Reminders from Our Flag
for Monday, August 19, 2019
... NATIONAL AVIATION DAY ...
for Monday, August 19, 2019
... NATIONAL AVIATION DAY ...
Half-Staff Alerts for August 19
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Today's Moment to Remember
[ Troops of the 24th Infantry Division heading into the Masan battlefield= public domain image ]
On this date, August 12, in 1950, just 6 weeks into the Korean War, the Bloody Gulch Massacre occurred after the Battle of Masan. At this battle, two undefended American artillery battalions were overrun by troops of the North Korean People's Army. 75 U.S. troops were taken as prisoners of war by the North Koreans. And, against the rules of war (yes, there are internationally agreed upon 'rules of war'), the North Korean troops executed all 75 U.S. troops from the 24th (pictured above) and 25th Infantry Divisions. This was the first of a reported 1,800 war crimes committed by the North Koreans during the war.
And, UN Commander, General MacArthur, called the North Koreans with this closing line of his broadcast to them:
"Inertia on your part and on the part of your senior field commanders in the discharge of this grave and universally recognized command responsibility may only be construed as a condonation and encouragement of such outrage, for which if not promptly corrected I shall hold you and your commanders criminally accountable under the rules and precedents of war."
And, UN Commander, General MacArthur, called the North Koreans with this closing line of his broadcast to them:
"Inertia on your part and on the part of your senior field commanders in the discharge of this grave and universally recognized command responsibility may only be construed as a condonation and encouragement of such outrage, for which if not promptly corrected I shall hold you and your commanders criminally accountable under the rules and precedents of war."
You may be asking, "Why does this horrific event matter today?" ... Well, all you have to do is witness the current North Korea war planning and missile testing to realize they can't be >>>>>>
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