Always Be Faithful

Ask a Marine what's so special about the Marines and the answer would be "esprit de corps", an unhelpful French phrase that means, exactly what it looks like, the Spirit of the Corps. But what is that Spirit and where does it come from? The Marine Corps is the only branch of the U.S. armed forces that recruits people specifically to fight. The Army emphasizes personal development (an army of one), the Navy promises fun (let the journey begin) and the Air Force offers security (it's a great way of life). Missing from all of these advertisements is the hard fact that it is a soldier's trade to suffer and perhaps to die for his country and to take lives at the risk of his own. Even the music of the services reflects this evasion. The Army's Caisson Song describes a pleasant country outing over hill and dale, lacking only a picnic basket. Anchors Aweigh, the Navy's celebration of the joys of sailing, could have been penned by Jimmy Buffet. The Air Force son...

  I and my wife visited the Toggi-biri(rabbit cliff) around Jinnamgyoban in Mungyung, Gyungbuk, Korea South. Let me tell you why did I selected that place as my tour; I saw the old photograph taken by an American soldier in the beginning of the Korean War, Jul. 1950, which was explained that a machine gun emplacement set up by two US soldiers looking down the bridge named as Jinnam the only bridge around those days. It was indicated this machine gun was targeting the bridge currently called as Gasuwon Bridge crossing over Kab-cheon(Creek) to link Taejon City with Yusong and Nonsan(refer to the below picture) I found the Youtuber claiming the scene of this photo was wrong after investigating the scene of the picture. He had tried to locate the right point as the American photographer might be confused to remark, who was a member of the 8th US Army, but not a member of the US 24th Division maneuvering there in Korean War. He failed to seek other point related with the 24th Divisi...