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0:00:00 > 0:00:02- I've been waiting 50 years...
0:00:02 > 0:00:05- ..for my father to tell his story.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09- I have two children, - a granddaughter and a grandson.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15- They won't have to wait 50 years - to hear their grandfather's story.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18- I haven't - spoken about the war before.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- I didn't think - I had a story worth telling.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26- I want to lift the lid - on what happened in Korea.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28- It's the forgotten war.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- I want to know - what role my father played...
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- ..and hear - the experiences of others...
0:00:34 > 0:00:36- ..before they're lost forever.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41- There are some memories - that you lock away.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- You don't - want to be reminded of them.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- When you see people - being killed and mutilated...
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- ..it's not nice at all.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- The soldiers were conscripts.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04- They hadn't chosen to be in a war - on the other side of the world...
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- ..experiencing - the worst horrors imaginable.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- We had a sergeant, - who was a real soldier.
0:01:13 > 0:01:19- He told me, "Never believe that the - brave don't cry. That's rubbish."
0:01:20 > 0:01:26- At night when I'm asleep, - I see the faces of the men I killed.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- It's still very difficult - to stop the nightmares.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- He was going to kill you - unless you killed him first.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- The years have gone by.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- Between 1950-1953...
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- ..nearly 100,000 British soldiers - fought in the Korean War.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- A war between two cultures - and two visions of the world.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- 60 years on from the armistice...
0:01:55 > 0:02:00- ..tensions between South and - North Korea are still as palpable.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- It was a war - that scarred a generation of men.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07- My father for one, among - a multitude of Welshmen and Koreans.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- Many of us have lost relatives.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16- But once - the link in the chain has gone...
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- ..we regret - not having asked more questions.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21- If you don't ask...
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- ..you'll never know - and one day it'll be too late.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- My father's initial reaction on - hearing I was going to Korea was...
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- .."There are - better stories than mine."
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- We, as brothers, were - more aware of the Vietnam War...
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- ..because it was happening - when we were growing up.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Then suddenly, - we started asking questions...
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- ..about what happened in Korea, Dad?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- He told us very little.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- It's only recently, - after pressing him...
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- ..that he's willing - to reveal his experiences.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- As a reporter...
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- ..I almost feel it's my duty...
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- ..to learn more.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- Often if it's in the family, - the closer you are to it...
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- ..the less you pry.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Did I - talk about it to my own family?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- I don't think on the whole - that I did.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Generations - are not interested, are they?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- We all wish we'd spoken more.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- My father's from Manchester...
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- ..and his work has taken him - to the four corners of the world.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- He was a member - of the Nobel-prize-winning team...
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- ..for the first ever - kidney transplant...
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- ..which took us to America - for a time.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- He doesn't talk about it, - neither does he talk about Korea.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- Like all young men - of his generation...
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- ..he had to do national service.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- He was Chief Medical Officer - aboard Dunera troopship.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- It was a big decision - since my parents were newlyweds...
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- ..and my brother Dafydd - was just a baby.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- Your mother made the classic remark.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- "You go to Korea - and I'll go home to my mother."
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- Not many women would say that.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- I could never let her down - after she let me go.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- His predecessor was a Catholic.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Part of the role - was to educate people...
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- ..about - sexually-transmitted diseases.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- It involved handing out condoms, - which he refused to do.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Worse than that, - he threw 10,000 condoms overboard.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- It meant none of the soldiers had - shore leave for the whole voyage.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- My father became his successor.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- There were all sorts of diseases.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54- Sexually-transmitted diseases were - treated on the way there and back.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Men with physical - and psychological wounds.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- It was a huge responsibility - for a 25-year-old.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- I was confident - and looking forward to going there.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- I was a little bit apprehensive - about all the responsibility.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- It was a huge responsibility.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- I was looking forward - to visiting the Far East.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- I'd never been further than Spain.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- At that age, - we were looking for experience.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- It made a man out of me.
0:05:26 > 0:05:32- The Dunera transported soldiers back - and forth from Britain to Korea...
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- ..but on the voyages home, - he would've encountered men...
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- ..who had been mentally - and physically scarred by the war.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- One detail about one of - those journeys has stuck in my mind.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- I was called about 3.00am.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- Something terrible had gone on the - F4 troop deck at the ship's bottom.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- In the toilet was this body - who was bleeding to death.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- We were unsure - if it was suicide or murder.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- I want to find out more about - what happened to that young man...
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- ..and the thousands of soldiers - who fought in Korea's forgotten war.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- I've wanted to visit Korea...
