Legend of the Patriots () is a remake of the 1975 South Korean drama Comrades. Its production was spawned to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. The story centers around the lives of eleven Korean soldiers fighting in the Korean War. Director Kim Sang-hwi remarked that the series is not about the ideologies of South and North Korea, but rather focuses on the struggles of ordinary people who lived through the war. Cast Choi Soo-jong (최수종) as Lee Hyeon-joong (이현중) Lee Tae-ran (이태란) as Lee Soo-kyung (이수경) Lee Deok-hwa (이덕화) as Park Woong (박웅) Kim Roi-ha (김뢰하) as Park Il-kwon (박일권) Hong Kyeong-in (홍경인) as Yang Sang-gil (양상길) Park Sang-wook (박상욱) as Baek Seung-jin (백승진) Nam Sung-jin (남성진) as Yeom Ha-jin (염하진) Im Won-hee (임원희) as Kim Joon-beom (김준범) Lee Seung-hyo (이승효) as Jung Taek-soo(정택수) Ryoo Sang-wook (류상욱) as Park Joo-yong (박주용) Ahn Yong-joon (안용준) as Kim Beom-woo (김범우) Jung Tae-woo (정태우) as Cheon Seong-il (천성일) Lee In-hye (이인혜) as Jeong-hwa (정화) Jo Seong-gyoo (조성규) as Battalion commander (대대장) Lee Joo-seok (이주석) as Kim Joong-san (김중산) Lee Chae-young (이채영) as Dan-yeong (단영) Kim Seong-hoon (김성훈) as Poongsan guerrilla member (풍산유격대) Hong Seung-min (홍승민) Synopsis The series begins with the ROK Army crossing of the 38th parallel while UN planes begin bombing Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The Korean People's Army (KPA) begins a fighting withdrawal from the city. Sergeant First Class Lee Hyun-joong (Choi Soo-jong) leads his squad forward into the city and not long afterwards the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) captures the capital. Major General Yong Park (Lee Deok-hwa) is elated by his Division's involvement in capturing the Communist stronghold. Meanwhile, KPA Lieutenant Lee Soo-kyung (Lee Tae-ran) and Sergeant Cheon Yong-taek (Kim Myeong Su) escape with retreating elements of the shattered People's Army and regroup with a growing deployment of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops. Lieutenant Lee is shown to once have a relationship with Sergeant Lee Hyun-joong, but the two went their separate ways due to differences in ideology. Sgt. Lee's 1st squad, Eagle Company, is resting in a home billeted for their use when they receive word of a massive PLA invasion force headed their way. Despite building trench fortifications and bravely fighting the waves of PLA and KPA troops they are forced to retreat due to lack of supplies and ammunition. Soon, the whole ROK Army is in retreat (and off-screen,