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21st September 1950: American military leaders General Hickey (L) and General Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964) talk at an airport in Korea. MacArthur is wearing a leather bomber jacket and is holding a pipe. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

21st September 1950:  American military leaders General Hickey (L) and General Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964) talk at an airport in Korea. MacArthur is wearing a leather bomber jacket and is holding a pipe.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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1952: American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) entertaining troops in Korea. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

1952:  American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) entertaining troops in Korea.  (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

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War and Conflict, The Korean War, pic: 9th May 1951, British soldiers of the 1st Battalion the Gloucestershire Regiment after fighting their way out of a Communist encirclement pictured on their Bren gun carrier (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

War and Conflict, The Korean War, pic: 9th May 1951, British soldiers of the 1st Battalion the Gloucestershire Regiment after fighting their way out of a Communist encirclement pictured on their Bren gun carrier  (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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June 1951: Men of the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment crowded onto a Centurion tank after crossing an American-built pontoon bridge across the Injim River in Korea. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

June 1951:  Men of the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment crowded onto a Centurion tank after crossing an American-built pontoon bridge across the Injim River in Korea.  (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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2nd August 1953: Brigadier Jean Allard, Commanding Officer of the Canadian Brigade breaks the news of a truce in the Korean war to Colonel K L Campbell, Commander of the 3rd battalion of the RCRS. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

2nd August 1953:  Brigadier Jean Allard, Commanding Officer of the Canadian Brigade breaks the news of a truce in the Korean war to Colonel K L Campbell,  Commander of the 3rd battalion of the RCRS.  (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)