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- ..to put my father's experiences - into context.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- I want to discover why they fought, - where they fought...
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- ..and to see - if people still remember.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- 60 years have passed.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- Do they, unlike my father, - share their memories?
0:06:36 > 0:06:41- What's important to me - is to get the full picture.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- As a reporter, you tend to get - one side of the story.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- But it's important to give - the other side of the story too.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- Korea's more or less disappeared - from public consciousness.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- But it shouldn't be because - it was an important war...
0:07:01 > 0:07:06- ..at a crucial time in history - - the beginning of the Cold War.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- It was the first war - Britain had fought since WWII.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- It provided the platform - for the ensuing Cold War...
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- ..which lasted decades.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- At the end of WWII, Korea, - like many European countries...
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- ..was split in two.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- A straight line - was drawn along Parallel 38.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- To the north, a country under - the influence of Soviet communism.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37- To the south, a capitalist country - under the influence of America.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- Since then, both countries - have followed very different paths.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Here at the border, - tensions are plain to see.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- The relationship between - the two countries remains fragile.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- Look at the border for a moment, - or rather listen.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- All you hear is birdsong.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- But look again - and you see barbed wire...
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- ..and soldiers - separating two warring countries.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- In the middle, - nature has recaptured...
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- ..the world's most militant border.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- I'm not a sentimental person...
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- ..but I'm moved by this sight.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- Situated less than an hour away - from the border...
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- ..is Seoul, - the capital of South Korea.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- On 25 June 1950...
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- ..the Russian-armed - North Korean army...
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- ..crossed Parallel 38.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- Within four days, they captured - the capital and were pushing south.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46- For America, it was a perfect - opportunity to bare its teeth...
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- ..in the face of Communism.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- Today Seoul is a prominent, - modern city that's been transformed.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Soo Jeong Kim, - my interpreter on the journey...
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- ..was raised in the suburbs...
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- ..and is familiar with life - in the shadow of the North.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- That is part of our life.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- History is so important...
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- ..and the Korean War - is a big part of Korean history.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- The Korean war changed everything.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- It's all threatened by North Korea.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- That is the reality.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- But Korean people - have got used to it.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- We live in Seoul. It's only - 60km away from the border.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38- We are not allowed to go to North - Korea or meet North Korean people.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- We feel cut off.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- Do you feel that one day - Korea will be one nation?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- I hope so. I really hope so.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- If we see some kind of programme - about North Korea and South Korea...
0:09:52 > 0:09:53- ..lots of people cry.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- People still have family - in North Korea.
0:09:57 > 0:10:03- A border is a really important - thing. You can't travel very easily.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05- What's your ambition?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- What's your ambition?- - One day I can go to North Korea...
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- ..on foot or bicycle or train.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- And through North Korea - I can visit China and Russia.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- And I can - go to Europe by train from Seoul.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- Europe by train is your ambition? - It's a long journey.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Yes, but I'm looking forward to it.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31- One thing is obvious - - the people of Korea remember.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- I can't say that's true - of people in the West.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- People were being killed.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42- People were brave. - There were heroes in Korea.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- Why should - their contribution be forgotten?
0:10:52 > 0:10:58- The Korean War continues to be - an uncomfortable memory for many...
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- ..because there was no end.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- There's no certainty - over what was achieved in Korea.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- Why were - all those soldiers killed...
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- ..when, after three years, - the borders remained the same?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- They remain in place to this day.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Regardless of the debate - surrounding the war's validity...
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- ..what strikes you as you walk among - the gravestones is the loss of life.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- Britain lost - more than 1,000 of its soldiers.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- South Korea - lost a million of its people.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- There are signs of the South - Koreans' respect for their elders...
0:11:45 > 0:11:46- ..throughout this country.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Mam always used to say - that every wound heals...
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- ..but the scar remains - as proof of the suffering.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- Headstones - are indications of the dead.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- A record of the sacrifice.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- But they're also testament - to the futility of war.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10- Other witnesses of the war - are the veterans who survived.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- I'm sure their memories - and mental scars...
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- ..are still painful to bear and raw.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- From where do you come?
0:12:22 > 0:12:23- SHE SPEAKS KOREAN
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- North Korea.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28- North Korea?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- North Korea?- - Were you in the North Korean army?
0:12:30 > 0:12:35- No, I escaped from North Korea and - fought for the army of the South...
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- ..leaving my family - and everything behind.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- I'm all alone here in South Korea.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- You have not seen your family - since the Korean War?
