Last to Die in Korea

VFW Magazine, August, 2003

"Last to Die" (June) left out Air Force 2nd Lt. John Francis Fayman. He was shot down on July 27, 1953, while flying an observation plane as part of the 6148th Control Squadron based at Chunchon.

Thomas White, Baltimore, Md.

Marine Pfc. Harold Smith was directly in front of me when the "Bouncing Betty" hit him 10 minutes before the truce took effect at 10 p.m. Smitty was not scheduled to patrol that night, but he offered to replace another Marine who had been out two nights before.

I was looking directly at him when I heard the pop and saw the flash. The explosion was followed by a terrible scream that was heard probably a mile away. That image has stayed with me for 50 years.

Arthur E. Hock, Belleville, Ill.