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President of the Kent branch of the Korean War Veterans Association, and the author of a book about his time in the war, Brian Parritt has given great consideration to his experience. He can remember the weapons of war, the moments of relief, and the emotions he felt with great clarity. The most memorable event was the Second Battle of the Hook where Brian sustained an injury during a night of intense fighting. Brian also reflects on the war’s legacy and the treatment of veterans in public memory.
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Brian Parritt, Chinese Hordes and Human Waves: A Personal Perspective of the Korean War 1950–1953 (Barnsley: Pen and Sword Military, 2011).
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Brian later wrote to note that the Chinese did this to reduce their time out in the open.
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After “jumping,” these mines typically explode at about waist height.
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Brian later clarified in writing that these were Centurion tanks.
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Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan, from the television show M*A*S*H* (1972–1983).
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The Achille Lauro was hijacked by the Palestine Liberation Front in 1985.
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Parritt, B. (2023). Brigadier Brian Parritt. In: Cullinane, M.P., Johnston-White, I. (eds) A Forgotten British War. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10051-2_7
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