Re: Chosin Few

["J.E. Ballow" <bballow@motion.net>]

We know it as Chosin. Quit trying to be politically correct. Stand Up. "A
rose by any other name, etc."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Evanhoe" <evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: Chosin Few


> Janet,
>
> > >>However, the men who fought there made history as well.  And they did
> > it by fighting at what was then being called the Chosin.  Calling the
> > veterans' organization after the reservoir as it was then identified is,
> > in this instance, historically accurate and not in the least
> > disrespectful.  Changing the name of the veteran's organization to
> > Changjin would, in fact, be an attempt to rewrite history *and* it
> > would  in many ways deny those men their place in history.  <<
>
> >Well said.
>
> Ed
>
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