Posted on 05/26/2002 4:36:17 AM PDT by 2Trievers
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:34 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Lt. John R. Wasson beckoned to his men from the enemy's side of the river. Night was falling over North Korea's Chorwon Valley, and Company L of the 65th Infantry Regiment, ordered into the darkness to track down and kill Chinese soldiers, had made it perhaps 2 miles into the no-man's land between the U.N. line and the communists.
Wasson, an officer fresh out of West Point, had crossed the river alone to reconnoiter the rocky scrub on the other side. Now, he was signaling his troops to follow.
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Members of the all-Puetro Rican 65th Infantry Regiment were decorated for their actions early in the Korean War, but were later court-martialed for disobeying orders. Now, an effort is underway to clear their names as victims of a lack of training, poor leadership and racism. (U.S. Army) Copyright 2002, Hartford Courant
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