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Korea War Retreat Details From Frontline Memories
Retired Lt. Col. Lynn Freeman recalls the November 1950 Chinese attack that pierced the 23rd Infantry HQ at Chungchon River as U.S. forces faced the longest retreat in U.S. military history. Veterans recount bitter cold, frozen casualties, and a chaotic withdrawal across North Korea toward the 38th Parallel.
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23Rd Infantry
China
North Korea
Lynn A. Freeman
Chungchon River
Freeman
Concord
Calif
Wallis
U.S
U.S. Eighth Army
South Korea
Kunu-ri
Rudy Ruiz
Las Vegas
38Th Infantry
Ruiz
Eighth Army
Chipyongni
Heartbreak Ridge
Ed Reeg
Love Company
Monfore