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- Because I now live in the South, in - the eyes of the North I'm a traitor.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- There's no way - I'll see my family again.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- He'll never see his family at home.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- How many did he leave behind?
0:13:00 > 0:13:07- My grandmother, my parents and - five brothers. Eight of us in all.
0:13:09 > 0:13:16- Because I was considered a traitor, - my family was sent to a prison camp.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22- My Chinese friend went back to look - for them but there was no-one left.
0:13:22 > 0:13:30- I often go to the summit of Mount - Kimpo to see my old village.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- How do you feel about that?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- HE SPEAKS KOREAN
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- I can't say anything.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- I'm very sad because you are - asking that kind of question.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- It's sad and awful.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- You came down and know nothing - about your family afterwards.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- Talking to you - brings back those memories.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- You come from a large family and you - don't know what's happened to them.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- There's no hope - of seeing my family again.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- My parents - would be over 100 years old.
0:14:18 > 0:14:26- My brothers and sisters - would be in their eighties.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31- I suspect - they have all been killed by now.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Seeing him cry was awful.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- 65 years later - and he still doesn't know...
0:14:39 > 0:14:43- ..what happened to his mother, - father and brothers...
0:14:43 > 0:14:49- ..because this barbed wire border - still exists.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- He's had to carry on all alone.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- I'm lucky.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- I can come here - and trace my father's story...
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- ..and his association - with this country...
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- ..and I can pass it on to my family.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- My father was also lucky.
0:15:08 > 0:15:14- Yes, he saw atrocities, but from - the relative safety of the Dunera.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- What struck me - from talking to the veterans...
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- ..is that their scars - are still as painful as ever.
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0:15:32 > 0:15:35- Britain lost - 1,009 of its soldiers...
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- ..in the Korean War.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- Many more suffered - the after-effects for years later.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- But the war has been forgotten...
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- ..and so too - the soldiers' experiences.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- In terms of - my father's time in Korea...
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- ..he doesn't feel like - he contributed much...
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- ..since he barely set foot on land.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- He was mostly at sea and has never - received a medal for his service.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- He felt a sense of guilt - that he wasn't fighting in Korea.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15- In a matter of weeks, the armies - of the South were pushed down...
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- ..to a small area in the southeast, - where a perimeter was formed.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- The US thought the only way - of solving the problem...
0:16:23 > 0:16:28- ..and saving the South was by - deploying thousands of its soldiers.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- But within a matter of weeks...
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- ..the numbers rose from tens of - thousands to hundreds of thousands.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41- They needed more support, so - they went to the United Nations...
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- ..which was new at the time, - to seek that support.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50- Britain was one of the first - to join the United Nations' forces.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- The majority of the British Army - were young conscripts...
0:16:54 > 0:16:59- ..who hadn't chosen to join - the armed forces and go to a war...
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- ..on the other side of the world.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- When they landed in the port of - Busan, they ensured the Americans...
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- ..knew they had arrived.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- We were travelling - on the train from Busan...
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- ..where there was an American camp - and a banner with the slogan...
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- .."We are second to none."
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- We were travelling along...
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- ..and on the way, we came to - the Royal Engineers' camp.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- They were British soldiers.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- They'd put up a banner - with the warning, "We are none."
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- That encapsulated the sentiment, - I think.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- As the South's troops and allies - drive forwards to the north...
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- ..all the way up - to the Chinese border...
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- ..China drives in - around Christmas 1950...
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- ..to bolster - the armies of North Korea.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00- Within days, the US army, along - with its allies, are overpowered.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- They're forced back down to the - 38th Parallel, about halfway down...
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- ..where the war stagnates.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- British troops were deployed - to strengthen the front line...
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- ..which stretched over 250km.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- Many of them were stationed - on the Dunera with my father.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- It was very exciting - for men of that age.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- I knew plenty of lads - who wanted to go abroad.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33- But we wanted to fish or do a bit of - gardening. We didn't want to fight!
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Korea was nothing to do with us.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- The first time - I met the battery sergeant major...
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- ..he said, - "If you were in the American Army...
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- "..you'd be told that you were here - fighting for democracy and freedom.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- "Rubbish. You're here - because it's your hard luck."
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- I've arranged to meet Dafydd Mali - from Y Felinheli...
0:18:56 > 0:19:01- ..who's married a Korean lady and - now lectures at Busan University.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03- I haven't seen him in years.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- My father worked with his mother.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Dr Mali was our GP in Bangor.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- It's obvious who your parents are.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- It's been a long time.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16- Are you alright?
