i landed on inchon in the 8th wave in a duck boat. a duck is a boat that has a propeller on the back. it can go on the ocean and also on land. >> i see. >> i landed on the island with 45 men. >> can you tell me about that story, of you and that boat coming in -- you in that boat coming into korea. what were you feeling and what did you see, what did you hear? what was it like? >> well, we could see the inchon proper where the infantry was landing. the 8th wave, we got to a position we could see, we could see them on their ladders as they climbed up the wall. then when we got closer to the island, we could not see that but we could hear the firefights of the infantry on the island. >> and then after you arrived, where was it that you were stationed? >> you mean in korea? >> yeah. >> well, we really were not stationed. we did not have a station. we moved all the time. just a brief analysis of what we did, we landed there and i set up four op's there, and we could observe what was happening in inchon and beyond. and we reported what we s

in clark: i arrived in korea the peninsula, the battle of inchon. in sano that, i was pendleton, and i went to an oklahoma andool in i studied what i would be doing ,n korea, which was surveying flash and sound raging, which meant that we had estimates that could see flashes of guns and mortars. and we had microphones that we put in the ground and we could hear the sound and we could analyze and triangulate as to where they were coming from. gun,f we saw a flash of a we would call that an a reading. if we saw the smoke of a gun without the flash, we would call them a b reading. if we saw the globe on the horizon, that was a c reading. and i did that most of the time i was in korea. i was there twice. on the second tour i was with the second battalion marines and i was a commander of d battery. jini: ok. so your second tour you were with the second battalion? ok. then when you first got to korea, which unit were you with, and what was your rank? mr. clark: my rank was a lieutenant and i was with headquarters battery the 11th marine regiment. on incho

>> >> i arrived in korea at the inchon peninsula. battle of inchon. prior the that, i was in camp pendleton and i went to an artillery school at ft. sill, oklahoma and i studied what i would be doing in korea, which was surveying, flash and sound raging, which meant that we had estimates that could see flashes of guns and mortars. and we had microphones that we put in the ground and we could hear the sound and we could analyze and triaung late where enemies were coming from. if we saw a flash of a gun, we called that an a reading and if we saw the smoke of a gun without the flash, we called that a b reading. and if we saw the glow on the horizon, that was a c reading. and i did that most of the time i was in korea. on the second tour, i was there twice, on the second tour, i was with the second and i was a battery commander of d battery. >> okay. so your second tour, you were with the second batallion. okay. then when you first got to korea, which unit were you with and what was your rank? >> my rank was a lieutenant. and i was with headquarters batte

zipped through inchon. and i went back down to seoul for eisenhower's visit to korea. >> you are the honor guard? james: honor guard, for him, which was a good thing because i got a brand-new pair of boots. [laughter] they were not insulated boots, but at least they were boots, and they came up to here. the boots the marine corps wore, they came up to here and then you had leggings. are you familiar with leggings? >> oh, yes. james: that is what we had. >> and you got the clean uniform? [laughter] james: a brand-new uniform, it was wonderful. >> how was ike? james: i never got to really see him at all. we were just in a truck behind wherever the convoy was going. >> let me ask this question, how did your service during the korean war, affect your life after you returned from korea? james: i stayed in the marine corps for 20 years, so when i came back, i was assigned to camp lejeune, and then to lakehurst, new jersey. the scars of the war were shared with a lot of people who knew or who were there, or who we

inwent in through inchon landing boats. >> you did not stop in japan? james: yes we did. we stopped in - > how was that sail? did you have seasick? james: not at all. >> you are exceptional. james: i do not think so. >> many people told me they want to die. james: it was not that bad. >> ok. james: it was a long time. but it was not that rough. i never had seasickness. >> let me ask you this question. in parris island, when he receives the basic military training, how many african-americans do you see, by percentage? james: i have a photograph of that. i looked at it. and i am the only african-american in my platoon. 120 would have been about people and i was the only african-american. and when we arrived in fox company second battalion, had fourrines, we or five, two of whom were killed. and three made it out. i talked with one of those yesterday. he lives in new york, on long island. that is the only other one from fox company i know of. was fivee peak there and two got killed. >> i'm going to ask you more questions about this in the korean war that i want to also ask y

