An edited version of this photo is now being used at the top of the Korean War Educator Web site and on the entrance page to the site.  We wanted to show the original unedited photo.

The panoramic photo was taken in April, 1953, on the western front from Hill 209, by Dr. Birney Dibble. At the time, Hill 209 was being held by George Company, Third Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, First Marine Division. The panorama in the distance includes the "Nevada Hills" (Reno, Carson, etc) and Hill 229 which was called Paehok-san. The "Marine" in the photo was actually Navy doctor Frank Folk, who had just come to Easy Med to relieve Dibble of his command. Dibble had been in Korea since Dec of 1951 and was finally going home. Dr. Folk was a lieutenant, senior grade, in the Navy Medical Corps at the time.  According to Dr. Dibble, "He had come down from the battalions to take over my position as commanding officer of Easy Medical Company of the First Marine Division, and I was showing him around the area.  Incidentally, the first hill on the other side of the flat plain is Bunker Hill."

Frank Folk had an illustrious career after getting out of the Navy. He specialized in general surgery and stayed in the Chicago area. There, he became Professor of Surgery at Loyola University. Later, he became Chief of Surgery at Cook County Hospital, and subsequently at the VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois.