Today, June 25, 2020, marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. Kernersville resident and retired U.S. Marines veteran Lt. Col. William S. Gerichten was there in October of that same year, serving as a machine gun section leader in D Company with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines. For more, see the Thursday, June 25, 2020 edition.
Remembering the Korean War
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