This link has more information about men from the Tri-County area who died in the Korean War.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncmitche/caskorea.html
Names with links have information such as pictures or a newspaper article
The pictures below were taken at the Korean War Memorial on the annual Mitchell High School junior class trip to Washington D.C. in 2010 and 2011. The class of 2012 placed memorials at the WWII, Korea and Vietnam War memorials of Mitchell County men who died in these wars.
Duncan, Phillip -Pvt. Army, Bear Creek/Ledger- KIA 23 March 1952 (22)
Honeycutt, Dallas Buladean, KIA July 6, 1953
Howell, Lloyd B. Army, Rebels Creek-KIA June 30, 1953
Pearson, Lawson -Cpl. Army, Kalmia-Near Mayland Community College, KIA March 8 1951
Pendley, Billy -Cpl. Army, Spruce Pine
Trivett, Clarence W. - Army Pfc. Died while missing 2 November 1950