Re: 1st MarDiv to Korea by back channel

[<SDonell73@aol.com>]

In a message dated 10/31/02 8:24:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com writes:


> No so curious.  MacArthur needed combat troops and especially combat troops 
> trained in amphibious landings.  The Marines filled the bill so, naturally, 
> he was enthusiastic


Ed,

The curiousity comes in with why was he the only soldier able to recognize this capability and the necessity to retain such capabilities.

>>As for a cite about the Marine's strength on June 25,1950, you might check out W.E.B. Griffin's UNDER FIRE. He did a good job of painting a word picture of Marine strength and situation in 1950. I realize this is a fiction novel but Bill Butterworth (W.E.B. Griffin) is a sticker for historical facts to give his novels a "real" feel.<<

I've got a few of his books in my library, but have never gotten around to reading them. It's on my to do list, which is verrry long.

Sandy