Always Be Faithful

내전에서 다져진 정예화된 중공군의 능력과 야간전투를 시도하는 전략을 무시한 맥아더 장군의 UN군에 대한 1950년 성탄절 진격명령은 미군8군과 10군의 패배로 인하여 한국을 잃게되는 풍전등화의 긴급한 상황을 초래했다. The order issued by General MacArthur to attack in the Christmas season in the year of 1950 had brought the desperate situation and total defeat of the US 8th Army Corp. and 10th Corp. who faced overwhelming Chinese People's Army trained well in their civil war, and challenged with their battle tactic of Night Attack.     다음은 릿지웨이 장군이 미해병대 1사단의 장진호 전투가 끝난지 33년만인 1984년경 기록한 미해병 1사단과 사단장에 대한 획고록을 인용한 것이다. The following memorandum was written by General Ridgway at 33 years after the Chosin battle where the 1st US Marine Division fought in regard of the fighting forces and divisional commander. " To the right of Walker’s Eighth Army, the 1st Marine Division, under General Oliver Smith, had been ordered to advance up on to the roof of Korea north and northwest to Kanggye and Manpojin on the Yalu. The only road over which the Marines could advance , was a si...

On the date of 27 May 2017, we drove on the Freedom Road to Imjin Pavillion for the visit of the camp Greaves abandoned after US 101 Air Assault Battalion, 506 Regiment of US Army in 2007. We got tickets and started at 10 a.m . as our bus was moving to the check points on the road of Freedom stretched along the Han river and Imjin river. We saw a couple of the barracks used for soldiers and commander' s center, some of which have been modified to hotel and exhibition galleries. It was highlighted to me that all US barracks were camouflaged with gray colours in the north zone cross the river near the bridge of no return. After the camp visit for 2 hours, we enjoyed our lunch with the lunch boxes packed at home. We drove to the English village in Paju Hailey to explore what is taking place there. The village is good to see different architecture, but it is so few visitor in there, worrying about the economical sense of Investment & Recovery. The camp visit program was cons...

Yesterday we drove to Yangpyong, Hongsong, Hoengsong and Jipyong from 0830 to 2030. The main destinstion were Sammachi hill where the 6 division of Korean army under the US 10th corp were destroyed totally by Chinese in Feb. 1951, Jipyong'battle memorial hall  recently constructed and the JIPYONG  Soy Bean Paste  center. We took a lunch and  walk along the ecosystem trail in the Sammachi hill. It took the 3 hours to drive the road via Yangpyong, Nammyon and Hongsong, but it took less to drive the 2nd Yongding express way after entering into Daeshin IC southward from Jipyong. We had a dinner at the Kwangju service area. The hall manager briefed us of the background of the hall establishment and showed his photographs in which the US commanders were invited.