Health problems that come with age have crept up on Jimmy “Doug” Gibbs, but he speaks with vigor and conviction as he recalls the Chosin Reservoir, an epic, against-all-odds battle in a war that some have dubbed as “forgotten.” “I can say I have been to hell on this earth,” said Gibbs, after describing his part in the 17-day struggle, which transcended a battle between opposing sides and became a fight for survival in harsh, subzero weather. The Korean War “will never be forgotten by what few men are left,” said the decorated U.S. Marine, also a member of the Hall County-based Korean War Veterans of Georgia.
Veterans recall forgotten Korean War