File:Anonymous U.S. officer describes Korean war.mp4

"I don't know where to start on this...These uh, last three weeks have been pretty rough. We're getting help in now. That's something we sure didn't have when we started. What makes it so difficult over here is that y-you can't tell the damn North Koreans from the South Koreans. And that's caused a lot of slaughter. We had an air escape here about 2 or 3 days ago. Last one to get [inaudible]. I hope we never get into a scrape like that again. This affair is more than a police action, it-it's something gigantic."

Audio appeared in Korea: The Unknown War. TV Documentary Series. Episode 2: "An Arrogant Display of Strength." Thames Television, 1988. Aired on WGBH Boston, 1990. (URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVCuku3Ldi0). (Audio appears at (57:51 - 58:46).

This audio is also quoted and described in Andrew J. Huebner. The Warrior Image: Soldiers in American Culture from the Second World War to the Vietnam Era. 2008. Chapter 4: "Kilroy is Back". The University of North Carolina Press. (p. 103).