It Was Close; But That's The Way

Worry, Doubt, Fear And Despair Are The Enemies Which Slowly Bring Us Down To The Ground And Turn Us To Dust Before We Die.

The Enemy Is In Front Of Us, The Enemy Is Behind Us, The Enemy Is To The Right And To The Left Of Us. They Can't Get Away This Time!

While I Was Not Consulted Prior To The President's Decision To Intervene In Support Of The Republic Of Korea, That Decision From A Military Standpoint, Proved A Sound One, As We Hurled Back The Invader And Decimated His Forces. Our Victory Was Complete, And Our Objectives Within Reach, When Red China Intervened With Numerically Superior Ground Forces.

The World Has Turned Over Many Times Since I Took The Oath On The Plain At West Point?but I Still Remember The Refrain Of One Of The Most Popular Ballads Of That Day Which Proclaimed Most Proudly That Old Soldiers Never Die; They Just Fade Away.

There Are Some Who, For Varying Reasons, Would Appease Red China. They Are Blind To History's Clear Lesson, For History Teaches With Unmistakable Emphasis That Appeasement But Begets New And Bloodier War. It Points To No Single Instance Where This End Has Justified That Means, Where Appeasement Has Led To More Than A Sham Peace. Like Blackmail, It Lays The Basis For New And Successively Greater Demands Until, As In Blackmail, Violence Becomes The Only Other Alternative.