"The USS PUEBLO was a U. S. Navy vessel sent on an intelligence mission off the coast of North Korea. On January 23, 1968, the USS PUEBLO was attacked by North Korean naval vessels and MiG jets. One man was killed and several were wounded. The Eighty-two surviving crew members were captured and held prisoner for 11 months."
The crew were released from their North Korean captivity on December 23rd, 1968. The following day, Christmas Eve, Apollo 8 orbited the moon. There were far more tragedies than triumphs in that tumultuous year - events which have all but erased the Pueblo & her crew from memory.
The Pueblo incident shadows U.S. / Nork relations today.
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