Comments on: Remembering the Soldiers of Taskforce Smith http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/ Serving on the Forgotten Frontier Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:59:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/#comment-175934 GI Korea Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:35:00 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/#comment-175934 Rob, I recommend you read my prior posting with directions and a map that should help you find the site: http://rokdrop.com/2007/07/07/the-taskforce-smith-memorial/ Rob, I recommend you read my prior posting with directions and a map that should help you find the site:

http://rokdrop.com/2007/07/07/the-taskforce-smith-memorial/

]]> By: Rob http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/#comment-175892 Rob Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:26:59 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/#comment-175892 Can anyone tell me exactly where this monument is located? Or at least what road it's off of and the general area of Osan... Thanx! Can anyone tell me exactly where this monument is located? Or at least what road it’s off of and the general area of Osan… Thanx!

]]> By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/#comment-175817 GI Korea Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:12:15 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/#comment-175817 DMZDave you are correct the TF Smith Memorial's English plaque is headlined with "Korean War Memorial to the First Battle of the UN Forces". TF Smith is referred to as "UN Forces" throughout the plaque and readers only know they were American forces when the casualties are listed. However on the plaque in Hangul there is no mention of American forces and even the casualties are listed as UN casualties. It is really a pathetic rewriting of history minimalizing US involvement in the Korean War that I have seen on various plaques commemorating battle sites the US was involved in across the country. DMZDave you are correct the TF Smith Memorial’s English plaque is headlined with “Korean War Memorial to the First Battle of the UN Forces”. TF Smith is referred to as “UN Forces” throughout the plaque and readers only know they were American forces when the casualties are listed.

However on the plaque in Hangul there is no mention of American forces and even the casualties are listed as UN casualties.

It is really a pathetic rewriting of history minimalizing US involvement in the Korean War that I have seen on various plaques commemorating battle sites the US was involved in across the country.

]]> By: DMZDave http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/#comment-175605 DMZDave Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:31:04 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/#comment-175605 I don't know if this is still the case but years ago when I attended ceremonies at the Task Force Smith Memorial at which several TF Smith veterans were in attendance, I was surprised to see that the plaque inKorean on the memorial did not refer to their American nationality anywhere on the plaque but rather refered to them as UN Gun or UN soldiers. Task Force Smith, was not, at that time part of the UN force. I don't believe there had been a vote when they were sent over. This is the kind of typical Korean rewrite of history that gives the impression that our friends are attempting to deny the role and the sacrifice of the United States. Sort of like how, according to Korean history books, on 8-15 liberation from the Japanese "happened." Wow, it happened? Anything important going on that might have caused it to happen? Of course what happened was hundreds of thousands of Americans, British and Austalian allies died to defeat the Japanese as well as thousands of Korean conscripts and volunteers. Anyone know where the memorial is to the American forces who liberated Korea the first time? Me neither. And today, Koreans take to the street protesting the purchase of beef and telling damnable lies about the cattle raised on the ranches owned by the sons and grandsons of those who fought and died in the Pacific. I don’t know if this is still the case but years ago when I attended ceremonies at the Task Force Smith Memorial at which several TF Smith veterans were in attendance, I was surprised to see that the plaque inKorean on the memorial did not refer to their American nationality anywhere on the plaque but rather refered to them as UN Gun or UN soldiers. Task Force Smith, was not, at that time part of the UN force. I don’t believe there had been a vote when they were sent over. This is the kind of typical Korean rewrite of history that gives the impression that our friends are attempting to deny the role and the sacrifice of the United States.

Sort of like how, according to Korean history books, on 8-15 liberation from the Japanese “happened.” Wow, it happened? Anything important going on that might have caused it to happen? Of course what happened was hundreds of thousands of Americans, British and Austalian allies died to defeat the Japanese as well as thousands of Korean conscripts and volunteers. Anyone know where the memorial is to the American forces who liberated Korea the first time? Me neither. And today, Koreans take to the street protesting the purchase of beef and telling damnable lies about the cattle raised on the ranches owned by the sons and grandsons of those who fought and died in the Pacific.

]]> By: Gerry http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/#comment-175587 Gerry Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:00:03 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/#comment-175587 Task Force Smith was a unit with a destiny with disaster. From McArthur who neither understood the capability of the NK army nor its obvious intentions. (the first of his many blunders), to the under trained ill equipped soldiers, sent to do McArthurs bidding, it ended in death and disaster. Not thier fault. The buck stopped with McArthur. Task Force Smith was a unit with a destiny with disaster. From McArthur who neither understood the capability of the NK army nor its obvious intentions. (the first of his many blunders), to the under trained ill equipped soldiers, sent to do McArthurs bidding, it ended in death and disaster. Not thier fault. The buck stopped with McArthur.

]]> By: Kingkitty http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/#comment-175539 Kingkitty Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:22:29 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/05/remembering-the-soldiers-of-taskforce-smith/#comment-175539 The Koreans clean up and developed the other side of the road so its easier to find the Engineer Marking The Koreans clean up and developed the other side of the road so its easier to find the Engineer Marking

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