RICHMOND – Seventy years ago, on March 13, 1951, 17-year-old Ira Anderson enrolled in the U.S. Army to fight for his country. Anderson fought in the Korean War, called “The Forgotten War” by those who served but received little recognition compared to those who served in World War II and later in the media’s in-depth, critical, frontline reporting from Vietnam. Anderson served for nine months, returned stateside and went right back for another nine months to “get even.” During Anderson’s first nine months, hand grenades wounded but did not stop him. “I’d be sent to the hospital, but I always volunteered to go back to the front lines,” Anderson said. Commanders sent Anderson on a couple of special missions. One of the most unforgettable involved going on patrol, only to be taken as a prisoner of war. “After the third day, I told my buddy, ‘We gotta get out of here and escape if we can. I’ll make up a plan, but you shut your damn mouth,’” Anderson said. They escaped from a prison…