Imminent Cease Fire

At this time, Panmunjom was in full swing and we were watching that night. At Panmunjom there was a light, big search light went up into the air every night, and as long as that light was on negotiations were taking place. So, it was a tactic, I think that the North or that the Chinese and North Koreans used that, that night when they attacked that hill. It said something about what they were prepared to do and capable of doing, and I have no idea what occurred at that negotiating table the next morning but it had to be, it had to be. The activity of the previous night had to be part and parcel of what was discussed that next day, I am sure. Short while after that in, I guess in July, there was a cease-fire and what a wonderful feeling that was, [inaudible]. The Chinese on the off-side, on the other side of the valley, they had fire crackers going up and they, you could hear them cheering and the same was taking place on our side. You know, and it was... We didn’t have fire crackers but there was a lot of happy guys.