Korea, 37.663998, 127.978458United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Meriwether County, 33.04066, -84.68831United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Fort Jackson, 34.04757, -80.83335Luton, FrankSearcy, Joseph, 1937-2017-03-10In this interview, Joseph Searcy recalls his experiences serving in the United States Army at the end of the Korean War. He remembers his growing up years as one of ten children raised in Meriwether County, Georgia. He had difficulty finding employment after leaving school, but his uncles were serving in the military and they encouraged him to join. He served in Korea for a year as a replacement soldier. He describes the poverty, destruction, and hunger that he witnessed there, particularly the children he saw begging along the roads as troop trains passed by. He recalls his training and the tough drill sergeant who taught him self-discipline. He describes his duties serving with the combat engineers and in the Quartermaster Corps. He recalls meeting and marrying his wife; his post-military career as a plasterer, working in high rise buildings in Atlanta. He reflects on his Army service and the friendships he made there.Joseph Searcy served in the United States Army at the end of the Korean War.video/mp4Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Veterans History Project oral history recordingsVeterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterKorean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, AmericanAfrican Americans--Employment--Georgia--AtlantaUnited States. Army. Quartermaster CorpsVarsity (Atlanta, Ga.)United States. Army. Infantry Division, 24thUnited States. Army. Engineer Battalion, 3rdOral history interview of Joseph SearcyMovingImage