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To: mountn man

I remember reading about a soldier involved in the retaking of Seoul Korea from the port of Inchon. He was near the west bank of the Han river and was taking machine gun fire from a North Korean from the opposite bank. He noticed this “Major” calling in coordinates on a radio. A few moments later what sounded like a freight train rolling overhead and a tremendous explosion erupted where the machine gunner was. The Major was a Lieutenant Commander and forward observer for a battleship anchored in Inchon harbor. The crater filled in with fresh water overnight there in Seoul.


14 posted on 12/24/2015 7:37:33 PM PST by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: BerryDingle

my dad was on the iowa in korea. 5 in gunner.


30 posted on 12/24/2015 10:06:09 PM PST by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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