Re: Korean War

["Young Kim" <ysk@kimsoft.com>]

It is good to see bits of pieces of the reality of the Korean War getting
some attention from the media - at long last.

The PBS piece is a far cry from MASH, Rock Hudson and other Beverly
Hillbilly hypes of "..peace-loving, democratic Syngman Rhee getting beat up,
unprovoked, by that commie Kim Il Sung...".

I wonder how many of you have caught the news story about Kim Jung Il
stopping to see a woman in Nobosibirsk. Her husband, a Soviet Army officer
at the time, grabbed a grenade thrown at Kim Il Sung on March 1, 1946 and
thus saved Kim's life.  The grenade blew up and the Russian officer lost an
arm and parts of his face.  The grenade attack was made by a death squad
from Seoul.

Claiming that Rhee was democratic, peace-loving and Christian insults those
Koreans killed by Rhee's goons.  BTW, Rhee taught Sunday School classes in
America.



ysk

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gernilee Carter Gramling" <cartergramling@msn.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 8:11 AM
Subject: Korean War


> I "caught" a piece on our Public TV channel last night about the Korean
War.
>
>    Several things: the narrator said that Gen MacArthur, did think that
> nuclear would be necessary to stop the aggression of the Chinese and
> Russians.  It was just sort of stuck in their while they did the piece on
> why he was relieved of his duties.
>
>    The footage of the war was painful to watch, especially the weather
> conditions coupled with what was going on - and it showed the Chinese
> running around like rain drops.   Saw pictures of the our soliders leaving
> the Chosin Resvoir.   I try to picture it in my mind's eye while I read
your
> emails, but that clearly was not working as I watched the footage last
> night.  Much worse that I was imigining.
>
>    I missed the first half hour, so didn't see the beginning of the misery
> when my brother was killed after being there only six days.
>           Great footage of MacArthur looking like he was directly from
> Central Casting and dressed by Edith Head -   Silk scarf and all - he sure
> looked good whatever he did  - he managed to make an appearance while
doing
> it.  Ridgeway may have been good too, but he didn't look a dapper! as I am
> sure you all know.
>
>
> Regards, Gernilee,  Don Carter's KIA 7/11/50  (3d/21st/24d, CO.M )little
> sister
>
>
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