Attached is the reflective essay.

HAMMER: Korea was the first war where the US Army rotated Soldiers in and out of theatre in significant numbers, a practice that has continued ever since. In doing practical and instructional knowledge is lost and lessons have to be re-learned, sometimes at great cost. How would you change the manner in which we now rotate Soldiers into different…[Read more]

Hammer: As UN forces marched north, there was evidence of the Chinese joining the conflict.  Despite the evidence, General MacArthur and his staff believed “the Chinese would not dare intervene” They assessed that they lacked the Military capability to bring significant forces into the conflict and even if that was possible the US air superiority…[Read more]

S3: What warfighting functions contributed most to Americans’ continual defeat and withdrawal to the Pusan Perimeter in the summer of 1950? Answer generally or focus mainly on Task Force Smith for examples to support your analysis.

It seems that all of the warfighting functions contributed greatly to the failures and continual defeat of the US. …[Read more]

What factors made Korea vulnerable and appealing for military occupation? What geopolitical factors in the 20th century led Korea’s invasion and occupation in June 1950?

Korea was vulnerable and appealing for military occupation due to the lack of equipment and preparation the South had prior to the invasion.  The obvious appealing reasons are t…[Read more]

Fires:

The purpose of the Chinese treatment of POWs was not to break down the discipline within the ranks.  It does however, seem to be a second or third order effect of the equal treatment among the ranks.  As a former enlisted Soldier I believe that it would be hard for me to just watch my Soldiers do hard labor without my help if I am abl…[Read more]

Charlie: What do you think Soldiers thought of their leadership at this point in the war? Why?

It seems the Soldiers’ and Marines’ thoughts of leadership would have wavered greatly throughout section 5.  From November, 1950 through February of 1951, the Soldiers and Marines experienced the heights of believing the war is almost over to tr…[Read more]

ABLE:What is your response to the steadfastness of MacArthur’s insistence on the Inchon landing? How does it change, had the mission gone otherwise?

My response to the steadfastness of MacArthur’s insistence on the Inchon landing is that of full support for his reasoning. Had General (UN Supreme Leader) MacArthur decided to take the advice and…[Read more]