Korean War Marine Veteran Arthur E. Gentry Recalls Evacuation of Hamheung, 2015

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Courtesy of Korean War Legacy Foundation, Inc., Interview of Arthur E. Gentry, Korean War Legacy Foundation, Inc., 2015

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Korean War Marine veteran Arthur Gentry recalls when he and approximately 5,000 soldiers were evacuated out of Korea near Hamhŭng (Hamheung). He remembers that about 100,000 North Korean refugees were also evacuated, and singing the Marine Corps Hymn as they marched to the harbor where ships were waiting for their arrival.

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• How does this video share the human cost of the Korean War?
• Using examples from the video, why do you believe this memory is so emotional for Arthur Gentry?

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Interview of Arthur E. Gentry, Korean War Legacy Foundation, Inc., 2015. Courtesy of Korean War Legacy Foundation, Inc.