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army enlistment and find out just what you stand again complete information is available at your nearest United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station and now your army and your Air Force present the proudly we hail production the silent bomb that is a communist machine gun in Korea it fires to kill it can be silenced perhaps like this with a hand grenade thrown at close range by an American soldier risking his life sergeant give me another grenade here you are captain it goes okay one more grenade will do it let's get in there and mop up another coming on our flank counterattack coming one gun silenced but others still alive mightn't there be some additional way of silencing not only that one machine gun but others a dozen some way to double the effectiveness of every American weapon some new ammunition in the armory of freedom that's the hard question in the minds of every American fighting man in Korea and in the minds of those at home that night it's the hard question on the lips of an infantry officer will call captain Edwards it's always the same story in C sector Colonel we knock out one poster to then a counterattack by the Chinese and tremendous numbers their fanatics Colonel this report from Regimental G to my interest you Captain Edwards it's about your sector C sector I'll give you the gist of it C sector running between those two ridges is easy for the enemy to hold as long as we don't mount a major assault there I wish we would anyway according to this report the communists use C sector to break in fresh troops notice how often their units change there sure sure they are always new from the enemy point of view the terrain in C sector is ideal for training for giving under fire experience to new troops but there's always so many of them Colonel isn't there something we can do miles to the north at the Yellow River dividing Korea from Manchuria long convoy of Soviet built trucks all loaded with soldiers of the Chinese communist forces the men are fresh the uniforms on soiled by combat their newly trained units heading southward to the battle line they're headed in fact for C sector when the last of the enemy convoy has crossed the Yellow River Bridge it's dusk the trucks pull off the road the men pile out to pitch camp tonight our attention centers on one group of them the men huddle over their cold rations their officer lieutenant Chen approaches them briskly it's time for the daily indoctrination session a fixture in all communist units comrades comrades we are on the soil our great ally the people's Republic of Korea we come to help them defeat the imperialist aggressors from America the reactionary exploiters of the masses we will drive them into the sea for the greater glory of our own people's democracy of China and the glory of our beloved leader comrade Mao Zedong you comrade Lee come on you tell him you will answer me why must we defeat the imperialist aggressors from America because they seek only to keep us in colonial status and enslave the masses you comrade chung you agree yes what there is another reason comrade lieutenant what is it we must defeat the imperialist aggressors because they invaded the people's Republic of Korea to destroy it and now you're coming out soon you say we are all of you without orders the men scatter for shelter the lieutenant glares in fury then himself hits the ground the American plane being menacing in the darkness yet hard to spot in the purplish dusk swoops nearer the encampment then over its belly drops on G company in the platoon of lieutenant Chen it arches swiftly toward the ground as the red troops await the inevitable explosion but high above them the bomb breaks into bits that scatter without noise the men stare the bomb is a dud but what are the bright-colored leaflets fluttering down comrade Lee crawls from behind some rocks for a better look then takes a few steps closer and loves comrade it is a bomb full of paper the men of the platoon crowd round picking up the leaflets comrades listen it says escape the communists keep the truth from you they do not dare let your family write you the truth of the death farming spying unslavery the communists have brought china just as your political officer dictates what you may write to your family communist bosses tell your family what to write to you it is true little and chen tells us what you like reason it says do not be tricked by communist lies do not fight for those who kill your people at home escape go home to your family in china look on the leaflet comrades a picture of a letter burning it must be true you pick what are you doing comrade lieutenant american leaflets were in the bomb many many leaflet their poison wrapped them to the ground their poison you will die drop them I tell you are you gonna be shot frightened faces suddenly trembling hands the comrade lieutenant must speak the truth he has studied at the university leaflets flutter to the ground in a moment a detail is sweeping them up carrying them off but not all of them when dropped from the air they scatter in thousands over a wide area soon the men are preparing to sleep yes the american leaflet you believe it is poison I know it is not poison you know how I kept one in my pocket I am not dead you kept one you do I must think about what it said the comrade lieutenant will have a shot I must think about what it said because in my village it was very bad last summer the government took half the rice my sister died because they took the medicine for the army now my father writes that all things are wonderful but he does not say how they