A cold rain spattered down last week on olive-drab U.S. Army sedans, rolling between red clay banks toward the crest of a hill overlooking the sea near Pusan. On the hilltop, white-legginged MPs signaled in front of grey stone gates. Representatives of 15 nations aiding the U.N. cause in Korea were gathering to dedicate the first permanent United Nations cemetery.
Each nation had its own plot, surmounted by its own flag. Altogether there were 4,715 graves, of which 4,410 held U.S. dead. Here & there among the crosses were the Jewish Star of David, the Turkish Star and Crescent.
Said Lieut....
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