Ridgway took immediate steps to raise the morale and fighting spirit of the battered Eighth Army, which had fallen to low levels during its retreat from North Korea.

• 李德薇中将接任联合国军统帅后，立刻采取措施恢复甚至提高了美军第八军的士气和和其好战的战斗精神，因为这支部队在此前战争中被志愿军几乎完全打垮，随后又在长途撤退中士气低迷。