From the articles comment section:
The 45th were one of only two National Guard divisions deployed to Korea. The division served in the Yonchon-Chorwon area, Old Baldy, Pork Chop Hill, Heartbreak Ridge, and Luke’s Castle areas of then Korea.
During the Korean War, the 45th Infantry Division suffered 4,004 casualties, consisting of 834 killed in action and 3,170 wounded in action. The division was awarded four campaign streamers and one Presidential Unit Citation.
Thanks for that comment extract - note my screen name. My time in the 45th was years after Korea but my stepfather served in the 45th during Korea as one of the called-up WW2 vets. Fortunately for him, he was detailed to training duty at Ft. Polk LA for the duration.
RIP to all vets…
I wrote this for my father almost 40 years ago. There were two versions. One was submitted as part of the UN’s Poems for Peace.
“Old Badly”
My father rarely speaks of it
The hill they called Old Baldy
Nestled in the land of Korea
It comes to me in flat black and white
But for him the ringing of bullets continues
Incoming! he cried for many months after his return
With a ringing in his ears that never goes away
Or the wringing of blood from his clothes
Shed so badly he was forced to burn them
From carrying his best friend’s corpse off the line
He weeps when he speaks of it
His tower of strength crumbles
I do not know these horrors
I have been sheltered all my life
But woe to me to forget his tears