He lead a bayonet charge in the Korean War....Jeezus.
Rest in peace, Colonel.
He lead a bayonet charge in the Korean War....Jeezus.
Rest in peace, Colonel.
During the Korean War, he received the military's highest awards for valor, including the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross, for two bayonet charges he led as a company commander in February 1951.
"We had acquired some Chinese documents stating that Americans were afraid of hand-to-hand fighting and cold steel," he told Military History. "When I read that, I thought, 'I'll show you, you sons of b*tches!' "
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/17/AR2009111703929.html