They killed the guy on either side of me. We walked for 78 miles. We ran out of C-rations and went hungry for many days. |
We lived on C-rations. One box a day. You had to put the cans in your pocket and carry them for two or three days before they thawed out. We were at 3,000 feet and winter set in. From September 15 until we got out of there, I was never in a building or tent. |
We were a rag-tag bunch. The 7th Battalion was short on men and had called in all the reserves they could. I hadn't been on active duty since the end of WWII. I left Salem by train on a Friday night and the next Friday, I was headed for Korea. |
We were just a bunch of damn fool kids. |