The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 28

2S' THE KlAiSXS CITY STAfiFRiD AX JtJI9r 1953 Ethiopian is the absolute tons all appear lean and rangy We the Italians in 1902 Haille Selassie's father rode his famed It was interesting to learn that Kagnew into the thick of a cru not a single Ethiopian has been asked if their were any fat men in the battalion Captain Wagigira laughed" cial battle and turned apparent defeat into victory And so to "At home yes some fat jnen captured by the Reds The black men always have fought their way out of traps and have brought back their dead and wounded day the enshrined bones of over here none" The Star's Report From Korea War Is Dull in Daytime But Flares Up Every Night Hazard of "Incoming" Shells in Quiet Period Not Much Greater Than Civilian Traffic Danger Kagnew are memorialized by the men who fight in Korea The Kagtiew command post The battalion is made up of the palace guard and it means that every man in the outfit has is at the base of the fringe of SNOW MARS SRI FETE Sheridan Wyo June 19(UF) This spring's ski carnival here hills which carries the main been carefully selected for su perb physical condition and fighting qualities Some Ameri line of resistance The Ethiopians were pleasant hosts Virtually all range from six feet to 6 feet 4 inches in "height and finally was canceled after three postponements because of too can onicers say tnat the professional competence of the much snow By Bill Moore I A Member ot The Star's Stait) TITH THE ETHIOPIAN lAl BATTALION KOREA June 5By The main lire of resistance scrounge a cot and make you comfortable in here" Well we declined We suddenly recalled that we had other plans for the night Besides we recalled the dud shell which had come whizzing through the window of a Turk observation post a few nights ago and had lodged in the ceiling It seemed a little strange to sit in an observation post 1 HOME FURNISHINGS 1 1 ON A NEW KENMORE! J'Jfll squarely on the front line and listen to hot dance music pouring out of a radio But it's a strange war of course The Chinese seldom venture out by daylight During the day there isn't much except our "outgoing" artillery and occasionally an "incoming" shell from the Commies Attack From the Hills But at night things are differ held by the wiry and athletic men of Ethiopia curves and angles along the summit of a twisting ridge There is a trepch about five feet deep and barely wide enough for passage Every few yards along the trench is a bunker opening The bunker is roofed over with planks and a light covering of earth The forward side of the bunker also is open From there you can almost literally look down the throats of the Chinese Hold Two Men Each The bunkers are just wide enough for two men They lie side by side flat on their bellies looking through the forward opening and searching for any sign of movement In one bunker will be men with automatic rifles In the next there will be men with a light machine gun Capt Tesema Wagigira led the way down the trench You walk in a sort of crouch being careful not to expose even the top of your tin hat Captain Wagigira leaned over and tapped the soldiers on the soles of their boots They roused themselves turned their heads and grinned Then they rose to a half-sitting position There ent Somewhere along the lihe there are clashes between United' Nations and Red patrols Men are killed and wounded There are many of these clashes each! 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