Eight minutes to understand why they call Korea 'the forgotten war' — and why we shouldn't.
Lieutenant Colonel John Stevens served in both World War II and the Korean War. During the Korean War, he received a Bronze Star for leading his company in one of that war's harshest battles.
Direction
Moss lets silence do the talking — devastating restraint.
Acting
Stevens plays himself; authenticity no actor could fake.
Editing
Juxtaposes archival footage with present day, time collapsing.
Director
Jesse Moss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Chosin Reservoir battle (1950) remains one of the most brutal in Marine Corps history — 30,000 UN troops surrounded by 120,000 Chinese soldiers in -35°F conditions.
Moss made this as companion piece to his feature 'The Overnighters' — both interrogate American masculinity and who gets remembered.
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