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First Division Leathernecks are attacked by well entrenched Chinese Reds during the Division's heroic breakout from Chosin

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First Division Leathernecks are attacked by well entrenched Chinese Reds during the Division's heroic breakout from Chosin

Marines of the 5th and 7th Regiments endure nights of below zero winds and icy roads

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Marines of the 5th and 7th Regiments endure nights of below zero winds and icy roads

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Leathernecks use scaling ladders to storm ashore at Inchon in an Amphibious invasion, September 15, 1950

President Harry S. Truman at home in Independence, Missouri, on Christmas Eve, 12/24/51

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President Harry S. Truman at home in Independence, Missouri, on Christmas Eve, 12/24/51

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General MacArthur, 1/1/51

With her brother on her back a war weary Korean girl tiredly trudges by a stalled M-26 tank, at Haengju, Korea, 6/9/51

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With her brother on her back a war weary Korean girl tiredly trudges by a stalled M-26 tank, at Haengju, Korea, 6/9/51

A grief stricken American infantryman whose buddy has been killed in action is comforted by another soldier. In the background a corpsman methodically fills out casualty tags, Haktong-ni area, Korea.

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A grief stricken American infantryman whose buddy has been killed in action is comforted by another soldier

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur inspects troops of the 24th Infantry on his arrival at Kimpo airfield

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur inspects troops of the 24th Infantry on his arrival at Kimpo airfield

Inchon Residents Return to the Streets and Normal Way of Living as U.S. Marines March Through to Engage Enemy at Seoul

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Inchon Residents Return to the Streets and Normal Way of Living as U.S. Marines March Through to Engage Enemy at Seoul

U.S. Marines Come Ashore at Inchon in an Amphibious Tractor, Prepared to Plant the American flag at Seoul

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U.S. Marines Come Ashore at Inchon in an Amphibious Tractor, Prepared to Plant the American flag at Seoul

South Korean infantry and irregulars rounding up prisoners in the Seoul area

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South Korean infantry and irregulars rounding up prisoners in the Seoul area, as U.S. Marine Corps M-26 tanks roll past, 26 September 1950

Men covering up behind rocks to shield themselves from exploding mortar shells

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Men of the 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, covering up behind rocks to shield themselves from exploding mortar shells

General Douglas MacArthur (center) greets Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins (left) and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Forrest P. Sherman

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General Douglas MacArthur (center) greets Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins (left) and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, 21 August 1950

A Vought F4U-4B Corsair, of Fighter Squadron 113 flys combat air patrol

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A Vought F4U-4B Corsair, of Fighter Squadron 113 flys combat air patrol over U.S. warships and U.N. shipping in Inchon anchorage, South Korea, 2 October 1950

Squad leader, Sgt. R.A. Reese, writes home to let his folks know that he might be shipped to the Korean war area

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Squad leader, Sgt. R.A. Reese, writes home to let his folks know that he might be shipped to the Korean war area

Members of the Seventh Marine Regiment assit a Navy Corpsman as he gives blood to a Marine hit by an enemy hand grenade

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Members of the Seventh Marine Regiment assit a Navy Corpsman as he gives blood to a Marine hit by an enemy hand grenade

Four Leatherneck pilots of the "Black Sheep" squadron of the First Marine Aircraft Wing joined the "Over one hundred club" when they tabulated their air strikes against the enemy

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Four Leatherneck pilots of the "Black Sheep" squadron of the First Marine Aircraft Wing joined the "Over one hundred club" when they tabulated their air strikes against the enemy