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Korean War memorial is a historical photoshop horror


A new Korean War monument was unveiled on Memorial Day in Chillicothe, Ohio—an 8- by 6-foot black monolith etched with a collage of war scenes and the names of local soldiers fallen in that war. It's also a disgraceful insult to every American serviceman who fought in Korea and every other war.

If you haven't noticed yet, most of these scenes are not from the Korean War. The monolith—made by some Egyptian company for $21,550—includes everything from Desert Storm soldiers to F-16s fighter jets. Here's a list of all the embarrassing errors:

Ten glaring mistakes

1. A Bell UH-1 Huey medical helicopter, which was first introduced in 1959, six years after the Korean War. The Huey was widely used in the Vietnam War and is still in use today.

Korean War memorial is a historical photoshop horror

2. & 3. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters with the livery of the Thunderbirds, the acrobatic team of the United States Air Force. The F-16 started service in 1978, more than two decades after the end of the Korean War.

Korean War memorial is a historical photoshop horror

4. Soldiers that appear to be wearing modern US Army gear. Indeed, if you look for Korean War soldiers on Google, you will get some Desert Storm soldiers (bad Google but even worse "illustrators.")

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