Sunday, August 5, 2012

He was Bulldog

In early August 1950, North Korean army divisions attacked ROK and US units in the Pusan Perimeter. Eighth Army commander Walton S. Walker issued what has been called his “stand or die” order.

We are fighting a battle against time. There will be no more retreating, withdrawal or readjustment of the lines or any other term you choose. There is no line behind us to which we can retreat.…There will be no Dunkirk, there will be no Bataan. A retreat to Pusan would be one of the greatest butcheries in history. We must fight until the end.…We will fight as a team. If some of us must die, we will die fighting together.…I want everybody to understand we are going to hold this line. We are going to win.

http://www.historynet.com/stand-or-die-1950-defense-of-koreas-pusan-perimeter.htm

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