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My submission this week is for the Forgotten War. This photo was taken just south of the town of Suwon, Korea.

On July 5th, 1950 members of Task Force Smith, named after their commander Lieutenant Colonel Charles B. Smith, were the first UN Forces to engage in combat with the forces of North Korea.

The 540 man battalion sized task force of the 24th Infantry Division was rushed to Korea on transport planes and moved north through hordes of refugees and retreating ROK Army units to block the enemy advance. They were told the communists would flee at the sight of American soldiers.

During the battle the memebers of Task Force Smith were highly outnumbered and the North Korean troops made no attempt to flee.. Lt Col Smith made the dreadful call to retreat. The retreat was confused and several weapons were left behind. By the end of the battle they had inflicted 127 casualties upon the North, but suffered 181 casualties of their own.

This battle is memorialized by this bronze memorial on the site of the original engagement.

Jul 13, 2006 at 08:14 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · #212 Forgotten War

110 views, and zero comments. Hmmm, should I try a different image?

Jul 14, 2006 at 05:16 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · #212 Forgotten War

FJMc3 wrote:
No, it's quite normal. Nice shot.

Thank you, I appreciate your feedback.

Jul 14, 2006 at 06:24 AM

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Sedalia636 wrote:
110 views, and zero comments. Hmmm, should I try a different image?

Nope - some of us only check 2-3 times per day - Quite natural.

A very obvious solution to this WA but that does not mean it's power is any the less. This does cry out for a moody, deeply shadowed shot though

Jul 14, 2006 at 10:50 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · #212 Forgotten War

It's hard to interprete a theme such as 'forgotten' from a sculpture dedicated to memory?

There's nothing in the artistry of the shot to add anything to the theme of memorial....the act is already immortalised in stone...which is the opposite of the theme "Forgotten"?

Jul 14, 2006 at 05:13 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · #212 Forgotten War

no, it's a great shot. very few folks here take the time to comment.

Jul 14, 2006 at 10:55 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · #212 Forgotten War

Thanks Tim, and to everyone else, I appreciate the feedback.

I understand how it could be difficult to interpret the theme from a memorial, but very few people are even aware of this battle, and many have forgotten about the war in general as well as the lives lost.

Jul 15, 2006 at 02:30 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · #212 Forgotten War

Good shot. Framed well. IMO, the shadows can be a bit of a distraction.

I never had any comments on my weekly photos myself

Jul 15, 2006 at 12:09 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · #212 Forgotten War

Great shot and to the point of the assignment.
Good luck,
Tom

Jul 15, 2006 at 02:46 PM


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