Anyone beside me remembering relatives/friends this weekend?

My uncle (my dad's older brother) died during the battle of Porkchop Hill in Korea. Was with the 101st Airborne. SLA Marshall chronicled his death in his book about the battle. He was able to do that because the South Korean scout he was teamed with survived the battle and was able to recount how my uncle died.

Apparently, they were both scouting the bottom of the hill when they noticed a shite ton of Chinese heading up the hill. My uncle radioed in the report and then they took off up the hill to get to the defensive positions. The Chinese saw them and gave chase. The South Korean threw down his weapon to make better time .

My uncle kept his weapon and the Chinese poured over the trenches just after he made it. He immediately started hand to hand combat and a Chinese with a tommy gun shot and killed him and the Chinese he was fighting. The South Korean could just stand and watch since he lost his weapon. He was captured, but during the course of the battle which raged up and down the hill, he escaped and was able to tell his story.

My uncle was 19 years old at the time of death. We remember him every Memorial Day.

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How do you remember relatives that you never met?

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Well I was 11yrs old when my Uncle Ted went to Vietnam... I remember him well, he lived next door & I grew up with him in my life from the time I can remember anything...

Guess I shoulda said remembering/honoring close relatives/friends who made the ultimate sacrifice...

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My cousin died in Afghanistan plus I lost two friends and damn good NCOs in Afghanistan.

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Porkchop Hill

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Now that's an odd name. Do you know if this is a direct Korean translation or just what our military called?

Learned something new today, thanks

My granddad died in WWII; often think of him. Did get to wear his Sterling Captains Bars.