{"id":1308,"date":"2017-11-26T18:47:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T09:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2018-11-25T00:22:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T15:22:40","slug":"he-never-forgot-his-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nedforney.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/26\/he-never-forgot-his-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"He Never Forgot His Captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Capt.-Leonard-LaRue-1950.jpeg\" alt=\"Capt. Leonard LaRue, 1950\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"518\" width=\"324\" title=\"Capt. Leonard LaRue, 1950\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>On December 14, 2017, I\u2019ll have the privilege of joining J. Robert \u201cBob&#8221; Lunney at a lecture about the Hungnam Evacuation being held at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreasociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Korea Society<\/a> in New York City. It\u2019ll be a memorable event, one that I\u2019ve been looking forward to for months.<\/p>\n<p>During two and a half years of researching and writing about Hungnam, I\u2019ve had the pleasure of interviewing numerous veterans and civilians who participated in, or were rescued at, the historic military and humanitarian operation that took place in December 1950. Mr. Lunney, an 89-year-old retired lawyer and Rear Admiral in the New York Naval Militia, is one of them.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty-seven years ago, during the darkest days of the Korean War, Bob, a 22-year-old World War II Navy veteran who&#8217;d joined the Merchant Marine to earn a little extra cash for college, found himself sailing to Korea. As an officer aboard the SS <em>Meredith Victory<\/em>, the Moore-McCormack Line cargo vessel that in late December rescued 14,000 North Korean refugees during a single voyage (a Guinness World Record), Lunney would be an eye-witness to the largest military seaborne evacuation of civilians, under combat conditions, in American history.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_745\" style=\"width: 595px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Hungnam-Refugees.jpeg\" alt=\"Refugees at Heungnam, Dec. 1950\" width=\"585\" height=\"480\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Refugees at Heungnam, December 1950 (public domain).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What he observed at Hungnam and throughout <em>Meredith Victory\u2019s<\/em> miraculous voyage to Goeje-do, an island off the southeast coast of Korea, changed him forever.\u00a0He\u2019s proud of what <em>Meredith Victory\u2019s<\/em> crew did during the evacuation.\u00a0\u201cThe idea of war isn\u2019t just about bombs and bad guys,\u201d he said during an interview a few years ago. &#8220;It\u2019s also about preserving the integrity of a nation and the dignity of its people &#8211; we [the crew] felt we had done that.\u201d But the true heroes at Hungnam, he humbly reminds people, were the <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/05\/28\/a-beautiful-day-a-bus-full-of-friends-and-a-tragedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refugees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since his rendezvous with history in 1950, he\u2019s become a dedicated and passionate spokesman for the ship, the <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/2018\/04\/08\/us-merchant-marine-korean-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Merchant Marine<\/a>, and Captain Leonard LaRue,\u00a0the <em>Meredith Victory\u2019s<\/em> skipper.\u00a0His loyalty to his former commander is extraordinary. Bob has spent years sharing the story of Captain LaRue, the courageous, selfless, and inspirational officer who made the decision to rescue as many refugees as possible during the waning hours of the Hungnam Evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>LaRue, a religious man who would join the Benedictines in 1954 and live the remainder of his life as a monk at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtonosb.org\/\">St. Paul\u2019s Abbey<\/a> in Newton, New Jersey, made a lasting impression on his men. From his inner confidence, judicious disciplinary policies, and expert seamanship, to his humility, compassion, and heroism, LaRue, or Brother Marinus as he was called until his death in 2001, was a man who inspired loyalty. Bob is his most fervent advocate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1314\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1314\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OTMF-MeredithVictory-1030x453.jpeg\" alt=\"Meredith Victory\" width=\"640\" height=\"282\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Meredith Victory leaving Heungnam, December 1950, as shown in the Korean blockbuster movie, &#8220;Ode to My Father.\u201d (Photo credit: cinemaescapist.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Through newspaper and magazine articles, televised interviews, museum exhibits, and the support and friendship he gives those who are trying to keep the memory of Hungnam and the <em>Meredith Victory<\/em> alive for future generations, Bob Lunney has become\u00a0<em>the\u00a0<\/em>representative &#8211; a living symbol &#8211; of the most iconic ship at Hungnam. Without his dedication to the captain and crew of <em>Meredith Victory<\/em>, an important chapter of the evacuation\u2019s story would have been lost.<\/p>\n<p>On December 14, the day before Bob&#8217;s 90th birthday, we\u2019ll hear dramatic accounts of Hungnam, share anecdotes, and pay tribute to all the brave men and women who participated in the unprecedented rescue operation.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Bob-Lunneys-BD-in-Korea-2015.jpg\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Bob-Lunneys-BD-in-Korea-2015.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Lunney's BD celebration in Korea 2015\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"319\" width=\"640\" title=\"Bob Lunney's BD in Korea-2015\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\tCelebrating Bob\u2019s 88th birthday in Seoul at the opening of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History\u2019s Heungnam Exhibit in December 2015. Bob\u2019s wife Joan is seated to his left. (Photo courtesy of Ned Forney)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Meredith-Victory-Crew-1950.jpg\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Meredith-Victory-Crew-1950.jpg\" alt=\"4 crew members of Meredith Victory, 1950\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"640\" width=\"447\" title=\"Meredith Victory Crew 1950\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\tBob Lunney (far left) with three of his fellow officers, 1950: (from left to right) Merle Smith, Al Kaufold, and Burley Smith. (Photo courtesy of Bob Lunney)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ned-and-Lunney.jpg\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ned-and-Lunney.jpg\" alt=\"Ned, Bob Lunney, Mr. Won Dong-hyuk, Merle Smith\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"480\" width=\"612\" title=\"Ned and Lunney\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\tBob and I became friends two years ago. He\u2019s been a wonderful mentor and supporter. He invited me to his home in Bronxville, New York, during the summer of 2016 for a Meredith Victory reunion. From left to right: Ned, Bob, Won Dong-hyuk, a 14-year-old refugee aboard the Meredith Victory in 1950, and Merle Smith. (Photo courtesy of Ned Forney)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/01\/home-again-home-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Bob-Lunney-and-Moon-Jae-in.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Lunney and Moon Jae-in\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"480\" width=\"522\" title=\"Bob Lunney and Moon Jae-in\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\tA picture I took of Bob, with South Korea\u2019s President, Moon Jae-in, this summer at Quantico, Virginia. General Robert Neller, Commandant of the Marine Corps is in the background.<br \/>\nPresident Moon made a special trip to the National Museum of the Marine Corps to pay tribute to the veterans of the Chosin Campaign and Heungnam Evacuation.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreasociety.org\/policy\/heungnam_remembered.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Remembering-Heungnam-Korea-Society-1.png\" alt=\"Korea Society website- invitation to the event\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"949\" width=\"1154\" title=\"Remembering Heungnam- Korea Society\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\tFor more information on the December 14, Korea Society presentation, please see their website: koreasociety.org.<br \/>\nA special thanks to Stephen Noerper, Senior Director at The Korea Society, and Dr. Hann Seung-Kyung, President of the Dr. Hyun Bong-Hak Memorial Foundation, for their support and friendship.<\/p>\n<p>Top Picture: Capt. Leonard LaRue, 1950 (Photo courtesy of Bob Lunney)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NedForney\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\" ><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFollow Ned on Facebook<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 14, 2017, I\u2019ll have the privilege of joining J. Robert \u201cBob&#8221; Lunney at a lecture about the Hungnam Evacuation being held at The Korea Society in New York City. It\u2019ll be a memorable event, one that I\u2019ve been looking forward to for months. 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