{"id":186438,"date":"2017-08-09T19:18:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T09:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=186438"},"modified":"2020-08-18T15:51:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T05:51:24","slug":"korea-remembers-soldier-from-the-forgotten-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/08\/09\/korea-remembers-soldier-from-the-forgotten-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Korea Remembers Soldier<br> From The &#8216;Forgotten War&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_186448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186448\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170809korea1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-186448\" title=\"20170809 Yarraman Sub-Branch\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170809korea1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170809korea1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170809korea1-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-186448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Yarraman RSL Sub-Branch with Don Joseph, sitting at front<br \/>(Photo: Yarraman Sub-Branch)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_186447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186447\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170809korea2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-186447\" title=\"20170809 Yarraman Sub-Branch\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170809korea2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170809korea2.jpg 250w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170809korea2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-186447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yarraman Sub-Branch president Terry Reid with Don Joseph and his new medals (Photo: Yarraman Sub-Branch)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>August 9, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yarraman RSL Sub-Branch member Don Joseph was presented with a South Korean Ambassador For Peace medal at the association&#8217;s Monday night meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The South Korean Government has struck the medal in recognition of the service of Australian soldiers who served in Korea during the often-forgotten Korean War.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 17,000 Australian soldiers served in Korea as part of a United Nations multi-national force; 340 were killed, more than 1216 wounded and 29 become prisoners of war.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Joseph, who served with the 3rd Battalion RAR, was presented with his medal by Yarraman Sub-Branch president Terry Reid.<\/p>\n<p>Don was wounded in 1953 during his service in Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Reid said Don had helped to raise funds for the Sub-Branch welfare fund for many years by selling badges on Anzac and Remembrance Days.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Joseph thanked the Korean Government for recognising his service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe we have not been forgotten after all,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.com.au\/nanango\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" title=\"communitynews\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/core\/communitynews3.jpg\" alt=\"Community News\" width=\"740\" height=\"232\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yarraman RSL Sub-Branch member Don Joseph was presented with a South Korean Ambassador For Peace medal at the association&#8217;s Monday night 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