7 00 p. M. Eastern and 4 p. M. Pacific on American History tv. The korean war began 70 years ended june 25, 1950 and with an armistice agreement three years later in 1953. Next in oral history interview with joseph lewis grappo recorded in austin, texas in 2015 by the korean war legacy foundation. He talks about taking part at turn the tideat earlier in the war and recounts finding fighting Chinese Forces at chosin reservoir where he was shot in the leg and shoulder. The interview project was underwritten by south koreans ministry of patriots and veterans affairs. You were you born . Joseph east palatino, february 18 30 1933. Parents were immigrants. Where were they from . Joseph italy. How many siblings . Joseph 11. Are you the oldest or medical . Joseph youngest. Are 12 kids, but i am the youngest one. It says here that you were enlisted. What made you decide . Joseph my mother died when i was four and my father died and i was seven. I was raised by my brothers and sisters. They woul
To learn about government, understand our heritage, so i thought, what is it we say to those people when they come to washington . What have been some of the controversies . What are some of the issues we should be aware of and what is missing . That is going to be my focus with the Capital Building here, rotunda, and of course the mall which stretches all the way back , down to the Lincoln Memorial. Building Capitol Building with its great paintings by John Trumbull of the American Revolution and at the opposite end of the mall, the Lincoln Memorial commemorating the civil war and Abraham Lincolns role. Also up at the capital and is another littleknown memorial. There was an oped in the Washington Post a couple days ago about this memorial, the ulysses s. Grant memorial, which is there at the foot of the Capitol Building. It and the Lincoln Memorial were dedicated in 1922, the same year, yet they represent two different approaches to telling the story of america and the civil war. Of
Primarily did analysis of where we are and we have a book up to a certain point but we cannot go back much further. Back to about 1760. And we have all that in a genealogy book. I can show that to you before you leave here. But i was born on the farm. My dad raised corn and horses and cows. And i was born there. There were seven children. Three girls that were older than i, two boys that were older than i, and one daughter that was younger than i. And they all have deceased now. Ok. And so, you are part of the chosen few association, which means you are at the chosen reservoir during the korean war. Is that right . That is correct. Then were you part of the marine corps . Yes i was. That means you enlisted yourself, you were not drafted . Correct. When did you enlist . I enlisted in a reserve program. I was in college in william and mary and i enlisted to december 12, 1942. When did you arrive in korea, and where did you arrive to . I arrived in korea in the peninsula, the battle of in
Override trumps veto of a resolution that would override the student loan forgiveness rule. Charles hanley is joining us. He is a former peak correspondent out with a new planes, life and death in a hidden war. We thank you for being with us on cspan. Thank you. Host the historical significance of the korean war what is it 70 years later . Guest we can see it simply and the tension that still exists on the peninsula with the. Nuclear crisis. It is sometimes called the forgotten war. It was an indecisive conflict in a faroff place. It came just five years after world war ii. Eventually, it was overshadowed by the vietnam war. But when we look back, we would can see we can see it is a watershed moment in 20thcentury history. It militarized the cold war between the communist and capitalist worlds. It was the first undeclared war by the United States and its history. Conflicts the last between great powers, in this case, american china with soviet with america and china soviet help. It per
Agreement about three years later in july 1953. Next, an oral history interview with veteran allen clark, recorded in fallbrook, california in 2015. He talks about his experiences serving two tours in korea with the u. S. Marine corps. Now a teacher in fullerton, california, she conducted the interview with the korean war legacy foundation. It was underwritten by south koreas ministry of patriots and veterans affairs. Allen d. my name is clark. My age is 92. September, is 10 1923. And where were you born . Mr. Clark where was i born . I was born in virginia. Will you tell me brief information about your family . Where did your family come from . They are well, primarily from the english continent. My wife primarily did analysis of where we are and we have a book up to a certain point but we cannot go back much further. Back to about 1760. And we have all that in a genealogy book. I can show that to you before you leave here. Jini sure. Mr. Clark but i was born on the farm. Dad raised c