RE: Wars

[unclgene <unclgene@pacbell.net>]

Another Inchon? No thanks. If the 7th and the Jarheads had been left with us
on the Naktong, perhaps we could have advanced all across the line and
eliminated those pockets that made leaving Kunu Ri and Chosen so
interesting.
Island hopping ain't the same on land. Home by Christmas, buddy.

Gene


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:owner-KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu]On Behalf Of Ed Evanhoe
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 5:30 PM
To: KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
Subject: RE: Wars


Gene,

 >>At 05:17 PM 9/23/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Part of the reason I detested Ike was his politicizing the war. When he
>announced that if elected he would go to Korea and end the war, the enemy
>knew they had it made. Ask me some other time why I hate MacArthur.
>Ridgeway was O.K. but tied down. I could not say whether we could have
>taken back the North. It was pretty hot just holding where we were.<<

It is not common knowledge but when the Chinese/North Koreans showed no
signs of entering into a cease-fire, Eisenhower was prepared to send an
airborne division, another Marine division and two more army divisions,
landing these in the Wonsan area, and made sure the Chinese, Soviets and
North Koreans knew it by starting logistic preparations for the invasion in
Japan and South Korea where their spies were sure to learn of this.  We'll
never know if this was a bluff or not but it wasn't long after preparations
began that China and North Korea quit stalling and agreed to a cease-fire.

Ed

Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523
Author: DARKMOON: Eighth Army Special Operations in the Korean War
Life Member: Special Forces & Special Operations Associations