Conflict · 1950–1953 · 10 files
Korean War
From 1950 to 1953 United Nations forces and South Korea fought North Korea and China up and down the Korean peninsula. Often called the Forgotten War, it is full of stories that deserve to be told, from Marines and aviators to a warhorse named Reckless.
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Case files from the Korean War
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Korea · 1952–1954
Fifty-One Trips Through the Fire
Bought for $250 from a Korean stable boy, a small chestnut mare carried ammunition for a Marine recoilless-rifle platoon. In a single day at Outpost Vegas she made fifty-one trips to the guns, most of them alone.
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Haiti · Nicaragua · Pacific · Korea · 1918–1955
Five Navy Crosses
Lewis “Chesty” Puller fought in the jungles of Haiti and Nicaragua, on Guadalcanal and Peleliu, and in the frozen hills of Korea. He is the most decorated Marine in American history.
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Chosin Reservoir, Korea · December 1950
Tell Daisy I Love Her
Ensign Jesse Brown, the first African American to complete the Navy’s flight training, was shot down near the Chosin Reservoir in December 1950. His wingman crash-landed beside him on purpose.
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Ernest West
He lost an eye saving every man in his squad — then said he didn't deserve the medal
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Rudy Hernandez
They were zipping him into a body bag when they saw his finger move
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Artillery Called In
Artillery called in. Enemy repelled. Dawn came.
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Reckless
She made 51 solo trips through mortar fire — the Marines promoted a horse to sergeant
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Lewis Millett
He deserted the Army because they weren't going to war fast enough
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Chesty Puller
"They're on our left, right, and behind us — they can't get away now"
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David Bleak
He was a medic with no weapon — he killed five men with his bare hands