The Korean War, also known as the Forgotten War, was one of the most brutal and violent wars of the 20th century. Fewer than five million people died during this war. My grandfather, Herbert Victor Sapper, was drafted during the Korean War, but he wasn't sent to Korea, he was sent to Japan. Since my grandfather passed away in 1995, I have gathered all the information about my grandfather from my grandmother, Lelia Bell Sapper. Here is their story. My grandfather was sent to Japan in 1950. The Korean War occurred a few years after Japan surrendered and was bombed. Japan and Korea were two separate things. Victor was sent to help rebuild a hospital in Hokkaido Japan, Japan's northernmost island. My grandmother says he was commissioned as a Captain in the US Army Medical Corps and Paratrooper stationed in Japan during the post-World War II occupation. He had to rebuild a hospital in Japan. The previous hospital had been bombed during the war with Japan. They desperately needed another hospital, so the Army chose Victor for his expertise in medicine. Furthermore, he was an expert linguist. He was able to learn languages ​​quickly and efficiently. “He didn't write to me anything about being a parachutist… but one day I received a very large, thick letter containing all his logbooks. When I read this I thought I was going to lose my breath." When he was stationed in Korea, he was required to train to be a paratrooper. If he didn't complete all this, he would have to participate in the Korean War, which no one wanted to participate in. He had to jump out of a plane five times to complete his training. My grandmother also told me this: "Luckily he was a diver... if you don't train you could break your back." My grandfather... middle of paper... tailor, nature photographer, and accomplished watercolor artist known for his Oklahoma landscapes. He and his partner continued their clinic until 1994. As previously stated, he died in 1995. Works CitedArmy.com. Accessed November 12, 2013. http://www.knox.army.mil/About/History.aspx.Halberstam, David. The coldest winter. Hyperion, New York: Hyperion, 2007.History.com. Accessed 4 November 2013. http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war.Koreanwar.org. Accessed 4 November 2013. http://www.koreanwar.org/.Life. Accessed November 11, 2013. http://life.time.com/history/life-in-korea-rare-photos-from-the-forgotten-war/#1.Newsok.com. Last modified: January 27, 1995. Accessed November 12, 2013. http://newsok.com/dr.-hvl-sapper/article/2490728.Sapper, Lelia Bell. Author interview. Oklahoma City, OK. October 29, 2013.