“He had learned to hate War, he’d become extremely good at it.” (Hanley 36). With the Korean War in full effect the divided nation fought for dominance over the opposing region. The attack on No Gun Ri was one of the effects of the Korean War. As the American soldiers had taken the lives of the inhabitants and refugees of those who tried to flee the war zoned territory. With terror they looked to their government to receive compensation. Only for the government of both South Korea and the United States to deny the events, while North Korea made sure their people never forgot. Due to the tensions between North and South Korea were increased as America came to the aid of South Korea. Causing the Government to neglect the event. Before the attack on No Gun Ri, North and South Korea were in a fallout. Japan and America had divided the nation temporarily to solve political issues, with them sole purpose that it would be brought be back together. The split territory did not want the other and their governments …show more content…
The American soldiers were told to secure the front and make sure no one entered through. Better said from retired Col. Robert M. Carroll who during the war was a lieutenant “This is right after we get orders that nobody comes through, civilian, military, nobody,” ( Sang Qtd). With the fear of North Korean spies slipping through the refugees dressed as southern refugees they were to stop all.
The American soldiers were ordered to shoot. The First Calvary Division gave the specific orders of “No refugees to cross the front like. Fire everyone trying to cross lines. Use discretion in case of women and children” (Sang Qtd). The orders being very specific wether they were said or not can never be certain as the attack itself was denied. But many first hand accounts still exist of the