By Betsy Mayer
Everyone loves a hero!
On December 22, 1950, thousands of Korean refugees fleeing the advancing Communist armies crowded into Hungnam Harbor with nowhere to go. Old men carried children; young mothers, with toddlers strapped to their backs, nursed infants. UN troops retreating south were loading onto ships along with their tanks and ammunition. What was to become of the terrified refugees?
Military commanders decided that along with their troops, they would evacuate as many refugees as possible and pressed every available vessel into service. The SS Meredith Victory, a merchant marine cargo ship fitted for 12 passengers and a 47-person crew, answered the call. Captain Leonard LaRue lowered makeshift gangplanks, and refugees poured onto the ship into every available space on its five decks all that day and night until an astonishing 14,000 evacuees had boarded. Despite the lack of food and water, there were no complaints.
The next morning as the rescue ships
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Betsy Mayer is the managing editor of Last Generation magazine.