Always Be Faithful

I and my wife hit the road in 3 Nov. 2021 to explore the battle places of Hwacheon and the Punchbowl and to visit Sangnam-myon where there was King Kimbu-ro road and some historical relics related with him. Sangnam was very near to Hyun-ri where Korean 3 rd Corp was collapsed by Chinese army in May 1951.  It was good before getting cold. I am a member of Kim’s family whose ancestor can be back upward to King Kyungsun’s 4 th son according to the family tree addressed by my deceased father. The grave of King was located near the Nevada hills(Koranpo-ri) where US Marines were fought off in the western front line after relocating from the Punchbowl in time of final stage of Korean war. This visit could be leisurely carried out as I had booked one night stay in a small inn in Seohwa-ri, Inje county near Punchbowl. The first day had been idealistically scheduled for Sangnam Area visit, and the second day for Punchbowl and Hwacheon exploration.   From the survey result of a m...

UN 군은 낙동강 교두보를 넘어 인천에 상륙한 미 해병대와 북한을 점령하여 공산주의를 몰아내고 한반도에서 자유민주주의로 통일을 하고자 하였다 . 남침을 했던 북한군은 대부분 괴멸되었기 때문에 북한으로 진격은 수월하였고 미군은 UN 군의 주축으로 서 한반도 치안확보라는 목적을 달성하는 듯하였다 . The UN forces including the U.S. Marines landed in Inchon, crossing the River of Nakdong-gang Bridgehead, with the aim of occupying North Korea and expelling communism, ultimately seeking the reunification of the Korean Peninsula under free democracy. As the North Korean Forces, which had invaded the South, were significantly destroyed, advancing into North Korea became relatively easy, and it appeared that the U.S. Forces acting as the core of the UN Forces was achieving the goal of securing the stability of the Korean Peninsula. 그러나 중공군이 1950 년 10 월 북한지역으로 참전하여 산악지대에 매복하였고 일거에 진격했던 UN 군을 포위 섬멸하고자 기습 공격을 개시하였다 . 평양북부 청천강까지 진격한 미 8 군 부대와 원산에 상륙하여 장진호까지 진격한 미 10 군단 부대는 압도적인 중공군의 포위와 기습에 지휘 통신체계가 무너지고 후방 보급부대가 괴멸되면서 11 월부터 전격적인 후퇴를 시도하게 되었다 . 다행히도 동측...