May 25, 1953

Stayed home tonite. Daddy worked late so we had supper late. The war is still going on in Korea. They have had a Prisoner exchange. Donna wanted me to go to Macon today. I did’nt.

There has been a prisoner exchange. The one that happened in April and May of 1953 was called Operation Little Switch, and it was followed by another exchange later in 1953 called Operation Big Switch. What actually happened on this particular date, however, was that a commission was formed to take responsibility for the exchanges, because there was controversy surrounding how the first exchange was handled (imagine that). You can read more about it HERE if you’re interested in that bit of history.