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Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea

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22: 132: 128:. While driving along the river's southern shore they observed Korean refugees crossing the river on foot where it was iced over, and using small boats where the river was open. Further down the southern shore they came across a destroyed bridge where they saw thousands of Koreans trying to cross the shattered girders of the bridge. It was December 4, 1950, at the beginning of winter, and Desfor had trouble working his camera because of the freezing temperatures. 148:
time on the front line with the troops and, while proud of his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph, believes that he took better photos during the war. Regarding the war itself he says, "The Korean War is labelled 'the Forgotten War', and the main reason is never got a parade when they got back, they never got relief, they never were cited for their effort for the work that was done. They were just completely forgotten."
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In June 2010, Desfor returned to Korea for the 60th anniversary of the war and he shared some of his thoughts. "I ask anyone who'll listen – why do they celebrate the start of the war? They celebrate the start, of course, because it's never ending – it's still going on." Desfor also talked about his
124:. After American troops started fleeing south, Desfor was able to commandeer a Jeep with two other reporters and an army signal corpsman headed south. They crossed the Taedong River at a United Nations 468: 121: 108:
forces were sent in retreat back down the Korean peninsula, and the 120 mi (190 km) retreat was the longest in U.S. military history.
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Index

Black-and-white photo of people crossing a river via a destroyed bridge
Associated Press
Max Desfor
Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph
Associated Press
Max Desfor
Taedong Bridge
Taedong River
Pyongyang
Korean War
Battle of Inchon
Korean People's Army (NKPA)
United Nations Command
U.S. Eighth Army
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River
large numbers of Chinese troops
United Nations
Associated Press
187th Infantry Regiment
pontoon bridge
scenic photo of a river as it passes through a city
Taedong River
1951 Pulitzer Prize
"Max Desfor of Associated Press"
Stokesbury 1988
Bradford 2009



Hartzenbusch 2010

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