Korean War

Daughter of pilot missing in Korean War honors his life by searching for answers

Mary Delach Leonard

On Memorial Day, Beth (Clover) Vincent of Warrenton, Mo., will honor the father she never knew: an Air Force pilot who went missing during the Korean War.…

Brigadier General James Robinson, left, pins a medal to Leo Hardin's suit coat as Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo) looks on.

Government, Politics & Issues

St. Louis Veteran Receives Long Overdue Purple Heart

A Korean War veteran from St. Louis received a Purple Heart and three other service awards Friday, six decades late.Twice wounded during the war, Leo…

Government, Politics & Issues

McCaskill probes alleged mismanagement in POW/MIA program

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 9, 2013 - WASHINGTON – Six decades after the Korean War, the remains of more than 50 Louisans…

Arts

60 years later, the nation's Korean War veterans are honored for their sacrifice

Mary Delach Leonard

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 4, 2013 - Korean War veteran Oliver Dahm, 89, ran his index finger through his snow-white hair…

Oliver Dahm said his medals, including the Purple Heart, arrived one day in the mail after he returned home from serving in Korea.

Arts

60 years later, the nation's Korean War veterans are honored for their sacrifice

Mary Delach Leonard

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Korean War veteran Oliver Dahm, 89, ran his index finger through his snow-white hair to locate the…

Arts

Reflections on the DMZ: A scarred land

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 5, 2009 - One of the first images that confronted me upon arriving in Korea came at the…