South Korea, U.S. mark 70th anniversary of Korean War

South-North Korean relations have only worsened under Trump and Moon despite all the happy photo ops.

War is moved by interests.

Seoul's defense ministry puts the war's military fatalities at 520,000 North Koreans, 137,000 Southern troops and 37,000 Americans.

Belligerents Dead

 South Korea 227,800

United Nations[a]

 United States 54,246

 United Kingdom 710

 Canada 309

 Turkey 717

 Australia 297

 Philippines 92

 New Zealand 34

 Thailand 114

 Ethiopia 120

 Greece 169

 France 288

 Colombia 140

 Belgium 97

 South Africa 20

 Netherlands 111

 Luxembourg Dead included in Belgium total.

 North Korea 215,000 - 350,000

 China 400,000 +

 Soviet Union 299

https://www.historyguy.com/korean_war_casualties_and_statistics.htm

Happy Anniversary

A sad anniversary but look at South Korea today. S. Korea is much better off today than it would've been had it been overrun and defeated by North Korea and China. It would have just been one really big N. Korea.