Battle Hymn Hero Colonel Dean Hess Visits His Korean Children

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keywords: humanitarian visit, us air force col. dean hess, president syngman rhee of south korea, korean orphans, book battle hymn

Synopsis: US Air Force Col. Dean Hess with his wife Mary Hess are warmly greeted in South Korea by dignitaries and the children that he helped rescue during the Korean War and from the construction site of the orphanage he is funding in Seoul with proceeds from his book Battle Hymn and forthcoming Hollywood film of the same title he presents his book to President Syngman Rhee of South Korea...(read more)

Date: 1956
Duration: 00:01:05
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: South Korea

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Battle Hymn Hero Colonel Dean Hess Visits His Korean Children

Col. Dean Hess Visits Korean Children

Air Force Colonel Dean Hess, the famed 'Flying Parson' of World War II and Korea, revisits the hundreds of Korean orphans who are now his wards, after he rescued of them from battle zones and founded an orphanage for them. A modern new building is under construction now, to which is pledged his earnings from his book “Battle Hymn” as well as the forthcoming Hollywood film of the same name.