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Sandbag Castle is a rocky knob on Korea's eastern front held by the U.S. 25th Infantry Division. One day last September, the Reds attacked Sandbag Castle and every man of the 27th (Wolfhound) Regiment was on his toes. Among them: wiry little Corporal Lee ("Korean Joe") Yong Suk...
...only other candidate with any considerable following was Lee Bum Suk, who had served Rhee ruthlessly well as Home Minister, and who was running for Vice President on Rhee's ticket. Surprisingly enough, he lost...
...hand. U.S. Lieut. Colonel Herbert Harmon stuck out his foot, tripping the assassin. As the Korean went down, Colonel Harmon clouted him in the neck, and another American officer disarmed the man. The silent scuffle escaped the crowd's notice, but Rhee's crony, Lee Bum Suk, the ambitious Home Minister, saw it all and interrupted his boss to tell the breathless crowd of the President's narrow escape. Twenty-eight minutes later, pro-Rhee newspapers were on the streets with extras-something of a record, and lending point to those who thought the murder attempt...
Tearful Assemblymen. The next day, 600 of Rhee's supporters besieged the Assembly, caught 80 anti-Rhee members inside and demanded that they resign or else. For five hours and 15 minutes, the legislators huddled in fear, while Rhee's police stood by. Finally Lee Bum Suk showed up, and ordered his men to shove back the demonstrators and let the legislators leave. Completely intimidated, some walked out with tears in their eyes...
...know who they are," said Rhee's propaganda directors blandly of the troublemaking goon squad. But an American who saw the show recognized one of the gang's leaders as a member of the rough, tough police force of Rhee's Home Minister Lee Bum Suk...