Today's #Timeless rewatch found our team at 1950's Hungnam evacuation -The Miracle of Christmas What happened in our timeline? #SaveTimeless

Dec 9 to Christmas Eve, nearly 100 vessels transported 105,000 military + 100,000 civilian refugees from Hungnam to Busan in South
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Korean War:
North Korea invaded South Korea June 1950
Though many felt conflict would only last a few days, Armistice not until July 1953
Resulted in 2million casualties -incl 10% of Korea’s pre-war population
Created the 250mile x 2.5mile DMZ
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Korean War cont'd
Was problematic to image the US wanted to project during Cold War, so it received relatively little US media attention
US Pres Truman called it “Korean Police Action" not war
Lack of attention remains-now called “Forgotten War”
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Chosin Reservoir:

120,000 Chinese troops surrounded 30,000 UN forces incl XCorps -made up of US Army, Marine, and the ROK Army
UN had18,000 casualties, including 2500 killed and 8000 suffering frostbite
20,000-30,000 Chinese were lost

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Chosin Reservoir continued:

In freezing temps, ice, and knee-deep snow, the UN forces escaped, fighting their way 70m from Chosin Reservoir to the Port of Hungnam

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Hungnam Evacuation:
Was the UN’s 1st Humanitarian rescue operation
Largest seaborn and military evacuation of civilians in combat conditions in US history

Estimated that there are 1 million descendants of those saved at Hungnam living today

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Kim Il-sung'sRegime persecuted any thought to be US/ROK Collaborators, Christians, or Anti-Communists
Hearing rumors of chance for escape, tens of thousands made journey to Hungnam carrying belongings-often across mountains and through enemy lines
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General MacArthur ordered evacuation of all MILITARY personnel/equipment from Port-refugees considered a security risk
But Hungnam leadership-Col Forney, Dr Hyun, Gen Almond, Adm Doyle-worked tirelessly to ensure all refugees in port were able to escape N Korea
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Hyun Bong-hak:
A doctor, born just 10 miles from Hungnam
Acting as interpreter and civilian affairs officer for the US Army
Marine Col Edward H Forney:
Was the officer responsible for evacuation logistics and loading on the ground at Hungnam
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Almost all usable vehicles/supplies were evacuated from Hungnam
Remaining supplies in the Port of Hungnam were purposefully destroyed in large explosion Dec24th
Joint SouthKorea/US/UN leadership wanted to see port made inoperable to the Chinese
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SS Meredith Victory
A Merchant Marine cargo ship, was designed to hold fewer than 60 people
Capt Leonard LaRue and crew carried 14,000 to freedom in cargo hold
3 day journey from Hungnam to island of Goeje, 30 miles south of Busan, SouthKorea
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5 babies born onboard during 3day journey -ship’s crew nicknamed infants “Kimchi”
Current SouthKorean President Moon Jae-in’s parents were rescued on the Meredith Victory
In Guinness book of records
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Marcus Garvey:
Born in Jamaica in 1887
Noted civil rights activist and writer, he founded the Negro World newspaper, began the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914, and was leader of the Pan-Africanism movement

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Holiday Bonus-Inspired by Agent Christopher's family contest:
1st mass-produced as “Jingle Bell Sweaters” in 1980s
Often featured in 1980s sitcoms, they were meant as fashionable - but changing tastes mean they're now “Ugly” Christmas Sweaters!
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“That’s what the Hungnam Evacuation is about: Saving people. People who at the time were ‘unimportant’—But the men at Hungnam did what was right. As Lucy points out, ‘Everybody is important" @NedForney

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Join us for our next #Timeless jump date rewatch - January 2nd - for our rewatch of ‘Hollywoodland’!

Watch for more ‘history from our timeline’ then!
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