The ambassador presented the Apostle with a medal “of thanks and honor” for his service during the Korean War. Ahn Ho-Young, visited Elder Nelson at his office at Church headquarters in Salt Lake City. On November 19, 2014, the Republic of Korea’s ambassador to the United States, Mr. Nelson’s wartime service has not been forgotten. Sixty-three years have passed-but young Dr. 19, 2014, by the Korean government in honor of his service during the Korean War. Nelson, second from left, visited every mobile army surgical hospital in Korea. Nelson served at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., in early 1953.Īs a lieutenant, Russell M. The newly commissioned officer was given the responsibility of directing surgical research for the army.Ĭapt. Nelson was a young physician with a growing family when duty to his country and profession called.įollowing the outbreak of war on the Korean Peninsula, he joined the United States Army. Seon Hwa Lee, who presented Elder Nelson with a medal in honor of his service during the Korean War.

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