Re: Attitudes toward Korean War

[James Robert Dennis III <jrdennis@earthlink.net>]

>In a message dated 8/1/2001 5:49:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>jrdennis@earthlink.net writes:
>
>
>> In the case of my Hometown and several other towns in North Texas, the 
>> general feeling was we should not have been in Korea PERIOD!
>> 
>
>James,
>
>That's an interesting story.
>
>But, let's remember that most of the Koreans 
>who served in the Japanese military during WW II
>were drafted by the Japanese and
>put into worst jobs like prison guards.
>Blame the Japanese military for what happened to the POWs!
>
>John
>

An Officer is not drafted.  There were numerous Japanese Officers (ethnic 
Korean) on the Rail Road of Death.  Just like there were numerous Koreans 
throughout the Japanese Army Officer Corps.  Let us not forget that all 
of the ROK General Officers were former Japanese Officers.

A Sergeant may have been drafted, but when he accepts Non-Commissioned 
Officer Status, he accepts the rank and title voluntarily.  

The Koreans loved torturing Americans, British, Australian, Dutch and 
others.  They would do things that would make a Japanese soldier blanche. 
 The distribution of Korean and Japanese guards on the Rail Road of Death 
were pretty much even.  

If the Koreans were really anti-Japanese, oppressed or what ever you want 
to say, then when and where was the armed revolt of 1944 or 1945?

Most of the Japanese Soldiers were drafted by the Japanese, so your poor 
drafted Korean argument doesn't work or make sense.  Only an apologist, 
Politically Correct, or a person with no honor, responsibility or 
integrity would make such a claim.