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The Korean War: The Ongoing Conflict
	From June 25, 1950, when the North Korean People's Army (NKPA) invaded South Korea, to September 15, 1950 and the landing at Inchon, the Republic of Korea's (ROK) army and the Eighth U. S. Army had retreated to the Naktong (Pusan) Perimeter, an area around the port city of Pusan, on the southeastern coast of Korea. The NKPA occupied the majority of the Korean peninsula including the ROK's capital city, Seoul. The port city of Inchon sat on the Han River just twenty two miles away from the capital. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commanding general of the UN forces, determined to land troops at Inchon to enable the American and South Korean forces to recapture Seoul, push elements of the North Korean army out of South Korea, and cut supply and communication lines for the remaining North Korean units to the south of the Han River. The landing was a complete success - Seoul was taken on September 27 and men of the First Marine Division continued pushing the enemy northward until October 7 when they were relieved by the Eighth U. S. Army. During the Inchon operation, the First Marines suffered 2,450 casualties, including 421 killed or missing and 2,029 wounded.

The Korean War:
The Ongoing Conflict

From June 25, 1950, when the North Korean People's Army (NKPA) invaded South Korea, to September 15, 1950 and the landing at Inchon, the Republic of Korea's (ROK) army and the Eighth U. S. Army had retreated to the Naktong (Pusan) Perimeter, an area around the port city of Pusan, on the southeastern coast of Korea. The NKPA occupied the majority of the Korean peninsula including the ROK's capital city, Seoul. The port city of Inchon sat on the Han River just twenty two miles away from the capital. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commanding general of the UN forces, determined to land troops at Inchon to enable the American and South Korean forces to recapture Seoul, push elements of the North Korean army out of South Korea, and cut supply and communication lines for the remaining North Korean units to the south of the Han River. The landing was a complete success - Seoul was taken on September 27 and men of the First Marine Division continued pushing the enemy northward until October 7 when they were relieved by the Eighth U. S. Army. During the Inchon operation, the First Marines suffered 2,450 casualties, including 421 killed or missing and 2,029 wounded.

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