I proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War as an artillery operations specialist in the all-black 503rd Field Artillery Battalion in the Second Infantry Division.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was drafted during the Korean War.
My father and all my uncles on both sides served in the military in World War II and Korea.
I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.
My own military background is wholly un-distinguished. I was a sergeant.
I served two tours of duty in Vietnam. I won the Bronze Star. I won the Purple Heart.
Working with our military community has been the biggest honor of my life.
In the summer of 1952, when I was 30, the Army assigned me to an infantry unit fighting in Korea. Meanwhile, though, there was other news in my family: My father had become the Republican presidential nominee. As an ambitious young major, I refused any offers for other assignments.
I was with a special services unit in the Korean war, and when I got out, the biggest thing I got was a GI scholarship.
I got called back into the Navy during the Korean War.
I was a lieutenant in World War II.