Korean War Day Guest Host

[bradygirl_12]

Hello! I will be guest-hosting the Korean War event as misstia said. :)

Tomorrow is the 66th anniversary of the beginning of what is often referred to as the Forgotten War. My father was a combat veteran of that war and like many of that generation, he did his duty, came home to civilian life, and started his family and career. It's good not to forget.

You can post ads featuring the military, especially during the war years of 1950-1953, or ads featuring movies, TV (M*A*S*H*), Korea, etc. Anything you feel connects to the Korean War! As always, it's a broad latitude of interpretation here at vintage_ads. :)

I'll be commenting on any posts with thanks for posting.

Remembrance Is Necessary.

Comments

[misstia]

I gotta admit, as a wee imp I was in the room when M*A*S*H was on but never really liked it. I always 'assumed' it was during the Vietnam War though! DOH!!!

[bradygirl_12]

Well, the movie and TV show were often said to be more about Vietnam than Korea. Even the war's most iconic movie/TV show disrespects the Korean War!

I would love to see a TV show really concerned with the war and the attitudes of the times, and both men and women with '50s hairstyles! Every time a show or movie is set in the past, we get too many hairstyles set in contemporary times. *shakes head*

[pronker]

I hear you about the 'dos of MASH, anyway, because Alda's in particular was very out of place, to me. The nurses in RL photos anyway seem to have the usual cap of curls when their hair isn't covered by a babushka. Hot Lips was a great character and straight from '60's or '70's times - hairwise.

[bradygirl_12]

I hear you about the 'dos of MASH, anyway, because Alda's in particular was very out of place, to me. The nurses in RL photos anyway seem to have the usual cap of curls when their hair isn't covered by a babushka. Hot Lips was a great character and straight from '60's or '70's times - hairwise.

Yes, the men were as bad as the women! The only time you might have gotten away with it was in the late '60s/'70s filming a Western as men had long hair, beards and mustaches in the Old West.

[pronker]

Hi, glad to hear of your dad's success and all. I was born in '53 and often think of the mindset of the period when 4 kids per family was considered 'average' at least in my community. I was #3. C: Dad didn't return to the service after WWII Air Force.

[bradygirl_12]

Thank you! Mom and Dad started their own business eventually and worked hard. They were defonitely inspirations to my sister and me! :)

I grew up in a heavily Catholic community. 2.5 kids was often the norm, but there were plenty of families with 3 or 4 kids. Inevitably there would be the family with 13 kids, too. :)