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Tourists visit the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., June 30, 2010. Seoul, the South Korean capital, fell June 28. President Harry S. Truman, concerned after World War II about the spread of communism, recognized the importance of repelling military aggression on the Korean peninsula.

Tourists visit the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., June 30, 2010. Seoul, the South Korean capital, fell June 28. President Harry S. Truman, concerned after World War II about the spread of communism, recognized the importance of repelling military aggression on the Korean peninsula.

Tourists visit the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., June 30, 2010. Seoul, the South Korean capital, fell June 28. President Harry S. Truman, concerned after World War II about the spread of communism, recognized the importance of repelling military aggression on the Korean peninsula.

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