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PFC William Stinnett Jr., Stevensport, Ky, maintains a vigil against the Chinese Communists at his post with the 5th Cavalry Regiment in Korea.

Sr Col Lee Hak-ku, Chief of Staff, 13th Division, North Korean Army, captured by Co B, 8th Cav Regiment, 1st Division, near Taegu, Korea.

PVT Stanley Goldwasser of Longbranch, NJ, Co. I, 8th Cav Regt, 1st US Cav Div, scans Communist positions from his observation post above the Imjin River, south of Chorwon, Korea.

CPL George F. Wright of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1st Cav Division, uses communications equipment at the rendezvous area, 18 July 1950.

A standard rifle 31 caliber used by the Communist lead North Korean troops, captured by the 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regt, in Mogong-ni area, Korea, 17 September 1950.

Korean laborers unload empty shell casings from a truck at the 2nd Infantry Division Ordnance Salvage Dump, where they will be salvaged for reuse, 6 September 1951.

Troops manning 90mm guns, supporting the 5th Regimental Combat Team, 1st Cav Division, on the Taegu front lines, ready to lay down a barrage on the Communist led North Korean as UN Forces attack.

Sign at 38th Parallel in Korea, showing where the Korean conflict began. The sign was erected by the 1st Cavalry Division.

Equipment captured from Communist led Koreans is examined by men of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, Waegwan, Korea.

Men and equipment of the 73rd Heavy Tank Battalion await orders to board the LST's at the Pusan Docks, Korea.
Note: All photos are official U.S. Army Photos. Photos are "Public Domain" and may be freely copied or downloaded."

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