Korea

About the Book

The order was given by someone important and passed on hastily one man to the next until it reached Cpl. George Purdy and the men of his unit; "Orderly Withdrawal!” This vague and generalized military term for George meant that he would have to run for his life and there was nothing orderly about it! “Korea, A Soldiers Forgotten War” is a harrowing tale of one soldier’s personal fight to stay alive during and after the war. I gave my word to my father that I wouldn't share his secrets while he was alive. Now, after his passing, those secrets are revealed in this captivating true account of his war time experiences.

About the Author

Forrest C. Purdy and his wife make their happy home in the foothills near Paradise, California. Having grown up on the Napa River he worked on Yachts for many years and was a comporter operator and lastly yard foreman. Following a few years as an aircraft engine tear-down mechanic he worked ten years for the Sheriff’s Dept. (Jail Division) as a Correctional Officer and Jail House cook. His military service spanned twelve years in the Air Force and Air Reserves with three years of that time spent in the Naval Reserves. He volunteered for deployment once for seven months in support of “Operation Enduring Freedom” for the Global War on Terror. His rank at discharge was Staff Sergeant. His father said he wished he would have made sergeant but sadly could not read the book work to pass the exam. SSgt. Forrest Purdy was nominated in 2008 to be the Air Force Air Reserve Command Vehicle Operations NCO of the year. 940th LRS (Iron Squadron) Beale AFB CA.