Raymond V. Miller
Bio
Raymond V. Miller was born July 20, 1929, in Paradise, Kansas, where his parents farmed until the “dirty thirties” turned that dream into a pile of dust. Unable to complete high school, he joined the United States Marines in 1948 and found himself stationed in Korea at the outbreak of the war. He chose the Marines because of its reputation for being strong and tough, and he would soon learn just how tough it was going to get. He saw action at the Pusan Perimeter and Chosin Reservoir. Having received two Purple Hearts for wounds he received on different occasions, he credited God and the prayers from home for always pulling him through. He saw many cities and battle sites throughout Korea during the war and had a chance to revisit in 2007. Though he knew nothing of the country prior to the war, he remembers it to this day with a sincere affection for its people.
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The Power of Prayer
Raymond Miller describes a time where the odds were stacked against him, yet he survived. He credits the power of God and the prayers from home with making a difference in his outcome. He struggles to understand why he was spared from the sniper's bullet while both men accompanying him were not.
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The Chinese Were Everywhere
Raymond Miller describes feeling no fear most of the time despite being surrounded by the Chinese. He recalls having to take cover in a foxhole during a grenade attack, and when he stepped out the next morning, he could not take a step without stepping on a Chinese soldier, noting that the stacks of bodies were horrendous. He has a recurring nightmare of pulling the trigger and his gun not firing despite squeezing and squeezing it.
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