Meanwhile, the last Chinese elements did not leave Korea until 1958.

"Ten years ago, we thought that leaving Korea was in a sense a betrayal," he said.

His mother, Mary, first taught him to hold a cue stick over 20 years ago, before the family left Korea.

He left Korea on November 12, 1951 filled with fear and excitement.

This is not the kind of new life he hoped for seven years ago, when he left Korea.

Its last elements did not leave Korea until as late as 1958.

For her, the festival was a glimpse into the life she might have had if she had not left Korea.

The battalion finished its tour of operation leaving Korea in April 1951.

We were scheduled to leave Korea in July 1953.

It left Korea in November 1954, leaving 123 dead and 463 wounded.