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Personal Narrative: My First Korean War

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One of the reasons I would like to be a wreath layer is because my grandpa was in the Korean War. When he was 21, he went to military training in Blackstone, Virginia. He then left from Seattle on a boat on a two week journey to Japan. All of the guys on the boat would be sick by the time they got to Japan. He then had more training in Japan for about four more weeks. He was then stationed in the 25th Infantry in South Korea from August, 1951 and arrived home in October, 1953. He was the only medic that was assigned for duties and drove a "litter jeep" all day long. There were two stretchers in the "litter jeep". When he drove around to assist the wounded, one of his commands was to pick up the injured first to take to the aid station, and

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