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Are you alright?- - I'm good. Welcome to Busan.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- I'm looking forward - to showing you around.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- Compared to modern day...
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- ..what kind of place - would Busan have been in 1953?
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- When Uncle Ken came here, - there was nothing here.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- The port was here - and the army was here.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- People fled here from the North.
0:19:44 > 0:19:50- All Uncle Ken remembers is a shanty - town full of wooden huts and tents.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55- The only place that was established - was an area where the soldiers went.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- A trading area, - a red-light district and the port.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04- It's incredible to think how much - this place has changed in 60 years.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- But are they constantly - living in fear of the North?
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- In Korea, they think everything - can be taken away in an instant.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- In the back of their minds, they - know a war could break out any time.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- The association between - my father and Dafydd is odd...
0:20:20 > 0:20:25- ..because Dafydd has spent more time - discussing Korea with my father...
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- ..than I have, mainly because - he lives in Busan.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- But maybe also - because he interrogated him.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38- I'm meant to be a reporter but we - never ask questions in our family.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43- It was from this port that they - would transport soldiers home...
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- ..following the armistice of 1953.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- On one of those voyages, my father's - ship was filled with soldiers...
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- ..from - the Gloucestershire Regiment...
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- ..famed for its bravery - during the Korean War.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02- We were coming back home - and we just sailed passed Gibraltar.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- My staff sergeant woke me up in - the middle of the night and said...
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- .."There's a dreadful injury - to somebody on F4 troop deck."
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- It was right down - in the bowels of the boat.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- A stinking, dark - and unpleasant place.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- So we went down there.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- We arrived in a toilet.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- The body - was slumped over the seat...
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- ..and there were - gallons of blood everywhere.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35- There were three or four inches - of blood in this lavatory pan.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- I put my hand - into the bottom to see...
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- ..and there was a razorblade.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- So it was then murder or suicide.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- I wasn't sure which.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55- On his right hand - there were slivers of skin...
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- ..as if he'd been holding - a razorblade in his hand like that.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- I'd never seen anything like this.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- I got stiff cardboard...
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- ..and I spent - several hours cutting it up.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- It was the same consistency - as the cartilage.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- I was seeing - if I could hold a razorblade...
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- ..and cut this - without cutting my fingers.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- And I couldn't. - So I was convinced it was suicide.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- The captain wanted - to bury the body at sea...
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- ..but it was decided - that they must keep it.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34- If I put him over the side, - I've lost my evidence.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39- The problem was we had all the press - waiting in Southampton for a story.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- The press would've loved this.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- Murder hidden by the army at sea.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50- A post-mortem was required, so Dad - hid the body in the ice-cream store.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- To quell any rumours of foul play...
0:22:54 > 0:22:58- ..the authorities - were waiting for the Dunera.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- I signed the forms - but all I wanted was to go home.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07- Since that day in October 1953, my - father has heard no more about it.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- Apparently, the body - of Lance Corporal Kenneth Newby...
0:23:11 > 0:23:15- ..of the Gloucestershire Regiment - was one of only two soldiers...
0:23:15 > 0:23:20- ..who had died during the Korean War - to have been buried in Britain.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31- The cemetery in Busan is the world's - only United Nations' Cemetery.
0:23:31 > 0:23:37- 885 of our servicemen - are buried under foreign soil.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44- More than 1,000 British soldiers - died, with 200 missing in action...
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- ..and thousands more wounded.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55- Walking around this cemetery and - reading where people were from...
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- ..in which battalion they were in - and their names...
0:23:59 > 0:24:02- ..and at the bottom - it says their age.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- 19, 18...
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- ..the youngest was 17.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- Many of them - hadn't lived their lives.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- Seeing photographs - of these young men...
0:24:13 > 0:24:18- ..frozen in time, knowing they - won't grow old, is heart-breaking.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- Each of those was a decade younger - than my two sons.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- I can't imagine being a parent - receiving the news...
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- ..that your son has died - in some faraway country.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- I was shot in my shoulder.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- I had a bayonet wound in my stomach.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- I was bleeding so much, - I kept thinking about my mother.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- When I left home, - my father said to me...
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- .."If you're wounded...
0:24:54 > 0:24:58- .."hit yourself so hard - that you cry."
0:24:58 > 0:25:00- "Why's that?" I said.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03- He said, - "To rid your body of the shock."
0:25:04 > 0:25:08- My mother received a telegram - through the post.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- She started to cry and ran out.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16- She read the first line - "Regret - to inform you of report received...
