Arthur Barnes, an Army Veteran who fought in the Korean War, was entering the Durham VA when he stopped to look at one of the wall displays when an unlikely event happened. He recognized a fellow soldier from the photo taken when they served together in 1950.
Seeing the photo brought back a flood of memories. The photo depicts SFC Major Cleveland, a weapons squad leader fighting with the 2nd Infantry, north of the Chongchon River. Cleveland was pointing out a communist led North Korean position to a machine gun crew. One of the first troops to be deployed, Barnes began his tour in Korea in September of 1950 and spent 13 months clearing mines with the 74th combat battalion. Cleveland and Barnes served together for a short time while in Korea.
