pENERAL JAMES A VAN FLEET, who ^ recently retired as Commander ol the Eighth Army in Korea, has performed a creditable job for his country. I lie big. smiling American general told a crowd ol some 25.000 people, gathered in Seoul, Ko rea. to see him off. that he left his heart with them and would some day return. His main regret, he said, was that he could not sta\ and finish the job. Van Fleet has served his country, both in Greece and in Korea. He was one ot the Americans responsible lor the successful defense of Greece against the Communists, and came to Korea when the Communists
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