Unbound: A Collection of Indiana Stories

Thank You For Your Service: Hoosiers During War

Indiana Historical Society Season 3 Episode 7

Trigger Warning: Death, War, Gun Violence.
This week Casey and Regan look at Hoosiers’ experiences with war abroad. First, Casey takes you behind the Iron Curtain, in Cold War Russia, with the story of an US Diplomat from Indiana. Then through their letters home, Regan shares the stories of three young Hoosiers who gave their lives for their country in the Korean War.
Tales of a Wandering Diplomat: A Hoosier Behind the Iron Curtain
"It's Hard to Write with Mittens On": Hoosier Letters from the Korean War

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Examples of Korean War Letters
Military Car and Landscape
Korean War Scene
Three Soldiers

Cold War Collections Items