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...More Bugout. When Matt Ridgway stepped off the plane in Korea, he lost no time stating his objectives. To President Syngman Rhee, worried by evacuation rumors, he said, "I aim to stay...
...Restore the Syngman Rhee government to power throughout Korea...
...Syngman Rhee...
From the north, northwest and northeast, the Chinese converged on Seoul. The U.S. 24th Division, holding the center road leading to the city, slowed up the enemy by counterattacking with 20 Pershing tanks, and briefly recaptured Uijongbu. But this was only a delaying action; Seoul was doomed. President Syngman Rhee and his cabinet fled to Pusan. Allied evacuation of the capital was carried out efficiently and without undue haste (see below). "After all," said a U.S. officer bitterly, "we've had a lot of practice...
...commander, became MacArthur's overall ground commander in Korea. After a brief stop in Tokyo, Paratrooper Ridgway last week arrived in Korea to take over his command. Said he to his staff: "You will have my utmost. I expect yours." Said he to South Korea's Syngman Rhee: "I aim to stay...