Ned Forney's guest appearances

Ned Forney

Korean Kontext

Coming Home Well

The Korea Now Podcast

Geoffrey Cain

Joseph Juhn

Terence Roehrig

Alexis Dudden

George Lopez

Lynn Novick

Jack Miller

Joe Lewis

John Sweeney

Michael Kim

Ron Haviv

John Stevens

Bob Anderson

Sam Wells

Robert King

OwlTail

Tyler chats with Ned Forney, an author living in Seoul, South Korea who is writing a book about the Battle of Chosin (Changjin) Reservoir and Hungnam Evacuation, the largest US military amphibious evacuation of civilians, under combat conditions, in American history. The all-but-forgotten 1950 US/UN humanitarian operation saved 100,000 North Korean refugees during the winter of 1950.  An estimated one million descendants of the unprecedented evacuation now live in freedom in South Korea, the United States, and around the world. The current president of the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-in, is one of them. Ned is a Marine veteran, career educator, and grandson of the late Colonel Edward H. Forney, USMC, the evacuation control officer at Hungnam in December 1950.

The Largest US Evacuation under combat conditions in American History

The international force that answered the United Nation's call to defend the Republic of Korea between 1950 and 1953 did more than engage in combat with North Korean and Chinese soldiers. In December 1950, American troops at the port city of Hungnam rescued 100,000 Korean refugees - even as they faced enemy fire and a bitter Korean winter.  One of the officers who were critical to what would be known as the “Hungnam Evacuation” was Colonel Edward Forney. In 2017, Colonel Forney's grandson, Ned Forney, was invited to Washington, DC to take part in a ceremony at the National Marine Corps Museum's new memorial for those who undertook rearguard action to buy time and space for the evacuation. Korean Kontext’s then-host Jenna Gibson had an opportunity to sit down with him for a conversation about Colonel Edward Forney and how South Korea’s current president, Moon Jae-in, is personally tied to this story.

The international force that answered the United Nation's call to defend the Republic of Korea between 1950 and 1953 did more than engage in combat with North Korean and Chinese soldiers. In December 1950, American troops at the port city of Hungnam rescued 100,000 Korean refugees - even as they faced enemy fire and a bitter Korean winter.  One of the officers who were critical to what would be known as the “Hungnam Evacuation” was Colonel Edward Forney. In 2017, Colonel Forney's grandson, Ned Forney, was invited to Washington, DC to take part in a ceremony at the National Marine Corps Museum's new memorial for those who undertook rearguard action to buy time and space for the evacuation. Korean Kontext’s then-host Jenna Gibson had an opportunity to sit down with him for a conversation about Colonel Edward Forney and how South Korea’s current president, Moon Jae-in, is personally tied to this story.

The Miracle at Hungnam: Ned Forney

This episode of the Korea Now podcast features an interview that Jed Lea-Henry conducted with Ned Forney. They speak about the 1950 Hungnam Evacuation, the events leading up to the mission, the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, the long retreat to Hungnam, the overwhelming scope of the evacuation, the constant difficulty of holding Chinese forces at bay, and how the operation morphed into a humanitarian rescue mission for 100,000 North Korean refugees. Ned Forney is a Seoul based writer, with a research focus on the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir and the Hungnam Evacuation. Ned lectures at schools, universities, non-governmental organisations, and military groups, and has been a consultant for NBC and PBS documentary series’ on the Korean War. A Marine veteran himself, Ned is also the grandson of the late Colonel Edward H. Forney, the evacuation control officer during the Hungnam Evacuation. You can follow Ned’s work at: http://nedforney.com/ Donate at Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/jedleahenry Website – http://www.jedleahenry.org Libsyn – http://korea-now-podcast.libsyn.com Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qg6g1KyHaRXi193XqF6GA Twitter – https://twitter.com/jedleahenry Academia.edu – http://university.academia.edu/JedLeaHenry Research Gate – https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jed_Lea-Henry

This episode of the Korea Now podcast features an interview that Jed Lea-Henry conducted with Ned Forney. They speak about the 1950 Hungnam Evacuation, the events leading up to the mission, the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, the long retreat to Hungnam, the overwhelming scope of the evacuation, the constant difficulty of holding Chinese forces at bay, and how the operation morphed into a humanitarian rescue mission for 100,000 North Korean refugees. Ned Forney is a Seoul based writer, with a research focus on the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir and the Hungnam Evacuation. Ned lectures at schools, universities, non-governmental organisations, and military groups, and has been a consultant for NBC and PBS documentary series’ on the Korean War. A Marine veteran himself, Ned is also the grandson of the late Colonel Edward H. Forney, the evacuation control officer during the Hungnam Evacuation. You can follow Ned’s work at: <a href="http://nedforney.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nedforney.com/</a> Donate at Patreon – <a href="https://www.patreon.com/jedleahenry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/jedleahenry</a> Website – <a href="http://www.jedleahenry.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.jedleahenry.org</a> Libsyn – <a href="http://korea-now-podcast.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://korea-now-podcast.libsyn.com</a> Youtube – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qg6g1KyHaRXi193XqF6GA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qg6g1KyHaRXi193XqF6GA</a> Twitter – <a href="https://twitter.com/jedleahenry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jedleahenry</a> <a href="http://Academia.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Academia.edu</a> – <a href="http://university.academia.edu/JedLeaHenry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://university.academia.edu/JedLeaHenry</a> Research Gate – <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jed_Lea-Henry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jed_Lea-Henry</a>

The Korea Now Podcast #24 – Ned Forney – ‘Operation Christmas Cargo - The Hungnam Evacuation’