Korean military forces dispatched by train to Vietnam.

Between 1965 and 1973 more than 300 thousand South Korean soldiers were sent to Vietnam to fight in the war on the South Vietnamese side. Around 5,300 of them were killed during the war. It was the first time since prehistoric times that Korean soldiers went abroad to fight.

Korean soldier, about to be dispatched to the Vietnam War, meeting with his aging mother. Between 1965 and 1973 more than 300 thousand South Korean soldiers were sent to Vietnam to fight in the war on the South Vietnamese side. Around 5,300 of them were killed during the war. It was the first time since prehistoric times that Korean soldiers went abroad to fight.

Memorial park dedicated to South Korean soldiers, killed in the Vietnam War. Between 1965 and 1973 more than 300 thousand South Korean soldiers were sent to Vietnam to fight in the war on the South Vietnamese side. Around 5,300 of them were killed during the war. It was the first time since prehistoric times that Korean soldiers went abroad to fight.

Portrait of a soldier to be dispatched to the Vietnam War. Between 1965 and 1973 more than 300 thousand South Korean soldiers were sent to Vietnam to fight in the war on the South Vietnamese side. Around 5,300 of them were killed during the war. It was the first time since prehistoric times that Korean soldiers went abroad to fight.

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