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Machine guns.
Joined April 2019
Incredible account from east of Chosin.
@UpGoons This is Grand Pa. George W. Pryor 101 King Fisher Road Brunswick, GA 31523 This is an account of what happened to me at the Chosin Reservoir, Korea, from the end of November, 1950 through December 1, 1950. My feet were already frozen, and my hands were so close to being frozen
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Approximately 2,000 service members and first responders lined the streets of Washington, D.C. to pay their respects to @WVNationalGuard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom during an honor escort, also known as a fallen Soldier procession. 📸 https://t.co/ClZXOt71Op
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East of Chosin pt2 - Airstrikes called in by Stamford (USMC FAC attached to RCT31) and the men of 1/32 together inflicted heavy casualties upon the CCF attackers, but the battalion suffered more than 100 casualties. Two miles south, the situation was similar. The CCF struck 3/31
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81 years ago today, US troops prepare to engage the enemy in the Hürtgen Forest. 🪖
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East of Chosin (pt 1) - To the East of Chosin Reservoir was an Army unit, commonly misunderstood or simply unheard of. Task Force Faith, initially Task Force MacLean aka RCT31 consisting of 2/31, 3/31 and 1/32 IN as well as 31st Tank Co, an artillery unit and an anti-aircraft
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“The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private First Class David W. Alley, United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while
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November 30th, 2021➡️This year. My cousin shared these videos earlier this week from when he visited me in the hospital at Walter Reed. I am still alive and truly living because of the same mindset I have had prior to getting wounded, through Recovery and still today as I type
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November 28-29, Chinese attack Hagaru-ri - With the 5th and most of the 7th Marines to the north, most of the 1st Marines at Koto-ri to the south and TF Maclean/Faith to the east of the reservoir, the only infantry left to defend Hagaru-ri was 3/1 (minus its George Company and a
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The second round of Chinese probes on Hill 1282 unfolded directly in front of Yancey’s 1st Platoon. As usual, the probes were light, and the Chinese recoiled upon contact, content to draw fire to learn the whereabouts of the rifle pits and supporting machine guns. - Yancey was
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“Marine Riflemen had moved into flanking positions and were pouring it on. I fired the .30cal into the charging Chinese. I would see the hits as pieces of their cotton-padded uniforms would explode, sort of like when you shoot a bird and the feathers fly everywhere. - I kept
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Flares lit up the sky, bugles sounded, whistles blew and cymbals crashed as waves of mustard clad soldiers swarmed over the hills like pissed off ants… - It was around 2200 on the evening of 27 November, 1950 and that night it had dropped down to 20* below. Around this time the
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Looking forward to this one.
Thanks @ShawnRyan762 for having me on the @ShawnRyanShow to share the stories of our heroes… https://t.co/pqO5uR4USc
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The Battle of Chosin Reservoir coverage will begin later today. In the meantime, here are some of the new goods in honor of the battle. - Side note: Flags are 40% off Tees, hoodies, sweatshirts and silkies are 25% off Everything else is 20% off Now through Monday. No codes,
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Thank you for holding the line, Spc. Beckstrom. God bless you, your family, and your unit.
We are devastated to confirm the death of our own, Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, who was shot in the line of duty near the Farragut Square Metro Station Wednesday. Spc. Beckstrom was pronounced dead at MedStar Washington Hospital on Nov. 27, by wounds incurred during the shooting.
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We are devastated to confirm the death of our own, Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, who was shot in the line of duty near the Farragut Square Metro Station Wednesday. Spc. Beckstrom was pronounced dead at MedStar Washington Hospital on Nov. 27, by wounds incurred during the shooting.
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Thanksgiving 1950 -⠀ “Enjoy yourselves, make room for the next man, pogey bait and cigarettes outside, WASH YOUR MESS GEAR.”⠀ -⠀ “Members of a rifle team of the Second Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, dig in at Thanksgiving dinner in a mess hall near Chosin Reservoir, North
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Happy Thanksgiving from 1/25 81s enjoying Thanksgiving aboard CATC Fuji, 2019 - @jordan_tr_porter - I hope everyone has a good day tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving.
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