Pak Ho-san

Pak Ho-san was a captain in the South Korean army. In the fall of 1951, almost a year after the Korean War had been folded into World War III, Pak led a company that placed into a regiment commanded by U.S. Captain Cade Curtis. It was hoped that the South Koreans would fill out the thinning American lines. Curtis, who remembered how badly the Republic's soldiers had fought when the war broke out, was not enthusiastic about this plan at first. He was also disturbed by the fact that many of the South Korean officers used a model of discipline patterned on one the Japanese had used. When Curtis approached Pak Ho-san to suggest that the South Koreans integrate in with the Americans, Pak declined, determined to prove that he and men could fight.

That night, the Chinese launched an what was intended to be a surprise attack. However, one American was able to fire off a burst before he was killed, alerting his comrades, who launched flares and met the Chinese, who ultimately retreated. The ROK soldiers proved their mettle. However, when Curtis when to congratulate Pak Ho-san, Pak Ho-san met Curtis half way, and attempted to present Curtis with the decapitated dead of a Chinese soldier. Curtis was horrified, and Pak was surprised by how soft Curtis was.