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Chinese Buglers Played Funeral Dirge for GIs
Pfc Henry Roose Lee Ferrero recalls the Kunuri near miss on November 29 during withdrawal to Sonchon. Amid heavy fire 500 UN soldiers escaped while Chinese buglers played Lohengrin Funeral March and a Chinese voice misled units. After bold fighting with tanks, Turks, and South Koreans, the group pushed through to Sunchon and Pyongyang with casualties and a brave captain killed in action.
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