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News in Brief: Washington, First Korean War Bride.

News in Brief: Washington, First Korean War Bride.
Clip: 351559_1_1
Year Shot: 1951 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1564
Original Film: 024-502-05
HD: N/A
Location: Seattle, Washington
Timecode: 00:32:32 - 00:33:04

News in Brief: Washington, First Korean War Bride. The first Korean War bride, and the first to reach the United States, gets a warm welcome from her in-laws as the ship docks. Yong Soon and her husband Sgt. John Morgan arrive for a happy meeting with his parents. Sailors on naval ship throw streamers. VS the happy couple (newlyweds). They walk down a gangplank where a woman throws her arms around both of them. Newsreel cameramen take aim. The family poses. Interracial marriage.