Occupation duty. But the armed forces of the communists, soviet russia and red china remained on a strong wartime footing and in belligerent posture. Aggression was soon to come. Americans would be fighting against tyranny for the third time in 32 years. Korea. A crowded Little Finger of land but of key importance to the free world in the far east. What happened here opened the next major chapter in the history of the United States army. The war began here at the 38th parallel. Just how did this imaginary line become the fuse for a threeyear explosion . Before the japanese surrender in world war ii, we made an agreement with the russians who were then our allies. When surrender came on the asian mainland, Russian Troops would accept the surrender of Japanese Forces north of the 38th parallel, and we would do the same south of it. The 38th parallel was chosen because it divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half. It was also agreed that free elections would be held, and the government
1923. And where were you born . Where was i born . I was born in virginia. Okay. Will you tell me brief information about your family . Where did your family come from . Well, they are primarily from the english continent. My wife primarily did an analysis of where we are and we have a book up to a certain point but we cant go back much further, back to about 1760. And we have all that in a genealogy book. And i can show that to you before you leave here. Sure. 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. Okay. And so, you are part of the chosin few association, which means you are at the chosin reservoir during the korean war, is that right . That is correct. Okay, then were you part of the marine corps . Yes, i was. Okay, that means you enlisted yourself, you werent drafte
Outbreak t there has peaked. Theyey say half of t those infe have recoverered and left t hospital. Staterun tv also report there are now empty hospital beds in wuhan, the city where the disease is believed to have originated. They say the number of patients released from hospitital is outpacing newly confirmed infectctions in hubebei provinc, where wuhan is located. Researchers in Mainland China say theyre learning more about why the new virus is hard to diagnose. A new paper by a team of chinese researchers analyzed data on about 1,100 patients. It found more than half did not have a fever when they were hospitalized. The vast majority showed mild symptoms. Of those, 18 displayed no abnormalities in tests such as xrays. The researchers say these factors make diagnosing the virus difficult in the early stages. Wuhan is marking 40 days since its lockdown. For residents, the restrictive reregime has become their new reality. One captured by a professional videographer who posted his popu
Im kasia madera in london. Also in the programme north korea is believed to have fired another missile into the sea ofjapan, just hours after agreeing new talks with the us. Borisjohnson says he will make his brexit proposals public on wednesday, but will they win over the doubters . Good morning. It is 1 00am in london and 8 00am here in hong kong, where the police have been defending the shooting an 18 year old protestor in the chest. It is the first time in months of demonstrations that a protestor has been injured by live ammunition. Police say the officer opened fire because he felt his life was under threat. In stark contrast, beijing celebrated seven decades of communist party rule in china. More from our beijing correspondent John Sudworth injust a moment. But first, Rupert Wingfield hayes is in hong kong. This was hong kongs birthday present to china. They had been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. Any hope the protests would pass peacefully were quic
The shooting of an 18 year old protestor in the chest. Its the first time in months of demonstrations that a protestor has been injured by live ammunition. Police say the officer opened fire because he felt his life was under threat. Rupert Wingfield Hayes is in hong kong and sent this report. This was hong kongs birthday present to china. They had been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. Any hope the protests would pass peacefully were quickly dashed. This was Central Hong Kong this afternoon, and this the town of tsuen wan, police and protesters fighting running street battles. In the middle of one such battle, this happened. As a young protester tries to strike a policeman with a metal bar, the officer shoots at almost point blank range. The 18 year old protester is expected to survive. But news of his shooting only increased the fury on the streets. We are not afraid. Because they shoot, we will get angrier and angrier. We are not afraid of them. Especially