My dad was a WWII vet, and I was born in 1946. Just old enough by the start of the Korean war to realize what was going on and worry that dad might be called up!
Interesting segment on NPR this morning on the pre-war intelligence failures that let the N. Koreans mobilize without any corresponding build-up, that took no note of the start of Chinese involvement, etc.
A nasty little war that's technically not finished yet.