The Dong-A Ilbo reports that the US National Archive released on Tuesday some 47 black-and-white photos from the Korean War.
Some of them are quite interesting, including photos of a very young Lee Hu-rak — the man who, as eventual head of South Korea’s KCIA, met with Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang in 1972 — and Park Chung-hee’s defense minister Yu Jae-heung, whose Korean War career was — if the Wiki is to be believed — quite colorful, but not in a particularly glorious way.
I found these two photos interesting, however:
This would be the men of the 23rd Regiment (?) of the US 25th Infantry Division holding a prayer service before the tomb of Emperor Gojong in Namyangju, which you may recognize from here:
Seems a rather odd place to hold a Christian service, no?
I guess he didn’t see the sign, “Don’t Feed the Stone Horses.”
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I’m guessing that’s the all-Black 24th Regiment instead of the 23rd.
The Gojong Tomb is like a micro version of the Ming Tombs outside 부경. Far out!
Ah, I get it. Hey, as in hay, don’t feed the horses. Nice. It only took me all day.
On the other hand: Jesus, Wedge; who are you? Serious historian? Someone who was there?
(Both?)
What did you think of my comment the other day, that Truman got deeper & deeper into Korea (i.e., failed to restrain MacArthur until it was too late) because of domestic politics (i.e., fear of being called a wimp by the “loyal” opposition)? Basically, I was just quoting David Halberstam (who I cited); but I’m curious what an obviously knowledgeable person such as yourself thinks.
LOL! Weiku is so impressed!
Look at the picture, Weiku. All the soldiers are black. The 24th was a famous all-black unit. Good insight on Wedge’s part, but I don’t think it’s a miracle.
“Look at the picture, Weiku. All the soldiers are black. The 24th was a famous all-black unit. Good insight on Wedge’s part, but I don’t think it’s a miracle.”
And now you know why it took me all day to get the hay is for horses joke.
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