A combat view from the point

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The glory days of the Korean War seemed to end with the Chosin Reservoir retrograde in December 1950, but the fighting remained very intense for the next two and a half years. Major Thomas J. Pentecost, USMC (Ret) provides a close-up view of a fully engaged fire team at the point of a flanking movement in Korea.

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With the 1st marine division on Peleliu: The first day

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A platoon commander describes his experience of attacking heavily defended hostile shores at Peleliu on 15th September 1944. The conditions were so difficult that even when the 1st platoon had lost six men in the first 100 yards they had no track of any enemy.

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Wounded at Yudam-ni

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The experiences of the fire team leader during the fighting at Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War of 1950 are illustrated. The fire team leader was wounded while he was fighting in Yudam-ni, which is in the western side of the Chosin Reservoir, Korea.

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