airports like inchon with a first case “— airports like inchon with a first case —— where the first case again, south korea put its faith in the four ts. test, track, trace and treat. everyone arriving from infected countries, europe and the us, had to be tested. after getting off the plane, passengers would be checked by the gates for fever. if they had a high temperature, they would be sent to a special room where they would be tested for the virus. if they tested negative, they would be allowed entry but be tracked with a self isolation app for two weeks. by by may six, some 100 days after the first case, south korea seemed to be on the verge of beating the virus. there had been no new homegrown cases for three days. the korean mac four ts approach had been hailed as a model for the rest of the world. but then, on may seven, the kcdc was alerted to a patient who had visited nig htclu bs alerted to a patient who had visited nightclubs and bars while carrying the virus. it was spreading once again. this outbreak revealed the limitations on the third t. tracing. some lgbt club —goers gav

marines had made an amphibious land at inchon, 150 miles behind the enemy lines.he enemy, still pressing all-out drive for pusan, was suddenly cut off from his supplies. on 20 september, u.s. marines were entering the outskirts of seoul as u.s. 7th division infantrymen fanned southward to head off communist retreating from the southern front. on our southern beachhead, united nations forces were crossing the nag tong river. they were advancing north of taegu and at waegwan, west of changnyong and west of pusan. we had held our beachhead. now we were on the offensive, and it was the beginning of the end for the communist invasion of south korea. >> those were the events that comprised the big picture from august 20th to september 20th, 1950. our thanks to lieutenant for being with us today. next week our big picture will show the united nations forces on the offensive. you'll see our recapture of the city of seoul, the fall of north korean capital of pyongyang, an air drop by the 187th regimental combat team, and you'll see the missouri, the mg mo giving support to

the six days we were at inchon. meantime, the level of confusion and so forth was very high, because the information coming back, we didn't know whether we were going to stay or be evacuated or what was going on. we just knew something was terribly wrong. and after a week, we were put back on the train. and then, this kind of made me feel bad because these civilians, the place was loaded with civilians, all coming from seoul andng from inchon and all these places, trying to get out. and they wanted us back in pusan . they just opened the way and we walked on the train, and i kept thinking, those people have been waiting for so long to try to get a train out, then we come along and take the space. but that is what happened. interviewer: where did you go? mary: back to pusan. interviewer: what did you do? mary: well, we found when we got were put onn, we buses and taken to this compound , and then we found out that this was the rest of our unit, the rest of the tent station hospital. officers and the enlisted were the

hnd these men move through im ♪ inchon, seoul their objective is. seoul. another from the south and one from the north. across the river. ♪ the river is cross. the village is taken and the marines move on towards seoul, but there is bitter fighting ahead. seoul is heavily defended. as these vehicles move on towards seoul, the marines have ds.essage for the res enjoy yourselves. it is later than you think. during the six weeks between 10 august and 20 september, there were three main phases in the korean fighting. on 10 august, reinforced united nation forces were dug in to defend at all cost the beachhead perimeter. we could withdraw no farther. could no longer trade space for time if we were to hold the beachhead's and the vital supply for pusan. communist forces were threatening many cities and their drive to pusan. we launched our first counterattack to stop the most dangerous communist drive. ♪ on one september, the communists launched their biggest drive of the war. all along our beachhead perimeter. it was an all-out effort to take pusan, elim

officials said on tuesday the number of infections traced to the church in the city of inchon had reached 45. it comes after pastors held a meeting there last week. two other large clusters were reported last night. about 270 cases at nightclubs in seoul and about 100 at a logistics center in nearby bucheon. a senior official with the government's coronavirus task force told reporters on tuesday there's concern of a spread through the densely populated metropolitan area. authorities urged people to refrain from nonessential outings. museums and other public facilities in the area are closed until june 14th. >>> turning to china. city officials in wuhan say they found no cases of c covid-19 wi symptoms after testing almost the entire population. wuhan is where theoronavirusus firsrst emerged. officials carried out a massive testing campaign for 19 days through monday. they said they found just 300 carriers out of about 10 million people. none with symptoms. the testing campaign was launched after six people living in the same housing complex were found to have contracted the virus. officia

