Picto Diary - 23, 24, 25 November 2018 - Officer Down

Stephen D. Taylor is eating lunch at Over The Counter Cafe est. 1983. 23 November 2018
8 hrs · Salt Lake City ·

Best breakfast place in greater Park City.
A Bishop favorite.

Two over hard
Corned beef hash (best in geography)
Sourdough
Coffee black

Has a welcoming, deplorable ambiance.

Verrry (sic) well managed.
Verrry (sic) efficient service.
Now spiffed up with new upholstery.
Clean.

Above. Snow . Park City, UT. 23 November 2018.

Above: Parley's Summit. I-80. Summit County, UT. 24 November 2018.

Summit County Sheriff - Utah
Page Liked · November 25 ·

We grieve with our friends at South Salt Lake Police Department during this difficult time, as they deal with the loss of Officer Romrell. Our hearts break for Officer Romrell’s family, friends and colleagues. Thank you for your service, sir. 25 November 2018.

https://www.policeone.com/officer-down/482176006-Utah-officer-killed-by-fleeing-burglary-suspects.

Addendum:

Steve,

As a result of your review of Hampton Sides, book, On Desperate Ground, I ordered a copy. I read it on the flight to Sydney, where we are now, and finished it while here. Excellent read and for me particularly engaging as I went to Korea in the Army with an Intelligence unit in 1962/63. I was in Uijeonbu on occasion and I knew most of the places written about in the book. To be clear, I never crossed the 38th parallel. It truly is a miracle that anyone survived that battle.. Thanks to the calm reserve and wisdom of General Smith many of his Marines made it out. MacArthur should have been relieved of Command in November rather than waiting until April of 1951.

If you continue to have an interest in Korea and the Korean war, I recommend to you a book by Michael Pembroke, an Aussie writer and historian who currently is a Judge on the NSW Supreme Court, entitled simply, Korea. It is excellent early history of the country and tells the reader a lot about the period following WWII. How the country got divided and why half was given to Stalin. Of importance are his views of American militarism and mistakes made in the belief that all foreign policy problems can be solved by the military. People like John Bolton and Donald Trump who never served in the military, let alone in combat, say they have never met a war they did not like and that peace is maintained only my having a military budget 10 times that of Russia and Europe combined.

Get a copy and see what you think.

Tom
D. Thomas Dunton

Glad you read the book Tom. Thanks for the summary of your experiences. I'll check out Pembroke's book.

Very cool picture on the open seas.

Markco,
Ojai, CA