10/13 파고파고, 미국령 사모아 (8)
>> My name is [Indistinct]. I was born in [Indistinct] in the village of [Indistinct] What else?
>> When?
>> December 1st, 1929.
>> Ooh, so how old were you when you joined the Army?
>> How old was I? I think I was 22 years old.
>> Mmm, so what year did you go to Korea?
>> I believe I got to Korea in 1953.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> ’52? No, ’52.
>> What do you remember?
>> Huh?
>> What do you remember?
>> In Korea?
>> Mm-hmm. You were a rifleman?
>> Yes, I was infantry.
>> Mmm, artillery.
>> No, infantry, foot soldier.
>> Mmm.
>> Koreans are very beautiful people, good-natured people, and we got along with them very well.
>> Which division did you belong to?
>> I was in the 2nd division.
>> 2nd ID? Oh, Indianhead!
>> Indianhead.
>> “Second to none.”
>> “Second to none.”
>> “Second to none!”
>> Yep.
>> Oh, wow, you know, the Indianhead is still in Korea now.
>> Huh?
>> They still are in Korea. Indianhead 2nd ID is still in Korea …
>> Yeah?
>> … even now, yes. So did you see combat?
>> Oh, yes.
>> Oh. Do you remember any battle?
>> Pork Chop, Battle of Pork Chop.
>> You were in Pork Chop Hill? Can you tell us about that? It’s a very famous battle.
>> I was in outpost Tom, Dick and Harry.
>> Outpost Harry with the Greeks?
>> Yeah, I was in three different outposts, Tom, Dick and Harry, and I hate killing, but we had to do it [Indistinct] go to war. They’re very nice people. I think the North Koreans were nice people. Even though they were Communists, they were a very nice people.
>> Everybody had to do their job.
>> Yes. I can’t talk enough goodness about the country. The country is good, beautiful country, beautiful people.
>> You’ve been back? Have you ever visited?
>> No, never went back. Even if I had a chance to go back, I wouldn’t go back.
>> Why not?
>> Bad memories. I used to … I’ve been diagnosed with post-traumatic …
>> PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.
>> Post-traumatic stress disorder.
>> Because you had to kill?
>> But I did pay for that, though. That’s … little good about that, not too much good.
>> What does it … How does it make you feel now, though? Because now South Korea is very prosperous. You know?
>> Well, if I had another chance, would there be another war?
>> I hope not.
>> I hope not. Senseless killing, I didn’t like it. They’re humans like everybody else.
>> Well, I know that even if you killed somebody, you know, God understands because it was during war, and it wasn’t, you know, it wasn’t evil inside you. It was you were doing your job so that you don’t get killed. You know?
>> It’s a job.
>> Yes, and I hope you know that what you did was to defend freedom, for people like me to be born into freedom, you know, instead of Communism. I was … I’m enjoying freedom, you know, and you defended freedom for the entire world, not you alone, but many of you. Right?
>> Yeah.
>> So you should be so proud, and I hope that you find healing and peace …
>> That’s the bad part, some friends didn’t come back.
>> I know, and so I’m here to honor them, too. You’re right. Some didn’t come back, and so I came here to say thank you to them.
>>Mm-hmm.
>> Thank you. Do you have any other things that you want to talk about, maybe a story?
>> Well, it’s a very good country, very good country. They just got caught in a world event and things like that. There was no sense in it. When I come back, I decided to be a minister.
>> Oh!
>> But you know what happened when I walked in the church? All the angels flew away.
>> So did you really … Did you become a pastor?
>> Pardon me?
>> So did you really become a pastor?
>> No.
>> He was the head over our church for a little while.
>> My father is a pastor. My father is a minister.
>> Oh, yeah? Oh, good.
>> But, again, but God protected you. God loved you.
>> Yeah.
>> He saved you from the war, and He gave you blessing of health, yeah.
>> You know, it’s hard to forget the buddies that didn’t come back.
>> That’s why we have to keep remembering them and honoring them.
>> Yes, I know, and I’d like to go visit their folks, but I couldn’t, too much pain.
>> Well, thank you for your service.
