Arirang scarf

This type of scarf was a popular gift among Korean War veterans for their ladies waiting back home. A letter from Corporal Clyde arrived at his home in the US in the spring of 1952, accompanied by a white silk scarf embroidered with an unfamiliar musical score and lyrics. In his letter, Corporal Clyde tells his family his tour is almost over, and that the scarf reminded him of his mother. He goes on to introduce the Korean folk song embroidered on the scarf. However, Corporal Clyde would never return. The scarf he sent became a parting gift to his mother.
Whenever she thought of her son who had given his life in a strange, faraway country, she held the scarf close and hummed the song. Not long after Mrs. Clyde passed, her family found the scarf among the belongings she had left behind and sold it to a collector. In 2004, Mr. Jin Yong-seon, director of the Arirang Institute, purchased the artifact from the collector and donated it to the War Memorial of Korea.
*Characteristics: The flags of the participating countries are embroidered on the inside of the white silk scarf. A dragon is wrapped around a map of the Korean Peninsula, with a score of “Arirang,” with English lyrics, and a division mark printed on the side.