On sunday 25th, communist attacked the republic of korea. This attack has made it clear beyond all doubt that the International Communist is willing to use arm invasion to conquer independ nations. An act of aggression such as this. It creates a very real danger to the security of free nation. Harry truman, in his memoirs, said that the decision to fight in korea was the most difficult he ever made. More so than the dropping of the atom bomb. And i suspect thats because he knew at the time and he later learned as he grew older that this was a watershed which changed the nature of the world. One other things that changed the nature of warfare. You know, this korean was fought like World War Two massive armies fighting each other across the hills. But that stopped, turned into an insurgent war. Small groups of people attacking here and there. And since then, of course, never fought an Old Fashioned war. Were always fighting insurgent wars. We also introduced the idea that the the if whats important often is to fight a war. Its important to win it. So when the poor soldiers back, they come back having fought a war that nobody knew, we fought. And on the belief that they lost the war, the enemy has what they call officers who come and tell you lies. The chapman come prays over and then somebody comes to tell you the world situation. The world situation is i remember being told was the were pouring thousands of dollars and hundreds of men into korea to drive america out. And we were there to stop it. Stop the commies and i believe thats why we were there, though i did not see any evidence we were doing that or that. Thats what anybody else cared about. Instead of coming to ticker tape parades and honors heroes who welcomed these troops or brought back one and two at a time, it meshed into this society. No effort. To recognizing that theyd the city to get them because we were. I dont know any other way to see it. The nation ashamed of what had happened in korea. I was drafted in 1953 at the end of the war. It got to korea just before the armistice. I was fortunately in the artillery, which is back behind the line considerably. So i dont have a lot of the experiences so many good men have had. When truman came to power unexpectedly, he came with a very good sense and history and a good sense of the military. Hed been the military war one and he understood. That communism was expanding and the method that they used to coerce. Theyd take a small area and have minimum control, and then theyd build the party of more and more control. Then take some more and take some more. Finally, though, the north crossed the line and invaded south korea. 1950, in an attempt to korea under the control the south koreans were weak, unprepared. They had been occupied. The japanese for 30, 50 years, and america saw this movement as a part of communist effort to turn the cold war from a war of words, a war of guns, and the need was felt the need was to show them that we could do. And truman managed to get the United Nations agree to this. And he sent troops to protect the south once the south had been protected, they had truman and macarthur and a few others decided to go ahead to face the job. So they moved north north korea, which upset the chinese, and eventually the chinese moved in. And in joined the north koreans to push back. And so the war ends almost exactly the same spot it began the debacle in line runs almost parallel to the dividing between the two countries. Nobody the land. Nobody wanted any people. Nobody wanted any resource. All they did was decide to stop fighting. Of course, they never had a peace treaty. Theres still still war, clinton said in one of his many speeches. He learned politics from the rear end of a mule. He was referring his former days into the stubbornness of the missouri mule. I think he learned this again cliche if you didnt leave the horse to water, but you cant make him drink, you could take the American People into the containment concept. But theyre not going to put up with it because it was hugh who was essential for him him. To initiate what he called guns and butter which meant the fact that were buying gold, it. Does that mean you have less luxury . So how are we going to pay for this war . Were going to put that the credit card and were still paying for. We charge the war to the American People. And so what he learned was how he could how to try and keep america a strong, luxurious and fight a dirty war in korea and prepare for a dirty war in europe. And he course, people hated him. You know, he had the lowest rating of a president when he left. But i think theyhink better of him now. Third, 30, fourth out. Of three or 4 3 america, the low of a Million People died in the war coming to suffer the greatest two or 300,000, probably south korea, about the same number. Americas 34th have 105,000. Would. It still on the football stadium . Twice shooting war . You think about the of and the dimension of it. Anyway. You could tell. I get angry abt it. I still do. We take the suggestion. Interesting phenomenon. Next time ure at a ballgame, they say, oh, thats out. The veterans. All the veterans sta up. Wed because still stand up makes me mad when they do that. Where they were, i knew them wherever they were when i just come out had no job and nothing to do. Where were they when they decided to send me over there . Know what they would do . It makes me furious. Very few. I see very few korean veterans. Deal with it in the same boisterous manner. The Vietnam Veterans feel. I dont know it the right way, but its a different way anyway. Theyre very seldom interesting. You cant win a war to, have a lot of reunions with the troops. Got to give them a cell. They dont do that in korea. They dont wear patches on their civilian clothes. You cant tell a korean veteran from anybody else. And if you ask them if they have been in if they were in World War Two in korea, as a lot of men were. Most of them would tell you they were in world war do or not. Korea. Why . Because guys lost. You were brainwashed by the communists and you lost the. Why this generation be as strong as the wonderful generation. Or whatever they came with the word for . The great generation of World War Two. They fought the world and brought it to armistice. You cant fight this puny war in korea and win. Very strong feelings. Anyway. It did not give up. I get about that. Its you. You know the gi bill for the korean war that was about half what World War Two was. And their best response is to deal with it as. A human being. You always tend to deal with it. They hate it. They forget it. Here we are 60 years later. And the problem that we said we went to war to do, unify korea still in