Sulak1 Nick Sulak Lynn M. Raymond English 1102 February 24, 2014 ! S!ar!

ed "n # Sunday n $une %he &orean 'ar s!ar!ed on !he morning o( $une 2), 1*)0. %he o((icers !ha! +ere in charge a! !he !ime recei,ed calls +here -eo-le +ere asking +ha! +as going on. #s $ack $ames said in !he ar!icle, .%he Nor!h &oreans ha,e crossed o,er !he -arallel in (orce/bu! !his !ime !hey0,e go! !anks 1&eene2.3 %he commanding o((icers a! !he !ime +ere used !o !he &oreans coming o,er !he -arallel, ho+e,er !he &oreans coming o,er +i!h !anks +as a +hole di((eren! !y-e o( occurrence. &im l Sung ordered !he a!!acks and 241,000 soldiers en!ered !he 45!h -arallel. 'i!h !hem !hey brough! !anks and -lanes. %hey s!ar!ed !o des!roy e,ery!hing and by midnigh! on !he 26!h !he 7ni!ed S!a!es ou!-os! declared !hey needed !o ge! all #merican -ersonnel ou!. %he 7ni!ed S!a!es ou!-os! s!ar!ed !o des!roy all machines and -a-er+ork. ! !ook !hem almos! an en!ire day !o do !his. #ll !his +as 8us! !he beginning o( !he +ar9 i! +as !he (irs! 45 hours.

%he na!ion o( &orea does no! like !o communica!e a lo! +i!h !he ou!side +orld. %hey are a ,ery closed minded na!ion. :o+e,er, !hey had -roblems. n 1*44, o!her na!ions such as !he 7ni!ed S!a!es and ;rea! <ri!ain had ideas abou! ho+ !o make &orea (ree and inde-enden!. #s a resul!, in 1*4) +hen !he con(erence me! (ollo+ing 'orld 'ar !hey deemed !he 45!h -arallel !he di,iding line. %he sou!hern -or!ion +as (ree and

-ros-erous +here as !he nor!hern -or!ion +as no!. 1*45, !he So,ie!s announced !hey

Sulak2 +ere -ulling all mili!ary (orces (rom !he nor!h. %he =rime Minis!er o( Nor!h &orea, &im l Sung, did no! like !his because he +as losing his mili!ary backing. :o+e,er, he made a deal be(ore allo+ing !he So,ie!s !o lea,e9 !hey had !o !each !he mili!ary more !han 8us! de(ensi,e !ac!ics. %hen, on !he rainy morning o( $une 2), &im l Sung0s -lan !o uni!e &orea once again, +as se! in!o mo!ion 1&eene2.

Sulak3 'orks >i!ed &eene, R. R. ?%he &orean 'ar@ ! S!ar!ed on a Sunday in $une.? Magazine of the Marines: Leatherneck@ n. -ag. 'eb. 24 Feb. 2014.

'orks >i!ed $ordan, Rober! =aul. ?'ill Success S-oil "ur =arks.? National Geographic $uly 1*A*@ 41B)*. =rin!. .$ordan 413 N >L#SS =R#>% >EC