[KOREAN-WAR-L:11404] Re:Books

[<Cfbernard@aol.com>]

You all,

My themes do not change much.  And much of what I learned in Korea, beginning with the five Australian P-51s (?) that strafed TFS at Osan, should be the same thing many of you learned as well.  Dig in and stay away from things that attract the attention and focus points of pilots, such as the "bridge" at No Gun Ri.  This was enough later from what the Koreans learned at Osan and the week following from their attacks on "L" Company, 21st Infantry at Chochiwon, that I doubt there were many serving soldiers in that crowd of Korean people at No Gun Ri,

And getting shot at in Vietnam by our aircraft makes me believe we were inspiring/teaching the Viet Cong the same thing we did the Koreans, i.e., his shovel is a soldier's best means for neutralizing the impact of our Air Force.  Digging in is the key to survival.

Best regards, and keep the faith.

Carl Bernard, 
"B" Company, 21st Infantry (Task Force Smith) and "L" Co, 21st.