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'''No Gun Ri''' is a village in central [[South Korea]]. It was the site of an incident during the [[Korean War]] in which U.S. soldiers shot and killed an undetermined number of Korean refugees.

'''No Gun Ri''' is a village in central [[South Korea]]. It was the site of an incident during the [[Korean War]] in which U.S. soldiers shot and killed an undetermined number of Korean refugees.

In July 26-29, 1950, soldiers of the 7th Cavalry Regiment fired warning shots at a group of refugees trying to cross the military line. The refugees were fleeing before the advancing North Korean forces. The soldiers feared that North Koreans in disguise might be among the refugees. The incident gained international attention as a result of a report by Charles Hanley published by the [[Associated Press]] in September 1999.<ref>Choe, Sang-hun, and Charles Hanley, ''[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19990930/aponline065913_000.htm Ex-GIs Tell AP of Korea Killings]'', Sept. 30, 1999.</ref> This story quoted nine U.S. soldiers, including Ed Daily, who claimed that he machine gunned refugees and could, "still hear their cries, the little kids screaming."<ref name="Bateman137">Bateman, Robert L., ''[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JIW/is_/ai_110458742 No Gun Ri: a Military History of the Korean War Incident]'', pp. 137.</ref> The AP won the Pulitzer Prize for this story in 2000. U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] issued a statement of regret in January 2001.<ref name="Clinton> Clinton, Bill, "[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media/media_watch/jan-june01/clinton_1-11.html No Gun Ri: Clinton's Statement]", January 11, 2001.</ref>

In July 26-29, 1950, soldiers of the 7th Cavalry Regiment fired warning shots at a group of refugees trying to cross the military line. The refugees were fleeing before the advancing North Korean forces. The soldiers feared that North Koreans in disguise might be among the refugees. The incident gained international attention as a result of a report by Charles Hanley published by the [[Associated Press]] in September 1999.<ref>Choe, Sang-hun, and Charles Hanley, ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19990930/aponline065913_000.htm Ex-GIs Tell AP of Korea Killings]'', Sept. 30, 1999.</ref> This story quoted nine U.S. soldiers, including Ed Daily, who claimed that he machine gunned refugees and could, "still hear their cries, the little kids screaming."<ref name="Bateman137">Bateman, Robert L., ''[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JIW/is_/ai_110458742 No Gun Ri: a Military History of the Korean War Incident]'', pp. 137.</ref> The AP won the Pulitzer Prize for this story in 2000. U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] issued a statement of regret in January 2001.<ref name="Clinton> Clinton, Bill, "[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media/media_watch/jan-june01/clinton_1-11.html No Gun Ri: Clinton's Statement]", January 11, 2001.</ref>

Daily, as well as three other U.S. soldiers quoted by the AP, were later exposed as frauds who were never even present at No Gun Ri.<ref name="Bateman135">Bateman, pp. 134-35.</ref> Numerous media reports included the claim that up to 400 refugees were killed. The original AP story cites a North Korean newspaper report as the source of this claim.<ref name="ROKDrop_controversy">{{cite web

Daily, as well as three other U.S. soldiers quoted by the AP, were later exposed as frauds who were never even present at No Gun Ri.<ref name="Bateman135">Bateman, pp. 134-35.</ref> Numerous media reports included the claim that up to 400 refugees were killed. The original AP story cites a North Korean newspaper report as the source of this claim.<ref name="ROKDrop_controversy">{{cite web