0:25:16 > 0:25:20- "..from military authorities..." - It finished her off.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- She ran off and they found her - sobbing at the front gate.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28- My father picked up the telegram - and went after her.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- He said, "No, he's been wounded."
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- That's how mothers are!
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- Meirion was a member of the - Welsh regiment that went to Korea...
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- ..to relieve the Glosters.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- But what happened - to the Glosters and Kenneth Newby?
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- What caused him to commit suicide...
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- ..when he was - on his way home to his family?
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0:26:03 > 0:26:07- 60 years on from the armistice, it's - hard to believe the war is over.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13- Today, a four-kilometre-wide - perimeter separates both countries.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16- No Man's Land. The official border - runs through the centre.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22- This is the Demilitarized Zone, - regulated by the United Nations.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- This morning - we're visiting Panmunjom...
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- ..where the - Joint Security Area is located...
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- ..and where - the armistice was signed in 1953.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- This is the only place...
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- ..where North and South - meet face to face.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- They say this is the most - dangerous border in the world...
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- ..and I can well believe it.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- Moving closer to the border - is looking doubtful...
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- ..since there has been - gunfire all week.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- We still don't know - if we can go there.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01- There has been gunfire - as recent as this afternoon.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08- OK. Alright.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11- It's not looking good.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- They've told us - we can't go in there.
0:27:14 > 0:27:20- In light of the gunfire, it's - currently unsafe to go in there.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- They haven't told us either - if we can go there next week.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- There's no certainty at all.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29- We won't be - going in there any time soon.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- I wanted to visit Punmanjong.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36- I didn't want to see barbed wire, - I wanted to see North Korea.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40- Going home without seeing it - wouldn't be a waste...
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- ..but I wouldn't be happy.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- Korea's a mountainous country.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- South of the border - is a chain of hills...
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- ..rising from the Imjin River.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00- Securing the high ground - was crucial to defend Seoul.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04- By 1951, this became the priority - of the United Nations' army.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- As well as facing the North Korean - and Chinese troops...
0:28:09 > 0:28:14- ..the British were battling against - harsh landscape in extreme weather.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- It's one of - the hottest places on earth...
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- ..but winter there is brutal.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- You had pyjamas, - long johns on top of that...
0:28:26 > 0:28:28- ..a smock on top of that...
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- ..and then - the proper uniform on top of that.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- It was that cold.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- A lad from Swansea - used to bring us tea.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- It was boiling hot.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- He'd put it down on the ground.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- By the time he'd gone to get a - sandwich, the tea had frozen solid!
0:28:49 > 0:28:54- We'd venture into the mountains - and dig trenches...
0:28:54 > 0:28:59- ..where we'd find thousands - and thousands of Chinese bodies.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- It wasn't nice. No, indeed.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- We were plagued - by rats and mosquitos.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11- Every night, the mosquitos - would cluster the British soldiers.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16- They were bitten - and kept awake all night.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- When the bombs fell, - the Koreans would run for cover...
0:29:21 > 0:29:26- ..but the British were so brave, - they didn't flinch.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- We learnt a lot from them!
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- Haemorrhagic fever - is what scared me.
0:29:33 > 0:29:39- There were fleas - living on the rats...
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- ..and the fleas were responsible - for the haemorrhagic fever.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- The skin cracks and bleeds.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- Where we were stationed, - there was no hope of survival.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- The Chinese had dug-outs - which they used to hide in.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- Of, course, they came out...
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- ..and caught us.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- They started punching me - about the head, above my eyes.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- While this was happening, - I heard someone talking.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- This lad was saying...
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- .."Mother, - put your arms around me...
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- "..when I'm a prisoner."
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- I thought, who can this be?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- He was an American.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- His family had been over in America - before the First World War...
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- ..and kept up the Welsh.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- He was beaten every day.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34- "If more Chinese come here, - they will kill us all."
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- I didn't know what to say.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42- But as luck would have it we managed - to kill the two Chinese men...
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- ..and we got out of there.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- Of all the battles along the border, - the battle of the Imjin River...
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- ..has become a symbol - of British bravery in Korea.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01- It was here that 650 soldiers - from the Gloucestershire Regiment...
0:31:01 > 0:31:06- ..made their famous stand - against 10,000 Chinese soldiers.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14- On 22 April, the Chinese crossed - the Imjin, intent on reaching Seoul.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- Waiting for them - were the Glosters...
