Maybe this is just a little rant, but I know there are some Korean War vets on here, I'm sure, so maybe you can appreciate this. I have been watching the news lately and I cannot get over how the Commie artillery can just fire a bunch of rounds into South Korean territory (albeit an island that is mostly military, but still!) and kill all those people....why can't we QUIET that crowd??? Too much politics! You think a general like McArthur would have let this go with just a few words?

We have a Korean War vet in our church - Jack Caldwell. He was one of the few left on Pork Chop Hill after the enemy tried to overun their position. Jack is a great guy, and he has been pretty tough, tough enough to hang on all these years. He's still a pretty strong fella, and although his mind is weak, he still has a sense of duty and a sense of all things that are right. Jack is getting pretty old, but he told me the other day in one of his alzheimer moments, "Dan, they called me up the other day, I am going back over there to finish the job we started. They need me with the men." -- In his mind he was convinced that he was going back over to Korea to fight in the war. He wasn't in his right mind (or was he?), so I certainly played along with him, admiring his true grit. I simply told him, "We'd be proud to have you over there, Mr. Caldwell. Give it to 'em!"

Knowing what Jack has given, and what so many others have given, for the cause of freedom, I can't help but get riled up over the situation in Korea right now.

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

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