[elhombrelibre]

Keep in mind, 2ID in Korea are not ROK. I have no understanding of the Korean units in Iraq, though I’ve seen their soldiers there. I was delighted one time at lunch to hear them talking across the table to Japanese soldiers in English, of course, about the good things in their country and how the Japanese soldiers should come over and see some of these things. How many people in 1951 (when that war was uncertain) would have thought this would ever be possible? The Japanese, unlike the stereotype, were very amiable and said how much they liked and respected Korea. Comrades in arms.

[patriciaruth]

That much I do have square. Our guys are not ROK. But ROK was at Irbil with our guys.

And here we are, as you say, with Japan as one of our best allies, and working with soldiers from the part of Korea that we kept free.

Hope we stick it like we did in Korea and have some Iraqis working with us fifty years from now at some trouble spot.

Note there were no Vietnamese present at Irbil.