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Chosin Reservoir

The North Korean invasion of South Korea in 1950 caught the free world off-guard. In fact, our forces came very close to defeat. In a bold move to reverse the tide of the war, the 1st Marine Division, supported by the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, landed at Inchon and cut off the bulk of the North Korean Army. As the Allies drove north toward the Yalu River, Chinese Communist forces poured over the Manchurian border, trapping the Marines near the Chosin Reservoir. Written off for lost, the Marines regrouped and fought their way to the sea, where they rejoined the American forces.

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