We will never forget..
jeez, that's "Remembering"
I sort-of like him because he’s a no-nonsense guy. Strikes you as being a tough old guy, and evidently he was/is. From his “Answer to Critics” link:
As a matter of record, the only group of which I am a member is with the "Chosin Few" which is a group of Korean War veterans comprised of various military factions who fought in one of the more famous battles of that war. I am very proud to have served as a U.S. Marine in this severe winter battle in which approximately 12,000 of our troops faced a massive surprise attack by an estimated 120,000 of the Chinese communist enemy. Although suffering many casualties, the Marines and our British allies inflicted far more damage to the Chinese and were able to ultimately escape (with our dead and injured) from the Chosin Reservoir where we were at a grave disadvantage. Despite being wounded I survived this war because, I believe, the Lord had further plans and a purpose for my life.
I mainly watch his broadcasts toward the end because I enjoy his answering viewer questions. He does a pretty good job controlling himself but you can tell that a lot of stuff irritates the heck out of him.
There aren’t all that many of them still around…
When I was a little kid, my dad told me that the neighbor (an US Army recruiter) had
endured "Frozen Chosin".
Not until the Internet did I start to get the picture of one of the greatest
retreats (as a military action) of all times.
http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_living/kc_mc_murphy.html
link to citation for Jerry Murphy...a Marine that saved many lives at Chosin
And lived to tell the tale.
Some very good books on the Chosin Reservoir:
"The New Breed" by Andrew Geer (Includes the Pusan Perimeter and Inchon landing)
"Breakout" by Martin Russ
"Chosin" by Eric Hammel
My dad was with the 1st Marines at the Frozen Chosin
to all military personnel, past and present, salute!
Chosin bump.