ebooks Maintaining the Sacred Center: The Bosnian City of Stolac (Perennial Philosophy) by Rusmir Mahmutcehajic in History

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Korea is “the forgotten war.” But to those who fought in it; it was the “unforgettable war.” If the names of all those killed were put on a wall; it would be larger than the Vietnam Wall. And Korea lasted only three years; Vietnam about ten. The agony of the winter of 1950-51 is an epic to compare with Valley Forge and the Bulge. Korea was also our last segregated war. This is the story of the black 24th Infantry Regiment; told in the words of the men themselves. Like all black troops since the Civil War; they were reviled by whites and their own commander for “bugging out” - running before the enemy. The charge can still be read in the Army’s own official histories. Yet the 24th left more blood on the field than their white comrades - if they did bug out; they must have been running the wrong way. It’s a good thing we weren't with Custer;” one black GI muttered - “they'd have blamed the whole thing on us.” The 24th won the first battle of the war; won its division’s first Medal of Honor; and guarded the shortest and most vulnerable road to Pusan. If the port had fallen; the war would have been lost; leaving a red dagger pointed at Japan. It did not fall. That winter; after the Chinese attacked; the entire American army bugged out in perhaps the worst military disaster in American history. “That;” said another black veteran; “was when I learned that whites could run as fast as blacks.” This is the story of those unsung heroes; who helped turn the Communist tide for the first time. The men bring that forgotten war and their own unsung bravery to life in their own sometimes funny; often heart-breaking; and always exciting words.