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Taking a hill just to prove we could is just "an investment in management
ego" and is, in my mind, criminal.
Have at it with your funny story about MASH, John. I need a laugh right
now.
J. Charles Cheek (another John)
In a message dated 2/11/2004 8:50:35 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
kane_ca@yahoo.com writes:
could a soldier complain to a NCO about
a tactic? Or to a
higher-up?
Complaining to anyone higher than an NCO was out of order, except if
you were on very good terms with your Ptln leader, the Lieut.
Complaining was an outlet for your frustrations as the lower ranks had to obey
orders without question.
If you remember the movie called Pork Chop Hill, that hill was taken just
before the truce talks really started up and was only taken to prove to the
Chinese, that we, the American Army could take what we wanted and when we
wanted. After all the men we lost, the hill was abandoned to the Chinese
as not being valueable. I was not there for that attack, as I had gone
home in Oct. of 1951, but I had talked to men (kids really) who were
there.
I have a true funny story about a MASH unit if you want it. Let me
know.
John Sonley Korea 1951
Stay safe, buddy.
J. Charles
Cheek (John)
Author of
"Stay Safe, Buddy" (ISBN
159286631X)
A Novel about Humor
& Horror during the Korean War
www.authorsden.com/jcharlescheek
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