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My uncle led a small company being ordered to hold a hill overnight in Korea. Little did he know they were being sacrificed to allow time for his battalion to bug out. They were well armed with a couple of 50’s and several BAR’s. He told me as far as he could see in a ninety-degree swath the valley changed color for all the Chinese marching south. Finally, they were forced to cut and run. He covered nearly 65 miles in a little more than two days. He ate a live chicken for food on day two. Most of his company did not make it.
He caught up to the Colonel who gave him the order and punched him out. The first time I met my uncle was after he was remanded to the can at Fort Dix. My Uncle Frank was a great man!

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Korea became the forgotten war for decades deliberately. The Beltway Establishment didn't want people to remember how woefully unprepared the US Army was. The army wanted the chaotic and disorganized events of Korea forgotten, things like your uncle endured. There were also a lot of just flat incompetence and sadly cowardice displayed during the mobile phase of the conflict. One involving a man who later became a four star general and was considered to be Mr. Army. Due to a few determined researchers like Appleman this condition has gradually changed. Unfortunately most people born after 1970 are complete historical ignoramuses (again deliberately). I recall a female o-4 who had done a tour on the peninsula asking me ‘How come the army is in Korea to begin with?’