Oscar Konnerth with Dan on Outpost Mary What Happened to Oscar Konnerth? Chorwon Valley, Korea March 1952 The Zenith Transoceanic (a wet cell battery radio) was turned off as the sun began to sink behind the mountains of Chorwon Valley. Remnants of sunlight faded the stars, but soon they’ll begin to twinkle in the blackened… Continue reading What Happened to Oscar Konnerth?
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An Intrepid Hero
An Intrepid Hero Chorwon Valley, Korea: August 12, 1952. Mail call! Some men from Company L gathered under a grove of trees on the reverse slope of their bunkers. Our terrified mail drove up with the mail. He quickly called out a number of names, tore back to his jeep then sped off to the rear.… Continue reading An Intrepid Hero