"It was one of the most dire moments of the Korean War - the US X Corps found themselves trapped by Chinese forces at the Chosin Reservoir. Nearly 120,000 Communist soldiers had the high ground, encircling 30,000 UN and American troops below.
Yet, in the face of annihilation, Lewis Burwell ?Chesty? Puller, commander of the 1st Marines, liked his odds. To rally his men, Puller challenged them with the words: (QUOTE): ?We?ve been hunting the enemy for a while... Now we?re surrounded. That simplifies things.?
The 52-year-old Puller exemplified his motto (QUOTE) ?Old breed? New breed? There?s not a darn bit of difference as long as it?s the Marine breed.? And now he was about to show the Chinese what Marines were really made of"
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