Stories tagged with: korean war

• MEMORIAL DAY: Remembering Sgt. James Fred Johnston

  by Steve Playl, posted Friday, May 24, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

  At a revival tent near Fort Bragg, N.C., James Fred Johnston became prepared for the bitterly cold day in North Korea when he joined the ranks of those who have given their lives for their country. Read More

• FOURTH OF JULY: They preserved our independence

  by Chaplain (Major General) Douglas Carver, U.S. Army, Retired, posted Tuesday, July 03, 2018 (6 years ago)

  During America's 243 years of independence, retired chaplain Doug Carver writes, "our veterans have always been there, faithfully answering the call to duty." Read More

• MIA 65 years, Korea veteran draws pastor's gratitude

  by David Roach, posted Friday, November 11, 2016 (7 years ago)

  

  Photo courtesy of Paul Kim

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (BP) -- The return of a Korean War veteran's remains to his hometown of Cambridge, Mass., 65 years after his death in 1951 provided opportunity for local Korean Christians to pay tribute and for pastor Paul Kim to offer a public Gospel witness.

  U.S. Army Cpl. Ronald Sparks, then 20, was wounded in action and captured by Chinese troops the year after he arrived in Korea to help defend it against a communist advance. Shortly thereafter, his family received notice he was missing in action and presumed dead, his nephew Bob Sparks recounted in The Vineyard Gazette of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., in July. Read More

• Veterans befriend pastor after losing his father

  by Jim Burton, posted Thursday, July 02, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

  When Tommy Kelly was 23, his life was turned upside down when his father died from a heart attack.

  A faithful Christian, his father had been a deacon and church treasurer and was the local magistrate. Kelly got a kick from hearing local lawyers, who had far more education than his father, refer to him as “judge.”

  And Thomas H. Kelly Sr. was patriotic, having served in the Army right after the Korean War. Read More