Comments on: Korean WW II surender tickets from the US military http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/04/korean-ww-ii-surender-tickets-from-the-us-military/ Korea... in Blog Format Wed, 3 Dec 2008 06:06:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: cm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/04/korean-ww-ii-surender-tickets-from-the-us-military/#comment-48329 cm Mon, 04 Sep 2006 03:28:57 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/04/korean-ww-ii-surender-tickets-from-the-us-military/#comment-48329 "Free Soju" would have ended the war in 1942. “Free Soju” would have ended the war in 1942.

]]> By: seouldout http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/04/korean-ww-ii-surender-tickets-from-the-us-military/#comment-48328 seouldout Mon, 04 Sep 2006 03:27:46 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/04/korean-ww-ii-surender-tickets-from-the-us-military/#comment-48328 It should be noted that upon disclosure of the FREE SOJU tickets in 1987 US-Korean relations nosedived. At every negotiation the Koreans' first demand was "Pay up, Cowboy!" It should be noted that upon disclosure of the FREE SOJU tickets in 1987 US-Korean relations nosedived. At every negotiation the Koreans’ first demand was “Pay up, Cowboy!”

]]> By: seouldout http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/04/korean-ww-ii-surender-tickets-from-the-us-military/#comment-48326 seouldout Mon, 04 Sep 2006 03:20:42 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/04/korean-ww-ii-surender-tickets-from-the-us-military/#comment-48326 PsyOps found that due to this <blockquote>Kill the Japanese if they threaten to bayonet or shoot you!</blockquote> ticket #1 was a miserable failure. A new ticket that included this <blockquote>You will receive sufficient food, clothing, <b>tobacco</b> and medical treatment</blockquote> was more successful. A third ticket, that read simply <blockquote><b>FREE SOJU</b></blockquote> was printed but never dropped due to the Japanese surrender. PsyOps found that due to this

Kill the Japanese if they threaten to bayonet or shoot you!

ticket #1 was a miserable failure.

A new ticket that included this

You will receive sufficient food, clothing, tobacco and medical treatment

was more successful.

A third ticket, that read simply

FREE SOJU

was printed but never dropped due to the Japanese surrender.

]]> By: cm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/04/korean-ww-ii-surender-tickets-from-the-us-military/#comment-48325 cm Mon, 04 Sep 2006 03:14:22 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/04/korean-ww-ii-surender-tickets-from-the-us-military/#comment-48325 How come they didn't just say "hey japs! put your hands up and come out, or else you're gonna die!" How come they didn’t just say “hey japs! put your hands up and come out, or else you’re gonna die!”

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