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American casualties were immense, though not as large as initially asserted by the Pentagon and engraved in the monuments; actual American war deaths were 33,652, while non-battle deaths in the war zone were 3,262, for a total of 36,914.
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United States Marines land at Inchon, near Seoul, on 15 September 1950
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→Lessons of war: The Korean War itself may be forgotten, but several episodes had enduring legacies.
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MacArthur, Truman and nuclear weapons
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The Korean War is often called the "forgotten war." But the lessons learned and misunderstandings of Korea played a major in later conflicts, notably the Vietnam War.
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A less well-known, but more uplifting example of generals fighting the last war is the increase in American military preparedness that followed the Korean War.
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