 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Musi waJune 25, 1950, Lee akazotungamirira divi rake kuti vatore Seoul muHondo Yokutanga yeSeoul. Akapiwa mibairo yake nokuda kwechiito ichi. Mushure meSeoul, Lee akanga achitungamirira divi rake kumaodzanyemba apo rakasangana nemauto eTask Force Smith paOsan, achikunda mauto eU.S. mukutanga kwayo muKorea, Hondo yeOsan musi waJuly 5. Chikamu chaLee chakaramba chichirwisa mauto eUS kumashure muhondo yePyongtaek, Hondo yeChonan, Hondo yeChochiwon uye Hondo yeUijeongbu. Muhondo yeTaejon kubva muna Chikunguru 1220, chikamu chaLee chaive chakakosha mukutungamira nekukunda US 24th Infantry Division, chiitiko icho chakakwidziridzwa kune chinzvimbo chevarindi. Lee akagamuchirawo Hero of the Chosun Minjujui Inmun Kongwhakuk Hero of the Democratic Peoples Republic of North Korea uye Order of the National Flag, First Class nokuda kwezvaakaita. 