Doyle Cox was with the first American troops into Korea in the summer of 1950.
You can watch our video story about Mr. Cox here: https://youtu.be/G2AumQGS-Qc
He was a member of what's known as Task Force Smith. Those were the Americans who fought in the Battle of Osan, the first American engagement in the war in Korea.
Doyle Cox was awarded 5 Bronze Stars in the war. 3 of them had the V attachment for valor in combat, but for most of his life he refused to tell the story of what he experienced during the war.
It’s not completely clear all the reasons why.
Was it due to just being a member of his generation? Stoic and Humble.
Maybe it just better for him to push those unpleasant thoughts out of his mind.
The combat losses for the 24th Division in the first 2 and a half weeks of the Korean War were comparable to the losses for U.S. Forces at Omaha Beach and Pearl Harbor.
Doyle Cox was honored for heroic acts in some of the most intense combat for U.S. Forces during the war.
At the Battle of Osan the Americans were outnumbered 5 or 6 to 1.
There's a well known Cherokee proverb that says don't judge a man until you've walked in his shoes.
I think that is fitting for the story you will hear in this episode.
Doyle Cox's son Troy tells me his father's story and about Troy's journey to learn the stories his father never told him.
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