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  • Submission by 1LT Zenger (unable to delete original submission – please read final version Reflective Essay-1)

  • zman replied to the topic Section 8 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 3 months ago

    Given the protracted conclusion of the war, who would you consider its winners in 1953? How about 2017?

    In my opinion, looking through the lens of self-interests, everyone except for Russia was a winner in 1953. The U.S. was able to help South Korea retain the land below 38th parallel and continue to establish presence and influence in South…[Read more]

  • 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]

  • Fires: The Chinese treated all POWs the same regardless of rank. This resulted in the degradation of discipline among POWs. Do you think this was the intended outcome or just 2nd and 3rd order effects? In addition what would you do to combat the loss of morale among POWs?
    I believe it is an intended outcome and a strategy the CCF used to ensure…[Read more]

  • Charlie: What do you think soldiers thought of their leadership at this point in the war? Why?
    At this point, weather was extremely cold but the fighting had to continue. Men from Task Force Faith met some of the most stubborn CCF- Sun Shih-lun’s troops. The enemy had “perfect intelligence” of where and when US troops were. Given that the…[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]

  • zman replied to the topic Section 3 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 4 months ago

    S3: What role did initiative play for UN Forces in the Pusan Perimeter and their subsequent breakout?

    As 1LT(P) Ward mentioned, MacArthur regained initiative with his landing on Incheon with the plan to cut NKPA’s supply lines and reestablish ROK control of Seoul. The initiative was gained as the Marine Brigade under General Craig and 24th…[Read more]

  • zman replied to the topic Section 2 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 4 months ago

    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.

    Intelligence. Had TF Smith’s S2 and its higher units conducted multi-echelon in depth mission analysis, TF Smith…[Read more]

  • zman replied to the topic Section 1 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 5 months ago

    S6: What was the role of KMAG in June 1950? Was there a clear distinction of duties from American advisors to the KMAG in case of an attack from the NKPA?

    KMAG, the Korean Military Advisory Group, was responsible for providing logistic support, as well as organizing and developing native security forces.

    Brig. Gen Farrell assumed command as c…[Read more]

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