Sep/Oct 2005 - Korean War Veterans Association
Sep/Oct 2005 - Korean War Veterans Association
Sep/Oct 2005 - Korean War Veterans Association
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Sam Meets Audie—and a Few Other People and Creatures<br />
Sam Sgambellone had the pleasure of<br />
meeting WWII hero and actor Audie Murphy<br />
once—and an assortment of other people,<br />
critters, and freaks of nature as well.<br />
As he recalled, he met Murphy while he<br />
was on R&R in Japan. “We were behind the<br />
hotel at which I was staying,” he said. “I<br />
think the name of the hotel was the New<br />
Mori.” Sgambellone remembered that, “He<br />
was very nice to talk to.” He believes<br />
Murphy was making a movie there, called<br />
Joe Butterfly, which he used to see on TV<br />
every now and then, but not lately.<br />
During his time in Korea, he saw a lot of<br />
other things and people, as the nearby photos<br />
suggest.<br />
Audie Murphy and<br />
Sam Sgambellone<br />
“God bless those Red Cross Ladies,” are<br />
Sgambellone’s sentiments<br />
<br />
Sgambellone<br />
then<br />
Sgambellone<br />
now<br />
<br />
Snakes abounded in the mountains of Koreas—<br />
copperheads, as Sgambellone recalls<br />
Sgambellone—and everyone else—is snowed under in Korea<br />
Sgambellone’s home in Korea: a counter fire tent<br />
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The Graybeards <strong>Sep</strong>tember - <strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2005</strong>