"An Ethiopian hero of the Korean War" Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Apr 2020 10:22 p.m. PST |
"In 1951, the Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie, decided to send thousands of troops to fight as part of the American-led UN force supporting South Korea against the communist North and its ally, China. They were called the Kagnew battalions and were drawn from Haile Selassie's Imperial Bodyguard – Ethiopia's elite troops…"
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 Legion 4   | 19 Apr 2020 8:15 a.m. PST |
 Many don't know Ethiopia being part of the UN sent troops to the UN cause. And Haile Selassie remembers not too many came to help them when the Italians overran their country before WWII. So he hoped the UN would help stop wars like the one that overran his nation.
As we see the UN's promise and hope to stop wars only "marginally" works. |
| Tango01 | 19 Apr 2020 3:21 p.m. PST |
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| Wackmole9 | 20 Apr 2020 11:38 a.m. PST |
Its sad that South Korea has to give him a pension. |
| Tango01 | 21 Apr 2020 12:20 p.m. PST |
Indeed!. Amicalement
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| Legion 4 | 21 Apr 2020 3:44 p.m. PST |
Well Ethiopia was a poor country then and still is … The South Koreans have one of the best economies in the Pacific Rim. As well as better than many other nations in the world. IMO it is a way of thanking the Ethiopia soldiers who fought well … |
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