We heard the South Koreans called around the base, and soon hundreds rose from crouching positions and jubilant South Korean troops were dragging enemy bodies downward and singing a victory song. The helicopter landed on a frozen rice paddy nearby and a senior South Korean officer emerged and walked to where seven bodies were stretched. A ROK Major from the regiment started raising his hand in salute, but the senior officer just hugged the major, relief plainly etched on their faces. Within weeks, calm returned to Korea. With those grim experiences as a backdrop, thus began some years of reporting in Korea.
Much happier experiences lay ahead.
But I never forgot how the calm of Korea can be disrupted.