become wonderful perhaps your father does not want you to worry that is all yes I'm sure that is all we must not speak of this to the comrade lieutenant you are right you're right G company 480th Chinese Communist infantry waits behind the lines listens wonders as all soldiers wonder before entering combat for the first time they're so intent on the rumble of distant death that they hardly hear the drone of a plane engine above them the men dive for cover they can only wait for the anti-aircraft artillery as further back they watched the plane for above them and then a voice fills the air a strange voice speaking to them in their own language boy he speaks to us to listen to me look about you look at your comrades many will soon be gone children useless attacks why I tell you why because my leg company was communist have forced you into this war because they care nothing Chinese soldiers that must be right job they cannot care for us do not speak this the Russian Communist are beating only for more power over China and Korea Chinese soldiers you have been betrayed John cannot be so the men of China fight on Korean life with all women from Soviet Russia that is truly our guns are Russian I would tell you why you must help me a voice spoke to us from the American plane I did not hear all that was said perhaps some of you had it or I will tell me it is your duty to tell me you come right soon did you hear yes come on lieutenant I am you come right Lee I I did not hear come on lieutenant the rest of you did any of you hear all that was said by the plane yes now my orders song sailing your tree on the end and you change you have forgotten all that you have been taught all that I've told you you must know better than to listen to American lies and remember them now I can't trust you to fight well your own comrades cannot trust you you want to be shot now what you merely be sent back to the rear for more training and then we will say six men of the platoon step back and are soon on their way to the rear unstable elements tricked into revealing what they had heard while others kept their mouths shut six communists from one platoon two dozen from the company more dozens from the entire battalion no longer to be trusted by their bosses with guns the first casualties of the T-bomb the truth weapon carried to the enemy in Korea to weaken his morale to make ideas help bullets command post journal still this is captain Edward sir c-sector I've got news for you yes captain one of my patrols came back with information the army outfit in front of us may be moving out soon yes we know captain the 480th battalion is coming in opposite you to more that means an attack soon I hope we'll have some real artillery support sir captain I promise you some very unusual artillery support you'll have everything you want and some more too you are listening to the proudly we hail production the silent farm will return in just a moment for the second act if you receive your sheepskin this year here's an important message for you young fellows you're in luck if you studied math physics electricity or metalwork because you can now enlist directly as an army aviation mechanic you'll work with blueprints precision tools electricity sheet metal and internal combustion engines it's all for army aircraft to you know the army uses planes and helicopters for observation and transportation you taxi the aircraft for testing and you go along with the pilot on check flights sound like a good job well brother it is and now you can enlist directly as an army aviation mechanic just go to your local us army and us air force recruiting station for details if you're qualified you're in you are listening to proudly we hail and now we present the second act of the silent bomb a moment before dawn in the Korean ridges it's cold and weirdly dark when training and discipline must fortify courage is at no other time on the communist side lieutenant Chen moves among his awakened men comrades our first attack against the Americans remember comrade Mao Zedong's eye is upon each one of us your orders are quiet until we are upon them and kill kill on the American side the attack expected wary men peer into the strange gloom ears straining for the telltale clink of equipment for the shrill and frightening yells of communist attackers then suddenly here they are past the word fire at will as the Sun breaks the horizon steel and fire rake sea sector machine guns and rifles spray lead into the assaulting groups that now spring up yelling dashing forward or crumpling up to lie still hello kind of we need that artillery in a matter of seconds from behind the American lines the bigger gun into roar their shells landing among the attackers with pinpoint precision others in the communist positions where reserves are waiting the attack rages for three hours sergeant how are we doing on the right flank we lost the we got it back tax over captain they're going to rest comrades you have done honor to the people's republic many were killed me you see that some of our comrades surrender do not let the comrade lieutenant hear you he has gone out to the headquarters look John leaflets are all of the ground it is strange they did not come from playing as before that is what they were saying the reserve men as they came up the leaflets came this time in our territory shells Americans are clever let us see what we could say wave Chinese warriors why fight for Russian communists why be killed you are only a substitute for a Russian communist soldier why not save yourself for your family surrender not so much others are reading to see on the back a picture is corporal