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- ..not that they had much hope.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- They had no help from the air, - they had no bullets.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- As the enemy pushed southwards...
0:31:27 > 0:31:32- ..the other British troops assisting - the Glosters were forced to flee.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36- In the end, the Glosters - were surrounded on Hill 235.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- But they stood their ground - and battled till the end...
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- ..with only their bare fists.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- Attempts to save them - were in vain...
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- ..but the Chinese were merciless.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- I think - one of the Americans said...
0:31:54 > 0:31:58- .."What the Glosters did - was give us breathing time."
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- They managed to regroup - and form another front line...
0:32:02 > 0:32:06- ..and start pushing them forwards - once again.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- That's why they were so important.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14- If the Chinese hadn't - been stalled by the Glosters...
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- ..South Korea would've fallen and - who knows what would've happened?
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- The Glosters battled - for 80 hours, day and night.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- It was a bloodbath.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29- 622 of them were either dead...
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- ..wounded or taken prisoner.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- The prisoners were marched - 200 miles to Chongsong...
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- ..one of North Korea's - most notorious prison camps.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- Among them was Kenneth Newby...
0:32:48 > 0:32:52- ..the man my father - found dead on board the Dunera.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- It's hard for us to imagine - their living conditions.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- No food, no sanitation.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03- They also had to live with other - soldiers they thought were friends.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08- They might've sold their stories - to get additional food.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- Dysentery, cholera.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- Everybody had head lice and scabies - - they were commonplace.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- So too were roundworms, - which entered the bloodstream...
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- ..and then into the lungs.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- The only way to get rid of them - was to cough them up.
0:33:25 > 0:33:31- These are like fat worms coming - into your mouth time and time again.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37- In the West, we tend to think - of prisoners of war...
0:33:37 > 0:33:41- ..in terms of - the Geneva Convention...
0:33:41 > 0:33:47- ..where both sides in a war look - after soldiers from the other side.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51- We must bear in mind - that those conventions...
0:33:51 > 0:33:55- ..were enforced - by the imperial powers of the West.
0:33:55 > 0:34:00- Many in Communist China wouldn't - acknowledge those conventions.
0:34:00 > 0:34:06- It meant that those who run - the prisons didn't acknowledge...
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- ..that they had - a duty of care to their prisoners.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- There were many forms of torture.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- One was to tie a rope - around the arms...
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- ..raise them over a beam and tie - the rope around the testicles...
0:34:22 > 0:34:27- ..before pulling the man - off the floor and leaving him there.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- Another - was to put a man in a cage...
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- ..where he couldn't - lie down or stand up.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39- Torture methods were widespread in - North Korea's prisoner of war camps.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- First they were going to execute me.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50- Then they connected electrical wires - to my fingertips - I lost my nails.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55- My fingers - are still painful to this day.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00- I was shot five times in my arm...
0:35:00 > 0:35:08- ..and in my lip - so that I couldn't eat.
0:35:08 > 0:35:13- I was also shot in my shoulder...
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- ..but I'm still here!
0:35:18 > 0:35:25- When I managed to escape, - I was skeletal, barely alive...
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- I'll never forgive them.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- How can you forgive - that kind of treatment?
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- Kenneth Newby and two others...
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- ..managed to escape from prison - but they were caught.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- Their punishment - was to stand on one leg.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- If they fell, they were beaten - until they stood on one leg again.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56- They'd fall and were beaten again - until they'd learnt their lesson.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- The Chinese were in no rush.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04- It took these three men an - entire month to learn their lesson.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09- They had to appear in front of the - camp and admit they'd done wrong.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- But what Newby did - was announce to the entire camp...
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- ..which way to go - if they ever escaped.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- He was sent back to his cell.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23- It's important to remember - that atrocities were committed...
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- ..by both sides - in the prisoner of war camps.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31- The government of the South - conducted official programmes...
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- ..to try and re-educate prisoners.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- Torture methods and execution - were commonplace in these camps.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Americans saw themselves...
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- ..as defending capitalism - against Communism...
0:36:45 > 0:36:50- ..and Communists - saw prisoners of war as people...
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- ..who had misunderstood - the political situation.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58- They saw the camps as an opportunity - to change their minds.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- One of the unique features - of the war...
0:37:02 > 0:37:07- ..was the exchange of prisoners - of war during the war itself.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- It's referred to - as Little Switch or Big Switch.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12- What we saw here...
0:37:12 > 0:37:17- ..was both sides agreeing to release - small numbers of prisoners...
