Re: Korean War Causes & US Involvement

[<Jhk789@aol.com>]

In a message dated 4/12/2001 10:39:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ede@oio.net 
writes:

<< It seems very strange to me that most ROKA officers and NCO's had gone 
home 
 for the weekend, leaving only duty personnel along the 38th Parallel if 
 they intended to mount a surprise attack on North Korea.  Maybe this was 
 only a deception ploy by the ROKs to throw the North Korean's off guard.  
<LOL>
 
 Ah!  The revision of history. >>

Ed,

It's true many ROKA  & KMAG officers were in Seoul on 6/25.
But, my understanding is that some ROKA units in Ongjin & Chorwon sectors
were on alert!  You don't need a whole Army to start a war.

John