zone taupe 4th root army 49th infantry division surrendered in useless attacks of October and November now a prisoner in American hands see how well-fed and happy he is and how safe he will not be killed as a substitute for a Russian communist we do not kill or torture our prisoners and here on the bottom what does it say this leaflet is a safe conduct pass give it to any American soldier and you will not be hurt I promise you this myself signed by the general commanding all the Americans it is treason for a story this time I still think of the letters of my father and of the death of my sister and about the Soviets and why we die for them John no no no please do not talk in that way you're right not now but tonight tonight we may speak of it again quiet night tonight captain we've got it coming that was rough this morning yes sir it was quiet you hear something out there step maybe kind of Slytherin tell me the truth night attack maybe I stepped into it again you give me that phone a commie out there captain what do you want I am China soldier I want to talk I have paper from general sergeant right here sir fresh come right clean as a whistle kept he's got a piece of paper surrender on paper by general yes yes I see come to outside in our territory many many you want to surrender me yes and more others more like me back there others want to surrender I think many no like fight today no no like I must have papers you only have one this one come on the lieutenant very angry about papers always angry about papers he see he order everybody clean up papers give to him only I keep oh and you want more yes yes more papers and you want to go back yes go back for comrades come back here many many how many oh ten five more maybe more sergeant yes sir call Colonel Stover tell him we need leaflets get him here as soon as you can I guess this was the unusual artillery support he was talking about well we'll see you are back alive yes and the Americans big fine they give me papers one for you and you others you will take leaflets too I give him to you we go together it is better to go together yes we must show it is not a trick that we do not want to die for soviet all right soldiers tell a chin it was night while you talk what do you discuss we discuss attack of yesterday come on to tenant we we now good soldiers of People's Republic what are these papers enemy propaganda what do you do with them oh we read them come on lieutenant to laugh to laugh your eye yesterday I corrected all that we hear why don't you get this will you hold them come on to tell and found them you lie again you traitors you kept them you kept them away from me your traitors to the people I should teach you a lesson one of you should die now to teach the rest of you what a traitor deserves from the People's Republic don't be the rest of you bury him oh no you mother get back comrades I go to surrender you that firing captain it's on the Chinese line across the valley some patrols got tangled up no patrols of ours out not that far anyway see if you can get the Colonel on the phone yes sir command post Captain Edwards here yeah Captain Edwards anxious to talk Colonel Stover please he's coming Captain a lot of shooting over there the Colonel sir thanks Colonel Stover there's firing in C-sector sir directly opposite us I'm calling to ask if any other units of ours are making an attack yes sir and we'll watch from here son just peeking up sir from every American bunker in C-sector anxious eyes stare across the little valley toward the communist position as the Sun lights the scene they see Chinese fighting with Chinese bitter hand-to-hand struggles then more and more of them breaking up and men running frantically toward the American positions rifles crack behind them some stumble and sprawl others come on waving leaflets in their hands my comrades come do not shoot you your general promised hello it's our old pal what's happening over there my comrades someone to come here others know they fight others surrender and up and down the line they do not want to die for Russia help them Sergeant this is our chance to take the army position pass the word attack prisoners filter through the line 10 20 30 and more others die on their way to freedom still others in the communist bunkers fight with fanatics who try to make them stay Captain Edwards men virtually ignored by the communists sweep across the valley and before the defenders know it are in and among the enemy battalion willing prisoners are taken and others less willing later they will be separated from each other well Colonel we've occupied their position and cleaned it out about 175 as near as we can figure that fight amongst them that was a lucky accident the truth bomb that did its work that day goes right on doing it sapping the strength of the communist armies adding hundreds of prisoners or defectors to their immense battle losses but the t-bomb is not and cannot be a substitute for bullets it is another support weapon for an integral part of what makes surrender or defection attractive to the slave soldiers of communism is the fear of deadly weapons on the side of freedom the greater that fear the greater the effectiveness of democracy's message proudly we hail the psychological warfare organizations of the United States Army and the United States Air Force that may double the wallop of every American bullet and cut the enemy's effectiveness in half it's time for a break if you think the brakes haven't been coming your way just listen to this the Army's offering you a break if you're qualified for the job you can now 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