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Unhappy Memories For US War Vets In Korea

They looked at the lush green hills and rice paddies along the Korean border through very different eyes.

Searching for landmarks that could bring them back to a war that ended 56 years ago.

For 20 US Army and Marine veterans of the Korean War, their return to the demilitarised zone was a painful visit.

They had fought hard in the hills around Panmunjeom in 1952/53. They had lost many friends and their memories were undimmed.
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