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- ..and then large numbers - in an exchange.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- There was a question mark - over every one of them...
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- ..about what their intentions were.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- The prisoners of war themselves - became an ideological weapon.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35- Sending them back to their - communities after re-educating them.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- The wounded - were released first of all.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44- In their midst were people who had - been brainwashed by the North.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49- These were among the men my father - carried home aboard the Dunera.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- My father had a small medical unit - on board the ship...
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- ..for 10 patients - and within 10 minutes it was full.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- Not only did they want to go home...
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- ..but a few men in the camps had - passed on stories to the Chinese...
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- ..and the rest wanted revenge.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17- The journey home would've been - very awkward for many on board.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- They were all lumped together.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- They would've had - very different experiences of war.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- Some would've been prisoners, some - served miles from the front line...
0:38:29 > 0:38:31- ..and saw no fighting at all.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- In addition, there were - these ideological tensions...
0:38:35 > 0:38:40- ..that had developed during the war - about the validity of their cause.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44- The free world, as it were, - against the Communist world.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49- These British soldiers, some of whom - were 18 or 19 years old...
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- ..had endured - the worst possible atrocities.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58- For some, the voyage home would've - been as torturous as the war itself.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02- Many of them would've plummeted - to the depths of despair.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07- After weeks of searching, I've found - Kenneth Newby's inquest report.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- What we have here are documents...
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- ..that would explain - Kenneth Newby's final voyage.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- In his testimony, my father says - he treated him for VD.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- What's interesting for me...
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- ..is other witnesses' remarks.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- It says here, - "His mind seemed to wander...
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- "..and he thought - everybody else was against him."
0:39:31 > 0:39:38- He also said there was nothing any - doctor could do for him any more.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- Kenneth Newby was a war hero...
0:39:45 > 0:39:50- ..among the thousands and thousands - of other heroes.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54- How can someone so young get - involved in something like this...
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- ..go through - what the Glosters went through...
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- ..and then walk 200 miles - to Chongsong prison...
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- ..where he was beaten - by the Chinese?
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- He escaped but was later caught.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- How could he have gone through - it all and not be affected?
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0:40:25 > 0:40:29- This is Imjingak Park - on the banks of the Imjin River.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33- This is Freedom Bridge, over which - prisoners of war crossed...
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- ..following the 1953 armistice.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- At first glance - it's a tourist hotspot...
0:40:39 > 0:40:44- ..but it's also a sanctuary for the - thousands torn apart by the border.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- What strikes me here - is the contrast.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Essentially, - it's 100 yards of wooden bridge.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58- It barely deserves the name - Freedom Bridge any longer.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- At one end, - countless messages from people...
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- ..longing for the border to open.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09- And 20 yards behind it are soldiers - ensuring that it's kept shut.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- At long last, - after a week of waiting...
0:41:13 > 0:41:17- ..we've been told - we can travel to the border...
0:41:17 > 0:41:22- ..to the Joint Security Area - to capture a glimpse of North Korea.
0:41:40 > 0:41:45- It's interesting, we've followed the - barbed wire all the way from Seoul.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- This is where the wire ends, - at this horizontal line.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- At the top of those steps, - there's a soldier from North Korea.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58- They've told me I can't wave, - I can't make any contact.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02- That's the border - but nobody can cross it.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12- I think surreal is the best term - I can use to describe it.
0:42:12 > 0:42:19- We were allowed to film in one area, - we had the story from one side.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21- It was almost like going to a zoo.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Looking through the barrier - at someone else...
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- ..but not being able - to communicate at all.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32- As a communicator, - that is very frustrating.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38- We tend to think it's North Korea - that brainwashes people.
0:42:38 > 0:42:44- That there's only one way of - thinking, but the South does it too.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53- The closer you get to the border, - the more restricted you are...
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- ..and the less chance there is - to think for yourself.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01- I thought the war - was over years ago, but it's not.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09- What's interesting, of course, - is that I'm in North Korea here.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- There's no barrier.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- But when I cross the room...
0:43:14 > 0:43:16- ..I'm in the South.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- One step, but it's been 65 years...
0:43:20 > 0:43:24- ..and people are still unable - to take that step.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28- But if they were to spend - more time in that room...
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- ..and less time - on the boundary with their guns...
0:43:33 > 0:43:36- ..maybe they'd come closer together - much sooner.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41- Two Koreas, two million soldiers...
0:43:41 > 0:43:44- ..two nations - that are officially still at war.
