Re: KLO in Korea

["Bob Dove" <swan@haysco.net>]

Old events can become muddled over time. When we went ashore behind enemy
lines I always thought the Gooks lit up our assault area with flares. It was
only recently that I mentioned this to others in my outfit. They said there
were no flares. My best friend suggested that it was the light from so many
tracer machine gun bullets that lit up the area. I have never been exposed
to such a sustained volume of tracers since then, so I cannot dispute this.
All that I know is on this moonless night I looked down the beach, and saw
men hunkered over, dragging their boats back to the water.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Evanhoe" <evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: KLO in Korea


>
> >Matthew,
>
> > >>Thanks for the Clark citation. I didn't know the book existed. Shows
how on
> >top of things I am.
> >For our edification, can you critique the article? Was the recollection
> >embellished, factually wrong, or both?<<
>
> "The Secrets of Inchon"  just came out a month or two ago.  I received a
> preview copy back in January.  I suspect the MS was intended by Clark (now
> deceased) to be for the enjoyment of his family, not for publication, so
is
> "colorful."
>
> As for the article, it too takes some liberties with facts.  For one, KLO
> was not involved in the Clark mission, only Clark, local National
> Policemen, local militia, a couple of British ships, and Royal Marine
> support (minimal.)  This said, the Palmi-do operation did happen pretty
> much as described except the NK troops were blown out of the water by
naval
> gunfire before they arrived.
>
> Bottom line:  It is the old story that after all these years, events in
> everyone's mind have a way of changing. <LOL>
>
> Ed
>
> Ed Evanhoe, Antlers, OK, 74523
> Author:  DARKMOON: Eighth Army Special Operations in the Korean War
> Life Member: Special Forces & Special Operations Associations
> Web site:  http://www.korean-war.com
>


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