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The Korean War (1950-1953) was OVERSHADOWED by WWII. That is why it is often referred to as, "the forgotten war." Many of the US pilots, sailors, marines, and soldiers who fought in the Korean War were VETERANS of WWII. When it came to discuss their "historical" memoirs, WWII took front stage; and NOT Korea. Both WWI & the Korean War seem to have been grouped into the "neglected" areas of military historical studies. WWI, formerly called the "Great War", became overshadowed by WWII, just as the Korean War did. The Vietnam War had the "last" survivors of WWII on active duty and participating in the war. But NOT enough to overshadow it. There was a long enough time lapse between the Korean War, WWII, and Vietnam to allow the public's mindset to settle into a peaceful frame of mind; then become shattered by the "TV living room" horrors of Vietnam during the 1960's. This combined with the draft caused the protests & riots. Although protests existed during the Second World War & the Korean War, they weren't nearly at on the scale of the Vietnam War. Coupled with the above reasons, was VIETNAM had little military reserve call-ups, compared to Korea & WWII. Meaning: Vietnam was fought by conscripts; WWII & Korea were fought by reserves & conscripts. Therefore, when combined together; TV horror in the living (for the first time in US history), protests/riots, and fighting a war soley on conscripts (draftees), the Vietnam War had a bigger impact. The Korean War & WWII did NOT lower the adult age (from 21 to 18) of US citizens nor did they create ALL VOLUNTEER ARMIES (militaries), nor did those two wars remove a US President from office (Watergate); But the Vietnam War did.

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The communists were STOPPED during the Korean War. The communists won during the Vietnam War. The impact on the US, is that that was part of the Cold War; and the Cold War ended in 1990.

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The Korean War affected US policy in a positive way; communism could be stopped. Vietnam caused US policy to falter; to use caution when venturing into further over-seas confrontations.

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