[Griddlee]

In Nov. of 1950, MacArthur told reporters, "the troops will be home for Christmas" a short time later the troops were slaughtered by the thousands: the US 8th Army panicked and ran in full retreat: not the 1st Marines of course, they attacked in a different direction and 7,245 GIs were taken on death marches to prison camps.

I was lucky I missed that disaster. I arrived in Korea as a poorly trained replacement in the 5th RCT in the winter of 1952.

[jpsb]

And all those Chinesse troops that attacked in Korea, had been stationed on the Twiwan straights guarding against a possible invadsion by Chen-Ki-Sheck, but Truman wanting to appease the Chinesse sent the 7 fleet to the straights to insure Chen-Ki-Sheck did not invade. So the troops were free to go to Korea and fight. Truman was a terible president. MacAuthor didn't want war in main land China but he did wabt to attack Chinesse supply lines bringing supplies into China.