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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...
...aides at the Pentagon had no easier job than his officers in Europe. He would pound the desk with rage when someone gave him an evasive answer. Asked what it was like to work for Ridgway, an aide said, "Tense." "Ridgway tense?" "No," said the officer, "we're tense...
...office, Ridgway could relax. He likes small dinner parties, has a reputation as a conversationalist, compounds drinks with a generous hand...
...even the tidy Ridgway house (Quarters No. 7) at Fort Myer has the breath of military austerity. The living room looks like a room a man had decorated. There is not a paper or a letter showing in the pigeonholes of the desk. Until Christmas week, one of the sights of the post was the general and 21-month old Matt Jr. standing together on their porch at dusk, stiff as ramrods, saluting the colors...
Packing was no problem for Ridgway. He keeps a list of every article in all his 20-odd suitcases and trunks, as well as a master list of every item of clothing, furniture, etc., that he owns...