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~ Korean War/Conflict ~


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The Korean War, really a United Nations sponsored police action, can more accurately be termed the Korean Conflict. The Korean Conflict has been stated to have started June 25, 1950 and ceased in Panmunjom, Korea on July 27, 1953 with no formal terms for ending the conflict. It has also been stated “No Winner” can claim victory for the Korean War/Conflict, but then does any war or conflict have a Winner?  


Article Below: "The father of a Detroit serviceman killed in Korean has filed suit in circuit court for double indemnity payment under his son's life insurance policies." The father charged that the death of his son was accidental because it occurred during an undeclared war. The insurance company refused to "pay double indemnity stating it is not liable because the soldier's death 'was intentionally occasioned by action by an enemy of the U.S. in a time of war.'" So, was it a WAR or a CONFLICT?
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6 January 1955 ~ Petoskey News Review
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11 January 1950 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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2 August 1951 ~ Northern Michigan Review


VET's View of Korean War
1951

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2 August 1951 ~ Emmet County Graphic article continued column at right...
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2 August 1951 ~ Emmet County Graphic article continued column at right...
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2 August 1951 ~ Emmet County Graphic article continued from two columns at left...
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13 September 1951 ~ Northern Michigan Review
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18 April 1952 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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24 April 1952 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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12 June 1952 ~ Northern Michigan Review
~ Tom & Dick's Party Store ~
Friends and business partners Tom Washburne (also in photo/text above)
and Richard "Dick" Oelke opened their Petoskey, Michigan, party store in 1953.
Following the military (see photo article below), Tom and Dick purchased the Harry Lee Grocery store on Emmet Street and renamed it Tom and Dick's.
Both Tom and Dick retired in 1991.
Dick passed away 11 January 2002 and Tom passed away 17 May 2007.
Tom and Dick's Party Store still exists under the same name in 2022,
​and in the same 921 Emmet Street location.
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Article Below: Great Community Support for Korean War Veterans
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19 July 1952 ~ Petoskey Evening News

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August 1953




Photo Left: Karla Howard and brother Rodger Howard in front yard of their Charlevoix County Chandler Hill farm home in August 1953, modeling the Japanese hand-embroidered blue satin pajamas, and white and black satin jacket that their Uncle Don Bush brought back for them from Japan. Don had purchased the clothing for his niece and nephew while Don had been stationed at the Itazuke Japan Air Force Base to then fly F84 Thunderjet missions over Korea.


The "Tomb of the Unknowns" is a monument dedicated to American service members who have died without their remains being identified. It is also known as the "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier"; it has never been officially named. The back of the postcard below reads: "Tomb of the Unknowns where rest in honored glory Unknown Americans who fell in both World Wars and in the Korean War. Continuous vigil is maintained by Tomb Guards, specially chosen form the 1st Battle Group, 3rd Infantry, part of the Military District of Washington command."
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Old postcard ~ Labeled as "Tomb of the Unknowns"

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30 June 2015 ~ Petoskey News Review

Tom Washburne was the FIRST Korean Vet to Head
the Carl O. Weaver Post 194 American Legion in Petoskey MI.

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6 July 1955 ~ Petoskey News Review



Captain George Porter served in both WWII and the Korean War/Conflict.
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3 July 1958 ~ Petoskey News Review

Major Robert C. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Jones
was a veteran of the Korean Conflict.

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Robert Jones... 4 January 1965 ~ Petoskey News Review
Corporal John Robert Kukila ~ Veteran of the Korean Conflict
Passed Away 18 July 2009
(Howard Cemetery in Chandler Township Charlevoix County, Michigan)

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25 May 2019 ~ Howard Cemetery in Chandler Township Charlevoix County, Michigan

Korean War/Conflict Book Pages ~ 27th Fighter Escort Wing 
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