Honoring late U.S. colonel, 'father of war orphans'

Honoring late U.S. colonel, 'father of war orphans'

South Korean and U.S. fighters stage a memorial flight during a ceremony honoring the late U.S. Air Force Col. Dean Hess at the Jeju Aerospace Museum on South Korea's southern Jeju Island on May 9, 2024, on the occasion of the ninth anniversary of his death. Hess airlifted more than 1,000 Korean children to safety during the 1950-53 Korean War as North Korean forces invaded the South. (Yonhap)

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