sentences:  He went back to visit Korea twice and eventually wrote a book, "Darkhorse Six" (2003), which chronicled his experiences in Korea.He and wife Patricia Kingston Taplett had six children – Claire Ross Taplett, Robert Howard Taplett, Christine Kingston Taplett, Marty Kingston Taplett, Martin Ross Taplett, and Margot Barbara Taplett – and nine grandchildren.Colonel Robert Taplett died on December 17, 2004, of congestive heart failure and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.