This is the first of several pictures taken at Koje Island, the prison
compound for North Korean prisoners of war. This was our company area
with some of our troops guarding a group doing "busy work". We were urged
to check out prisoners to keep them busy. Here they are rebuilding a rock
wall and walkway that could be easily knocked over because the rocks were
not stuck together. In the background is the G Company area. Our regiment
was selected for this duty shortly after our action at Triangle Hill. Every two
months an infantry regiment was selected to do this guard duty, maybe an
honor, maybe not. But we all enjoyed being away from the line for awhile
although this was not a lark because we were vastly outnumbered by the
prisoners. We all lived in a fenced compound, ours to keep them out and
theirs to keep them in. This was one point territory, I believe, but nobody
seemed to care.