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man dead in our outfit, "Pop Gittleson" was a WWII vet, too. It was the back
home boys who rubbed "Police Action" in.
Gene
All three of the men killed on our raid were WW II vets. I don't think
any of our "retreads" had any doubt they were in a war.
Bob Dove
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Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 6:10
PM
Subject: RE: coming home
Some WWII vets gave me a bad time, insisting that Korea was not a
real war.
Gene
I arrived home on at 0500 onChristmas Day 1952 after
being overseas from Mar 50. As I sat down on a stoop across from my home a
car pulled up and the driver shouted, "Well if it isn't the peace
time soldier'" and quickly sped away. I was able to identify him and the
next night while my Father and two brothers joined me in a welcoming in
one of the local taverns, in walked the loud mouth. It was time for
an "attitlude adjustment". He was arrested for disturbing the peace by the
town Marshall, who by the way was my neighbor.
---- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 6:13
PM
Subject: Re: coming home
We yelled at some G.I.s too. When we were brought back to the rear
area for rest, and saw some replacements wandering around like blind
dogs in a meat market we would shout, "You'll be soooory!"
While I was in Korea, the girl I loved went to England to marry a
friend of mine who had joined the Air Force to keep from getting
drafted. And I introduced him to her while we were in high school!
Bob dove
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002
6:46 PM
Subject: Re: coming home
The ship, Joe P. Martinez pulled into Pier 91
around November 16th, 1951 and off we went to board buses to go to
Fort Lewis, Washington.
Once we were on base, women were lined
up on the streets, as well as some very stupid G.I.'s. The women
were holding signs, saying Welcome Home, Glad you made it back as well
signs indicating how much blood they had donated. It kind of
brought tears to my eyes, knowing how those woman were worried about
the kids who went over and were thankful we got back.
Now the
G.I.'s lining the route were yelling that they took good care of our
wives/girl friends while we were in Korea and that they serviced all
the women they could. They bet we were all rear area
soldiers. When that started, nothing was said by us, then those in the
buses started yelling that there was a bunch of empty foxholes waiting
for them or a mattress cover, along with a few choice
words.
In a short time, it got pretty hot and some of the kids
who now had become men, were trying to get out the windows of the bus
to get at the jerks on the route and had to be restrained by Sgt.'s
riding with us.
That was my home coming to the great U.S. of
A. Was discharged in Camp Carson and on Thanksgiving Day,
November of 1951, I got off a Constellation at Midway Airport in
Chicago. Was met by my mother and grandmother, then went
home to a Thanksgiving dinner, the likes I had never saw. The
whole family was there and had to eat in shifts as not enough
seats.
But I really think the "killer" was the next day when I
was standing in front of the house in uniform. One of my so
called buddies drove up and yelled out "What the hell you doing
in that uniform? Did you go back into the service?" Seems
he never knew I was gone for over a year.I was hoping he would get
drafted soon. And the great looking blonde I had dated prior to
Korea and who wrote those nice letters, well the guy that took my
place was never drafted. We had one date and she said "good
bye."
So much for being welcomed home from Korea. It is
so hard trying to forget what you do not want to
remember.
John Korea
1951
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