Marilyn Monroe performing for troops stationed in Korea, 1954.

The whirlwind tour saw the star perform 10 shows over four days to more than 100,000 soldiers and marines who were celebrating the end of three years of combat in 1954. Marilyn’s trip to Korea ‘really set the tone’ for her relationship with DiMaggio. She interrupted their honeymoon to fly to Korea to sing for thousands of troops and, just eight months later, the couple were divorced.

“It’s often just enough to be with someone. I don’t need to touch them. Not even talk. a feeling passes between you both. You are not alone.”
~Marilyn Monroe

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