Re: korean-war.com (off topic)

["swan" <swan@haysco.net>]

Heroes have a short shelf-life. Even in Korea, where our guys were
slaughtered in the first few days of the war, and later we endured the
bitter cold of North Korea, our efforts are no longer appreciated. But this
doesn't detract one whit from what we accomplished there.

Bob Dove



----- Original Message -----
From: "Love Shack" <Home@DanSources.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: korean-war.com (off topic)


> I understand your point.
> BUT that is not how the country felt.
> hense the name Forgotten War..
>
> Dan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "swan" <swan@haysco.net>
> To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2:30 PM
> Subject: Re: korean-war.com (off topic)
>
>
> > That was the first - and only - time we fought communist forces to a
> > standstill (Grenada doesn't really count. The Salvation Army could whip
> the
> > Cuban army). And it is the last war in which we forced our enemy to sign
a
> > cease-fire agreement. South Korea is still in control of its own
destiny.
> > That alone is enough to put our war in the "win" column.
> >
> > Bob Dove
> > GHQ 1st Raider Co.
> > Korea 1950
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Love Shack" <Home@DanSources.com>
> > To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 1:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: korean-war.com (off topic)
> >
> >
> > > Somehow I do not think it is a Forgotten War
> > > Just the first war in a long time we did not outright win.
> > > Kinda tough to talk about something you could not decisively fininsh.
> > > Just like Vietnam, not a lot of modivation to talk about success.
> > > OR even what you were fighting about.
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ed Evanhoe" <evanhoe1@korean-war.com>
> > > To: <korean-war-l@UKANS.EDU>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 1:21 PM
> > > Subject: korean-war.com (off topic)
> > >
> > >
> > > > After four years on-line (as of midnight last night) KOREAN-WAR.COM
> has
> > > > received a total of 883,486 hits with 299,102 of these since Jan 1,
> this
> > > > year.  Not bad for "niche" web site and shows there is still an
> interest
> > > in
> > > > "THE FORGOTTEN WAR."
> > > >
> > > > Ed
> > > >
> > >
> >
>