very valuable life experiences, and I wish I wouldhear them all again. He would tell me about friends getting killed, by his hands, and by his friends. One particular story I liked was his story about the nactong perimeter, where he spent threemonths, he was given no food, the only reason the military would fly over was to dropammunition, he said at one point during this battle, there was a small break that he said was acoffee break that was too short. He also told me stories about corrupt medics, who would usethe morphine for recreational use, instead of saving it for the soldiers who needed it. He wouldalso tell me stories about how he and his friends would acquire food, by eating dog, tree bark, andbroken up watermelon. He told me a story about when he was hungry, and he went into aterritory occupied by the enemy to steal pieces of watermelon for himself and his friends. This isanother example of him making sacrifices. he told me I signed up to find adventure, like JohnWayne, and boy did I get it. Sometimes I think this was a dumb reason, but I respect that he washonest, and told me one reason he wanted to go to war, he also said he thought it would havebeen better than what he had at home.When he retired, he and my grandmother would go on many vacations, many would be topatriotic sites like Gettysburg, Washington DC, Virginia, and even some historic sites in Canada. By doing this he showed his love for his country, and history itself, he would do everything to thefullest. He raised his family to the best of his ability, he was a good family man, and a hardworker that endured whatever confronted him. This is why he is my hero, because of his strengthand his will to make sacrifices....
