Re: The Bridge at No Gun Ri - A Book Review

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In a message dated 9/9/2001 4:29:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
winstonp001@hawaii.rr.com writes:


> So John2, I would have to ask you "why" it is useful and precisely what 
> historical perspectives it might reveal.


Hi Trish!

Let me try to answer your Q!

Although the reviewer is not a historian familiar with
all the Indian wars, it is apparent that he did get his material
from other websites on the 7th Reg. & Custer, as he provided the
website addresses at the end of his review.

The reviewer's information regarding the 7th Reg.'s past history is very 
useful
to me because it provides me with a good historical perspective
as to what the 7th Reg. did to the American Indians, the
Phillipino guerrillas, and the Korean refugees at No Gun Ri.
The fact that some 350 Indian civilians, who were under the protection 
of the 7th Reg., were massacred at the Wounded Knees by the 7th Cav.
soldiers convinces me of the truth that the 7th may have committed
the same massacre of Korean civilians at No Gun Ri again.

In the Korean case too, the civilians were led away by the Yankee
soldiers from their villages and then on to the railroad tracks.
After being attacked by US planes, these civilians fled and hid 
under the bridge. Then the 7th Reg. soldiers opened fire on them.

Thus, there seems to be much similarities between the two events
in terms of the victims and the perpetrators as well as the manner
in which the massacres happened. Like a son resembling a father,
the glorious (or infamous, depending on your view) tradition of the
7th Cav. in hunting down colored people mercilessly seems to have repeated
itself at No Gun Ri too!

If you have doubts about the book or the review, the best thing
would be just to read the book and judge yourself. For those who
refuse to read the book, you should at least read some of the
declassified documents at www.henryholt.com/nogunri before 
you pronounce your judgment on the book.

John2