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Task Force Smith Commemoration

By Eighth ArmyJuly 8, 2018

Task Force Smith Commemoration
1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. Matthew Walker and Command Sgt. Major Gene Harding, commander and command sergeant major, respectively, of 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 35th ADA Brigade, place flowers at the Task Force Smith Memorial in Osan, South Ko... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Task Force Smith Commemoration
2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Richard Salazar shares photos of his father, and Task Force Smith member, Sgt. Richard Salazar, Sr., with Osan City Mayor Kwak Sang-wook at the 68th TF Smith Memorial ceremony, July 6. Each year, the city of Osan commemorates the U.S. Soldiers who ca... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Task Force Smith Commemoration
3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Cpl. William Coe, a veteran of the Korean War and a member of Task Force Smith, places a flower at the TF Smith memorial, July 6, to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the first battle of the war involving U.S. Soldiers. TF Smith, comprised of a mak... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Task Force Smith Commemoration
4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Brigadier Gen. Andrew Juknelis, operational chief of staff, Eighth Army, addresses attendees of the 68th Task Force Smith Memorial Ceremony, July 6. Each year, the city of Osan commemorates the U.S. Soldiers who came to the defense of South Korea, an... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

The city of Osan, South Korea commemorates the 68th anniversary of Task Force Smith, the first battle of the Korean War involving U.S. troops. Each year, Osan remembers the U.S. Soldiers who came to the defense of South Korea, and more specifically, Osan, to block and delay the North's advance as reinforcements were assembled

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