And Newton believed they make up a fascinating record of Korea's landscapes and people during the war. They were in the form of slides that were stored in small boxes at Newton's parents' home in Texas. His grandfather, Newton told Park, had taken well over 200 color photos of Korea during the war. Army's 55th Military Police Company at Camp Casey.Īs the dinner progressed, Newton took his phone and showed Park a photo taken in Korea during the Korean War, of his grandfather, Master Sgt. Major Park Young-ju, a member of the ROKA Support Group assigned to the U.S. Seated next to Newton that evening was Korean army Sgt. 'I'd say, 'Hey, these are some pictures of Seoul back in the day,' and everybody goes, 'Well, those need to be in a museum! Those are significant! They capture Korea's landscape in a way that we don't have a lot of from the Fifties.' Korean people said this.' Whenever Newton has shown them to Koreans, they've seen them as having historical value. Stored in Newton's smartphone were hundreds of photos of Korea his grandfather took while serving in the Korean War. The Korean Soldiers were from two Korean military units in Area I, the Republic of Korea Army Support Group, and the Defense Security Command. With him were some of the garrison's senior Soldiers and civilians. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I, which is headquartered at Camp Casey in Dongducheon, 11 short miles south of Korea's Demilitarized Zone. Army War College who bears a resemblance to Gen. Newton, a stocky career infantryman and graduate of the U.S. Set before them were ceramic dishes of sweet-and-sour pork, fried shrimp, and vegetables and seafood in hot mustard sauce.Īmong the group was Col. So that evening, the group of about 20 Koreans and Americans were soon seated in a Chinese restaurant in Uijeongbu, about an hour north of Seoul, before a long rectangular table. When it was over, the Koreans, who'd lost, offered to buy dinner for everyone. and South Korean Soldiers met for a friendly game of screen baseball.

Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption –ĬAMP CASEY, South Korea - One sunny day in Korea last summer, a group of U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Hutton himself took many photos of Korea during the war and left behind well over 200 color slides that show Korea and its pe. Thomas Benton Hutton, a Soldier serving with the Eighth Army in Korea, poses for a photo.

Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption –ĭuring the Korean War, Master Sgt. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I, talks with members of the South Korean army about the more than 200 color photos his grandfather took while serving wit. On Camp Casey in Dongducheon in December 2017, Col. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Thomas Benton Hutton, who served with the Eighth Army as a First Sergeant assigned to the 91st Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company. One of the more than 200 color photos taken in Korea during the Korean War by Master Sgt.

Color war photos