Another part of the problem is that this nation absolutely OBSESSED over the
Vietnam War. We saw the entire war on television, and it was the first time
in 100+ years that American civilians experienced war first hand (so to
speak).
This experience totally eclipsed the Korean War. Then to top things off, we
lost in Vietnam. This, too, was a new experience for us.
Joe Garrett
cell 425-344-1402
Please note my new email address is
j.garrett@gte.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of Larry Mayo
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 6:39 AM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] Armed Forces Weekend Events
Paul Cavnar wrote:
>
> Hi Tom -
>
> >I guessthat the Korean War is still "The Forgotten War"
> >in Clakamas Oregon.
>
> It certainly isn't around *my* neighborhood! Sorry to hear
> about that, Tom. Being from another unpopular war, I know
> the feeling. But, it's been far too long for the Korean vets.
I wonder if part of the problem is that all the Korean War
movies seem to have disappeared from the broadcast media. As
a kid in the early 50s, I remember scads of them. My family
always went to the local drive-in that showed The Bridge at
To Ko Ri, and all those movies with Aldo Ray, and many others
based on the Korean War. What happened to all of them? The
current generation never sees anything other than MASH, and
so has no curiosity about the Korean War.
Larry
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