Another Casualty

Yet another casualty of the Korean War! I am saddened by continued reports of people who decide to start a Korean War museum, make a lot of noise about it, bring in some money from those trying to honor the veterans, and then don’t produce. How many of them have we had now? They spring up everywhere from Hawaii to New Jersey.

The casualties in these never-producing efforts are the veterans they are supposed to honor, and the solid institutions that have been in business a long time doing what they can to keep the Korean War and its veterans in the foreground of American memory. The problem is that after these would-be museums are unable to get off the ground, or fail, or just plain disappear, it turns off the donors that would be willing to support a legitimate effort.

The Center for the Study of the Korean War has been in business since 1989, is affiliated with Graceland University, an institution of higher education that has been around since 1898, and collects documents, photographs, maps, etc. from Korean War veterans to be used by scholars, students, the History Channel and the like!

If you feel you can support someone that will use your contribution with honesty and integrity, please keep us in mind.

Senior Fellow, Paul M. Edwards