THE ORDEAL of VF-653.

The article discusses the Korean War, focusing on the experience of VF-653, a U.S. Naval Air Reserve unit, and Navy Reserve Lieutenant Joe Sanko. The article details the work of the Naval Task Force 77 in destroying supply lines, including railways, roads, and bridges, entering North Korea. Other topics include Navy aviator Cook Cleland, the status of many VF-653 aviators as veterans of World War II, and the various combat tours of aviators on the aircraft carrier Valley Forge.