The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Start of the Korean War (6/25/1950) - June 25th, 2003

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/KW-Outbreak/outbreak.htm ^

[snippy_about_it]

SAM, that was a long read but a good one, extensive background material of which I had no clue. I do now.

Thanks.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Johnny

In the spring of 1947, Yeager was sent to the Republic Aviation Corp. plant on Long Island for several months of duty as an acceptance pilot for the new F-84 Thunderjet which was beginning to come into the Air Force inventory. While there, he worked closely with Republic’s chief test pilot, Carl Bellinger, and learned a great deal about production testing at the aircraft companies. Back at Wright, and at Muroc, he continued to fly the straight-wing fighter at every opportunity.

[SAMWolf]

Glad you liked it. You should have seen the unedited version. LOL!

[U S Army EOD]

What is not mentioned about General Dean is that he PERSONALLY knocked out a North Korean tank with a rocket launcher. You don't find many generals doing this.

Korea has two types of terrain, straight up and straight down. Plus during the summer it is very hot and humid, not a good place to fight a war. Winters are cold and there is no spring or fall, unless you count the heavy rains.

Two good movies or books to read are Battle Hymn which is about LTC Dean Hess trying to get a bunch of orphans out. The movie shows well dressed heathy children but in reality, when he thought LSTs were going to pick him and the kids up at a dock, he had over two hundred children freeze to death on the docks waiting in vain for the LST's. The movie Battle Circus is about the MASH units in Korea and paints a much more realistic picture of events than the movie or especially the TV show of MASH. What is interesting during the movie BC is showing how US troops had to fire into civilian refugees because of the North Korean infiltrators. There has been a lot of covtroversy about this particular subject lately but apparently it was a common thing portrayed in this movie that was MADE DURING THE WAR.

[SAMWolf]

I've never seen either of those.

I always liked Pork Chop Hill, The Bridges at Toko-Ri, Retreat, Hell! and Steel Helmet.

I hate to admit it but I saw "Inchon" that was produced by the Rev. Sung Myung Moon's Unification Church. Man did that movie stink!

[Johnny Gage]

We are looking forward to some vacation pictures at the Foxhole in the near future from you.

I hope to have some time this weekend to set them up on my web page space. Its a bit labor intensive because I've got to resize them because they're all set to something like 2048X1560 at 3.2M pixels for photo printing. :)

[snippy_about_it]

Yeah, those would be huge! lol. We'll be here when you're ready.

[snippy_about_it]

Break Time!

[snippy_about_it]

Break Time!

[snippy_about_it]

oops. Double post again tonight. Arrggh!

[Darksheare]

I'm in, been wandering old threads.
WAY old threads.

[Darksheare]

*Sniggle*
The post grummilins at work again...

[SAMWolf]

Good Dino Song!

[SAMWolf]

Our Military Today
Operation Giuliani

Soldiers from 1st platoon, 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, A Company, 101st Airborne Division, (Air Assault), prepare to conduct cordon searches, looking for weapons in Mosul, Iraq, June 18, 2003, during Operation Giuliani. This is one of the many ongoing missions of the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Moore


U.S. Soldiers from 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Company A, conduct Operation Giuliani in Mosul, Iraq, June 18, moving from house to house doing cordon searches for weapons. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Moore


Soldiers of 1st platoon, 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, A Company, 101st Airborne Division, (Air Assault), move from house to looking for weapons in Mosul, Iraq, June 18, 2003, during Operation Giuliani. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Moore


A soldier from 1st platoon, 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, A Company, 101st Airborne Division, (Air Assault), moves from house to house looking for weapons in Mosul, Iraq, June 18, 2003, during Operation Giuliani. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Moore


U.S. Soldiers from 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Company A, conduct Operation Giuliani in Mosul, Iraq, June 18, moving from house to house doing cordon searches for weapons. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Moore


A soldier of 1st platoon, 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, A Company, 101st Airborne Division, (Air Assault), holds his position during a cordon serach in Mosul, Iraq, June 18, 2003, during Operation Giuliani. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Moore

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you SAM, very dangerous business our troops are in right now.

[SAMWolf]

Yea, and not somethiing that should be their main mission.

IMHO, bad for morale in the long run.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi everyone! Good thread, Sam, thanks.

Hi Snippy. Good to see you both.

click on the graphic

[snippy_about_it]

Good evening Victoria.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Snippy, how are you doing today?

[snippy_about_it]

I've very busy Victoria, I have a lot of threadwork to catch up on, seems I'm always behind. :(