturday March 19 marks the Birthday of General James A. Van Fleet, who along with other business and military leaders founded The Korea Society in 1957
Learn more about General Van Fleet's legacy, including the Society's prestigious #VanFleetAward: bit.ly/3N1iPj2
“The idea of war isn’t just about bombs and bad guys. It’s also about preserving the integrity of a nation and the dignity of its people.” - J. Robert "Bob" Lunney, Navy & Merchant Marine veteran who passed away at the age of 94 on March 10, 2022. @AMMWWII
ALT Bob Lunney on SS Meredith Victory during the Korean War.
ALT Bob Lunney (bottom left) with other crew members on SS Meredith Victory during the Korean War.
In Dec. 2018 I had the great honor of presenting with Bob Lunney at @koreasociety about #hungnamevacuation. @jcorrado1953 and Peter Stuehmke made this moving video using Bob's words to narrate it. @AMMWWII
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"These guys there at Hungnam listened to their better angels and did what I like to say was the right thing, for the right reasons, in a very difficult situation." Thanks for remembering #HungnamEvacuation @BBCLBicker. #KoreanWar
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A few salty dogs. Worth clicking on this image. @MarioDeFenza @AMMWWII
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Thank you to the crew of the @JohnWBrownPLS for hosting the @AMMWWII
Checking out the #WW2 Liberty Ship John W. Brown. Docked next to it is the Nuclear Ship Savannah.I – at Baltimore, MD
“So today we pay tribute to all Korean War veterans, their families, as they fought in battle to protect and defend our values in the region” - Adm. John Aquilino @UN_Command @StuartMayer2 #KoreanWar
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One of the many sacrifices made during the #KoreanWar was by Lt. William Hamilton Shaw, who was killed #OTD in 1950.
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In 2010, a statue of Lt. Shaw was unveiled at Eunpyeong Peace Park in Seoul. His former students from the ROK Naval Academy also memorialized him with a statue. #KoreanWar
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Lt. Shaw is buried at Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery in Seoul. It was an honor to pay my respects there today. #KoreanWar
"The Americans decided to rescue as many refugees as possible, jettisoning weapons and other cargo to make room on the 190 ships dispatched to evacuate the soldiers." @choesanghun #KoreanWar #HungnamEvacuation #AfghanRefugees
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"Vejar was reported as missing in action on November 30th 1950, after a hard-fought battle. Out of 3,000 soldiers only 385 were left and fit for duty after the battle..." #KoreanWar #ChosinReservoir @KoreanWarVets
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Today is Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig's thousandth day in arbitrary Chinese captivity.
"Vejar was reported as missing in action on November 30th 1950, after a hard-fought battle. Out of 3,000 soldiers only 385 were left and fit for duty after the battle..." #KoreanWar #ChosinReservoir @KoreanWarVets
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Much like what's happening in Afghanistan today, the 1950 #Hungnamevacuation was a military operation that rescued Americans as well as thousands of civilians who had assisted them. (1/4) #KoreanWar #AfghanEvac
ALT North Korean civilians aboard the SS Meredith Victory, a Merchant Marine ship.
