In these rare and classic photos (some of which have never been published before), LIFE.com looks back at the "Forgotten War" that savaged the Korean Peninsula and re-shaped the geopolitical globe 60 years ago.
American and United Nations troops enjoy a Jack Benny performance at a USO show in Korea, July, 1951.
(Michael Rougier—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
American and United Nations troops enjoy a Jack Benny performance at a USO show in Korea, July, 1951.
(Michael Rougier—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)