On June 25, 1950, the Korean War<span> began when some 75,000 soldiers from the ... After some </span>early<span>back-and-forth across the 38th parallel, the fighting stalled and ... The alternative, </span>they<span> feared, would be a wider war with Russia and China–or ... and South Korean soldiers were killed in </span>battle<span> before the war even bega</span>