i have in past and i am right now working with many koreans ...
Where and what are you doing?
although USA might be having 5% of troops in korean ground...
No, US deploys 25K troops in Korea, while the ROK military has 650K. It's actually less than 3.8% of the ROK troop strength.
how much chance do you have of survival.
100% survival.
The NVA and VC never suffered a 10:1 exchange ratio against the Korean in the Viet Nam war.
Then why the combat ban against Koreans were issued?
Out of those 15,000 NVA deaths, I would be generous and give the Korean about 1500 deaths were from the Korean, which still make the NVA had a kill ratio of 3:1 against the Korean, not 10:1 kill ratio in favor of the Korean against the NVA
If it was a 3:1, then there would have been no combat ban against Korean troops. The North Vietnamese command issued no such combat ban against the US troops.
Park Chung Hee troops were the brutal bloodthirsty army in VN War.
Because North Vietnamese and VietCongs feared his troops.
Korean troops massacred many civilians, even in 1966, they killed all a village 500 villagers Tịnh Sơn, Sơn Tịnh district, Quang Ngai Province.
Unlike other countries like Japan and China, Korea does acknowledge and investigate civilian massacre, and build memorials at the site. The majority of massacres took place in 1966 and two major massacre in 1968.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_Vietnam
1966 Massacres
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Vinh_massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Dai_massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binh_Hoa_massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binh_Tai_massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dien_Nien-Phuoc_Binh_Massacre
1968 Massacres
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha_My_massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phong_Nhi_and_Phong_Nhat_massacre
In 1967, North VN decided to deal Korean troops. And battle of Quang Thanh hill, Quang Ngai Province was inevitable. NVA cleared up and killed entire battalion of marines in Korea,
No such battle took place. Remember, Korea is a free-country with free access to government records and veteran testimony to write endless books, factions, TV dramas, and movies, so there is a lot of material on the timeline of ROK troop activities in Vietnam.
If all the massacre is documented, then so is all the battles and their outcomes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Marine_Division_(Republic_of_Korea)#Vietnam_War
Significant operations and actions involving the Brigade include:
Operation Lightning in Khanh Hoa Province from 8 to 14 November 1965[3]
Operation Jefferson, with the ARVN 47th Regiment in Phu Yen Province from 1 to 18 January 1966 results in
391 VC killed[2]
Operation Flying Tiger in early January 1966 results in
192 VC killed for the loss of 11 ROK.[4]
Operation Van Buren, a rice harvest security operation with the 101st Airborne Division and ARVN in Phu Yen province from 19 January to 21 February 1966 results in
679 VC killed for the loss of 45 ROK[2]
Operation Filmore, with the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 47th Regiment in the vicinity of Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen Province from 24 March to 21 July 1966 results in
373 VC killed for the loss of 20 ROK[2]
Operation Longstreet, an engineering security operation in Binh Dinh and Phu Yen Provinces[3]
Operation Lee, with the ARVN 4th Regiment in Quang Ngai Province from 3 to 10 October 1966[3]
Binh Tai massacre on 9 October 1966.
Operation Dragon Eye, a search and destroy operation in Quang Ngai province from 9 to 27 November 1966 results in
154 VC killed for the loss of 38 ROK[2]
Battle of Tra Binh Dong - on 15 February 1967, 11th Company of the Blue Dragons was dug in near the village of Tra Binh Dong in Quang Nam Province when they were attacked by an estimated 3 VC Battalions supported by heavy mortar and recoilless rifle fire. The VC launched secondary attacks on each flank of the company before attacking with one Battalion against the Company center, breaching the perimeter and using flamethrowers and bangalore torpedoes against the Company's bunkers. The Company counterattacked and with the aid of a Korean Marine quick reaction company helidropped into the position succeeded in driving back the VC killing 243.[5]
Operation Giant Dragon in Quang Ngai Province from 17 to 22 February results in 16 VC killed and 61 weapons captured[5]
Operation Dragon Fire in Quang Ngai Province from 5 September to 30 October 1967 kills 541 VC[6]
Phong Nhi and Phong Nhat massacre in Quang Nam Province on 12 February 1968.
Ha My massacre in Quang Nam Province on 25 February 1968.
Operation Daring Rebel, a search and destroy operation with the ARVN 2nd Division and US forces on Barrier Island 24 km south of Danang Binh Dinh Province from 5 to 20 May 1969 results in 4 VC killed[7]
Operation Defiant Stand, an amphibious assault with the 1st Battalion, 26th Marines on 7 September 1969. This was the first amphibious assault ever conducted by the Republic of Korea Marine Corps[3]
Operation Hoang Dieu 101 with III MAF and the ARVN 51st Regiment in Quang Nam Province from 17 December 1970 to 19 January 1971 results in 538 NVA killed[3]
Operation Golden Dragon II, a clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province from 4 to 21 January 1971[8]
Operation Hoang Dieu 103 with III MAF and the ARVN 51st Regiment in Quang Nam Province from 3 February to 10 March 1971[3]
The ROKMC did better than 10:1; it averages 10:1 when combining with the regular Army divisions also operating in Vietnam.