Sweet Home veteran invited to return to Korea

Howard Baker remembers that day more than 50 years ago as clearly as if it were yesterday.

The Anchorage, Alaska native and his fellow G.I.s were attacked by a band of North Koreans dressed as civilians.

“They were shooting at us and killed one our guys and wounded one. Our squad leader told me to stay put and left me with all the guy’s weapons,” Baker said. “I keep shooting until there was nothing left…

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