Back to Korea
Tom Heffernan served as a military police officer in South Korea in 1955, shortly after an armistice brought open warfare to to a close on the Korean Peninsula.
He told his wife, Marie, that he thought he’d never return.
But after some online investigation, Marie discovered a program offered by the South Korean government to bring servicemembers stationed there during and shortly after the war back to the country to visit monuments and to allow the country to express its gratitude for their service.
Want to read the full article? Full access to lakecitygraphic.com is only $52 per year. Print subscriptions are $58 for Wabasha and Goodhue county residents and $80 anywhere else in the continental U.S. To begin, click here. Already a subscriber? Log in or request an account below.