Former airman reunites with 'burned girl' he helped 60 years ago

1,524 views · Published 1 April 2013 · 1:31 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: Stars and Stripes · 2013 · News & Politics

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Retired U.S. airman Richard Cadwallader finally got to hug the woman who earned his lifelong admiration for the way she bravely dealt with severe burns almost 60 years ago.

Since leaving South Korea in the wake of the Korean War, Cadwallader had always wondered what became of the young girl he did his best to help after she was brought to his base in December 1953 with third-degree burns from her chin down to her waist.

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