Re:

[Mike Davino <mdavino@yahoo.com>]

Janet,

A good reference for Luke is none other than volume II
of the US Army's official history of the Korean War,
"Truce Tent and Fighting Front."  Incredibly (at least
it is in today's day and age) the Army's official
history, printed in 1966, actually uses the term "Luke
the Gook's Castle."  No doubt that if it were being
published in 2002, the Army Center of Military History
would have found a less objectionable term.  Maybe
something like, "the enemy's extensive bunker
complex."  See pages 376-77. Any good library should
have a copy or this link will take you to chapter 17
of the web version:

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/korea/truce/ch17.htm

I'll look through my Korean war references for one on
"Linc (or Link) the Chink" but in the meantime here is
a web reference to "Link the chink" from a Vietnam
veteran.  Like the term "gook" which referred to the
Koreans it was a holdover from one war (Korea) to
another Vietnam:

http://lists.village.virginia.edu/sixties/HTML_docs/Resources/Primary/Manifestos/VVAW_Muller.html

When I joined the Army in 1975 the drill sergeants,
when speaking of the "enemy," still sometimes referred
to "Luke the Gook," "Link the Chink," as well as
"Reuben (the Cuban)."

Mike Davino
 


--- Janet Valentine <valent03@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Mike,
> 
> Could you give me a reference for "Luke" and "Linc?"
>  In all of the Korean
> War memoirs I've read, and all of the Korean War
> veterans surveys (collected
> by the U.S.Army Military History Institute) that
> I've looked at I've never
> run across this bit of slang.  A reference could be
> useful.
> 
> Thanks,
> Janet
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Davino" <mdavino@yahoo.com>
> To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 6:05 PM
> Subject: Re:
> 
> 
> > During the Korean War the enemy was also called
> > "Luke."  Luke rhymed nicely with the other word
> some
> > people have found offensive.  I have heard Korean
> War
> > vets and have read about Korean war soldiers
> calling
> > the enemy "Linc" as in "Linc the Chink."
> >
> > This link will take you to a photo that was taken
> in
> > the vicinity of "Luke's Castle."
> >
> >
>
http://www.cypress.cc.ca.us/SocSci/history/lyerby/image/korea/dadatlukescast
> le.jpg
> >
> > Mike Davino
> >
> >
> > --- swan <swan@haysco.net> wrote:
> > > I think "Stan" sounds more dignified than
> calling
> > > them Herman.
> > >
> > > Bob Dove
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mike Davino" <mdavino@yahoo.com>
> > > To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 4:09 PM
> > > Subject: Re:
> > >
> > >
> > > > During the current war, I hear that our troops
> > > call
> > > > the enemy (as well as the local population),
> > > "Stan."
> > > >
> > > > Mike Davino
> > > >
> > > > --- LACarr@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > In a message dated 8/2/02 9:47:13 PM Eastern
> > > > > Daylight Time, SDonell73@aol.com
> > > > > writes:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >> Yep. And I was a dogface, Marines were
> > > > > jarheads, and sailors were
> > > > > >> swabbies. Civilians may not understand
> it,
> > > but
> > > > > most of said these things
> > > > > >> lovingly.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Gang
> > > > >
> > > > > The uncomplitary terms used in war are
> carried
> > > over
> > > > > to civilian life and
> > > > > stays with us. Down through the ages in wars
> > > there
> > > > > have been and always will
> > > > > be name created for the enemy.  As was
> posted
> > > before
> > > > > you are not fighting the
> > > > > dearly beloved North  Koreans. You make up a
> > > name
> > > > > and it sticks till the
> > > > > warriors and their Kids die out. The name
> are
> > > meant
> > > > > to low rate the persons
> > > > > or persons you are comming against.  It is
> true
> > > now
> > > > > and always will be.  I
> > > > > would imagine the men in Afganistan have
> their
> > > name
> > > > > for their enemy. Down the
> > > > > road some milktoast will take exception to
> what
> > > they
> > > > > are being called.
> > > > >
> > > > > Maury
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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