interesting to investigate why love in this intensity only develops in humans hate and mentions the inchon. i think it's important not to preserve the word for romantic relationships but to see how it plays out every day. interaction people think of love as a very passive experience you just fall into love or you fall out of love and in a way that's very mature and irresponsible because if you're trying to make a partnership work with someone you want to understand a little bit about how love works. that's exactly what scientists around the world want to find out what exactly is love what happens in our hearts and brains and how can you make love last a lifetime. but love is a basic need as babies we experience it for the 1st time parental love is instinctual and unconditional. in the best case scenarios mothers and fathers loved everything about their babies the way they look the way they smell the sounds they make. for a mother being close to her child can eclipse all other needs this is biologically preprogramed because human babies cannot survive without parental care. for them parenta

then, later, in september 1950, macarthur landed a huge amphibious force at inchon. that effectively cut off the north koreans in the south from their resupply. and at the same time, the american/south korean forces in the south broke out from their perimeter and drove the north korean forces north. the north koreans were very weakened at that point. and then, macarthur sent his forces across the 38th parallel, capturing pyongyang, and all the way to the chinese border. now, the directives from the joint chiefs of staff in washington were that he should not send american troops to the chinese border because the chinese would consider that a threat, but he disobeyed that. and the whole u.n. command at seoul moved toward the border, and some reached the border. and that resulted in disaster for the americans. at the same time, macarthur made a strategic error splitting his forces up the east coast and west coast of north korea. him so, the chinese could kick off the two split forces more easily that way. the attacks were a great surprise to macarthur and his generals.

in september 1950, macarthur landed a huge amphibious force at inchon. that effectively cut off the north koreans in the south from their resupply. at the same time, the american/south korean force in the south broke out from their perimeter and drove the north , very forces north weekend at that point -- very weakened at that point. they macarthur sent his forces across the 38th parallel, capturing pyongyang, and all the way to the chinese border. the directives from the joint chiefs of staff in washington where that he should not send american troops to the chinese border because the chinese would consider that a threat, but he disobeyed that. the whole u.n. command at seoul moved toward the border, reached the border, and met the chinese. a disaster for the americans. at the same time, macarthur made a strategic error splitting his forces up the east coast and west coast of north korea. thehe chinese picked off two split forces more easily that way. they are attacks were a great surprise to macarthur and his generals. they went into it essentially a h

[explosions] initiative turned out to be the bold invasion of inchon, 100 50 miles behind north koreanrprise and daring paid off. [heavy artillery fire] when elements of the first cavalry division raced 100 miles to link with advancing seventh infantry division forces come of the north korean plan for unifying korea became a nightmare. [heavy artillery fire] theatch archival films of korean war tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern, 7:00 p.m. pacific here on american history tv. >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter at c-span history for information on our schedule, and to keep up with the latest history news. >> the korean war began 70 years ago, june 25, 1950, and lasted just over three years. nest on history bookshelf, next on history -- ant on history bookshelf, author talks about the impact of the korean war on defense policies. this event was hosted in december, 2019. >> good afternoon. today is another in the books at wilson series in which we are delighted to launch

and then later in september, september 15, 1950, mcarthur landed a huge amphibious force at inchon, westf seoul, and that effectively cut off the north koreans in the south from their resupply. at the same time the american and south korean forces in the south broke out from their p uso n perimeter and drove the north korean forces north. the north koreans were very weakened at that point because of their supply line. and then mcarthur sent his forces across the 38th parallel capturing pyongyang and all the way on to the chinese border. now, the directives from the joint chiefs of staff in washington were that you should not send american troops to the chinese border because the chinese would consider that a threat. but he disobeyed that. and the whole u.n. command moved towards the border and some reach the border and that's when the chinese -- the disaster for the americans. at the same time, mcarthur made a strategic error in splitting his forces up east coast and west coast of north korea and so the chinese could pick off the two forces more easily that way. and their attacks were a