Always Be Faithful

I and my wife kicked off in 22 April 2018 to explore the Imjin battle place, specially the UR crossing point.  The day was the first day when the British soldiers fought against Chinese onslaught during the Spring Offensive in April 1951. Ironically, the first day of British Imjin battle is same day of my father memorial day who passed four(4) years ago in 2014. When my father was alive, I visited this Imjin river and Gloster hill with him to commemorate the foreign sacrifices. On this special day, I and my wife could have chance to explore the place I have wanted to explore. Because the current road condition, it is difficult to approach the point described in the book Last Round written by Andrew Salmon, based on the living veterans. There is bridge between Kawol-ri and Majeon-ri where the Belgium Battalion station was fighting to protect the hinge point of Hantan and Imjin river vital to maintain the US Army Div. 3 and British Regiment defensive line. At that time, ...

I took the subway, bounding for Yongmun on last Thursday, 4 April, 2018, at Cheongnyang-ni station. I did not know there was two(2) options for going Jipyong as one by the train of Kyungeui Joongang Line and the other was subway I took. I took one(1) hour to arrive at Yongmun station and walked to locate the bus station where I could board for Jipyong-ni. I walked for fifteen minutes to arrive the small bus terminal and waited for the bus for Jipyong-ni and final Yoju city crossing the Nam-Han River after ticketing. One country woman, sitting on the bench, informed me of the bus arrival when she heard “Is it going to Jipyong?” I asked a bus driver. I arrived at Jipyong for about thirty minutes by bus and went to Jipyong station by walk. I found the station building was recently remodeled in a manner of modern style.   Near the station, I visited the memorial site of French engagement where the flags were flowed along the chilly April wind and the stone monumen...