0:43:45 > 0:43:51- The thought of nuclear weapons in - the North and South is frightening.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55- The war still casts a shadow...
0:43:56 > 0:43:59- ..over the lives - of the people of South Korea...
0:43:59 > 0:44:03- ..and the younger generation - are determined not to forget...
0:44:03 > 0:44:08- ..the sacrifice of the soldiers - who fought to secure their freedom.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12- Hello, Major Thomas Kenneth Hardy. - I'm Young Sun-Min.
0:44:12 > 0:44:16- I'm an 11-year-old girl chasing - meaningful dreams with a compass.
0:44:16 > 0:44:20- Although I can't meet you, I'm - very glad to show my appreciation.
0:44:21 > 0:44:27- Do you remember Korea at the time - of the Korean War in 1950?
0:44:27 > 0:44:31- In the desperate moment of - bullets raining, bombs exploding...
0:44:31 > 0:44:35- ..and your fellow soldiers - groaning by your side...
0:44:35 > 0:44:39- ..you never gave up your courage - to treat the wounded soldiers.
0:44:39 > 0:44:43- My country thanks you for - your noble sacrifice and courage.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48- I'll always remember you and the - brave British Korean War veterans...
0:44:48 > 0:44:52- ..who fought for South Korea - in our history and in my heart.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55- With sincere respect, - Young Sun-Min.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57- This is for you.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59- This is for you.- - Thank you, and it's on behalf...
0:44:59 > 0:45:01- ..of all the Korean War veterans.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03- ..of all the Korean War veterans.- - Thank you very much.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06- Emotional. - I wasn't expecting that.
0:45:06 > 0:45:10- It's strange how children affect - you. My father will be delighted.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14- There was a lot - he didn't receive during the war.
0:45:14 > 0:45:19- He didn't get a Korean Star, but he - has a letter now and he'll be happy.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21- He'll be thrilled.
0:45:21 > 0:45:26- All the children had written letters - to Major Thomas Kenneth Hardy.
0:45:26 > 0:45:30- I can't get over being called Major. - I've never been called that.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33- Let me finish it off for you.
0:45:33 > 0:45:37- We heard - your father didn't have any medal.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40- That's beautiful. He will love that.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45- Thank you very much. - This medal will take its place.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49- He'd prefer this medal - because it's come from you in Korea.
0:45:49 > 0:45:53- The last thing - my father told me was...
0:45:53 > 0:45:56- .."The one thing I never received - was the Korean Star."
0:45:57 > 0:45:59- And he fought to get it.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03- Taking something like this home - for him to keep...
0:46:03 > 0:46:05- ..he'll be delighted.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07- I'm looking forward - to seeing him now.
0:46:08 > 0:46:09- That's nice. Where is it?
0:46:10 > 0:46:13- Well, it's not the Korean Star...
0:46:13 > 0:46:18- ..but it's from the people of Korea.
0:46:18 > 0:46:22- You've finally got your medal - from the Korean War.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24- Isn't that lovely? Thank you.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27- You'll have us both in tears.
0:46:27 > 0:46:29- Thank you, John.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39- My father - isn't usually an emotional man.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42- After all, he's been - a doctor for almost 50 years.
0:46:44 > 0:46:48- But he was moved this morning.
0:46:48 > 0:46:52- And the fact that, at last...
0:46:52 > 0:46:57- ..he's had some sort of recognition.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00- Yes, the people of Korea remember...
0:47:01 > 0:47:04- ..but the British war veterans - have had little recognition.
0:47:05 > 0:47:06- Until now.
0:47:08 > 0:47:13- The first official memorial - to the Korean War in Britain.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17- APPLAUSE
0:47:31 > 0:47:33- Today has brought everything back.
0:47:34 > 0:47:38- It was nice seeing my father sharing - recollections with the veterans...
0:47:38 > 0:47:41- ..some of whom were from - the Gloucestershire Regiment...
0:47:41 > 0:47:45- ..the prisoners of war he - carried home on the Dunera in 1953.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48- Many also remembered Kenneth Newby.
0:47:48 > 0:47:50- There are - fewer eyewitnesses nowadays...
0:47:51 > 0:47:55- ..but their sacrifice - should never be forgotten.
0:47:55 > 0:47:59- The pieces have fallen into place - and the gaps filled.
0:47:59 > 0:48:01- I am more proud than ever.
0:48:02 > 0:48:06- At last my father's role in the - forgotten war has been documented...
0:48:06 > 0:48:08- ..for his family and loved ones.
0:48:36 > 0:48:38- S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.
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