Troops of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division march in a single line on each side of the empty road through the town of Pohang, where they landed, toward the South Korean front on July 18, 1950. This is the first amphibious operation since World War II. (AP Photo/Charles P. Gorry)
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A 75mm recoilless rifle team from the 1st Cavalry Division keeps a bridge of fire going over Naktong River as they blast away at enemy positions in Korea, Sept. 5, 1950. (AP Photo)
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With the frozen Yalu River and snowy Manchurian hills at their backs, Cpl. Mayford J. Gadner, left, and Pfc. Tommie Robinson from New Mexico, stand guard near Hyesanjin on Korea's northeastern front, Dec. 2, 1950. The GIs are members of the U.S. 7th Division. (AP Photo)
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A small landing craft, launched by the tank landing ship behind, carrying U.S. troops of the 1st Cavalry Division heads for the beach at Pohang, South Korea, on July 19, 1950, during the Korean War. This is the first U.S.combat amphibious operation since World War II. (AP Photo)
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U.S. troops sit atop a death-dealing medium tank on Sept. 14, 1950, in Gyeongju at a defense position in the Korean War. On the tall pole in background is a tax notice reading "Tax Day house-to-house tax, July 1-20." A Korean policeman, left, directs traffic. Left to right on gun mount are: Bruce Elliott, Steelton, Pa.; Pfc. Robert Ward, Georgiana, Ala.; and Pfc. Paul Zamana, Steubenville, Ohio. On fender is Cpl. Clark Rake of St. Augustine, Fla. (AP Photo)
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Residents from Pyongyang, North Korea, and refugees from other areas crawl perilously over shattered girders of the city's bridge on Dec. 4, 1950, as they flee south across the Taedong River to escape the advance of Chinese Communist troops. The Chinese entered the Korean War as allies of North Korea. U.S. troops battled on the side of South Korea. Begun in June 25, 1950, the war ended on July 27, 1953, with a military demarcation line set near the 38th parallel where it started. Korea remains divided. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
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These North Korean tanks, made in Russia, were moving up for battle when rocket-firing planes of the U.S. Fifth Air Force caught them, destroying three and damaging three, July 21, 1950. Also caught was a truck which rolled down an embankment, at center, and landed on its side. (AP Photo/USAF)
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Maj. Gen. Oliver P. Smith, left, CG 1st Marine Division, greets Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander in chief of U.N. forces in Korea, at Yellow Beach, Inchon, South Korea, on Sept. 16, 1950. Gen. MacArthur arrived on the USS Mt. McKinley on an inspection tour of port facilities and other installations in the area during the Korean War. (AP Photo)
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American troops, members of the Korean military advisory group, march toward Kimpo airfield, west of Seoul in South Korea, on June 28, 1950, after evacuating the South Korean capital ahead of advancing North Korean forces. The Americans were forced to cross the Han River in small beats then march 16 miles to the field. (AP Photo)
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Unidentified American soldiers man a 75mm recoilless rifle covering a vital road somewhere in South Korea on July 31, 1950, during the Korean War. (AP Photo)
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Gen. Douglas MacArthur, in the passenger seat wearing a leather jacket, tours the newly opened Inchon Front in western Korea on Sept. 19, 1950, during the Korean War. Accompanying him are Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond, left, 10th Corps Commander, and Vice Adm. Arthur D. Struble, 5th Fleet Commander. (AP Photo/U.S. Army Signal Corps)
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U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander-in-chief of United Nations forces, is shown on the bridge of the USS McKinley on his arrival at Inchon Harbor in South Korea in September 1950 during the Korean War. Standing left to right are Vice Adm. Arthur D. Struble, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet; Brig. Gen. E.K. Wright, assistant chief of staff, G-3, Far East Command; and Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond, commander of 10th Corps. (AP Photo/U.S. Dept. of Defense)
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U.S. troops line up for chow during a lull in the fighting against North Korean invaders, Aug. 2, 1950. This rugged terrain is typical of the countryside on this sector of the Korean battle line. (AP Photo)
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American and South Korean marines stand in an amphibian tractor crossing the Han River, northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 20, 1950. Allied marines driving on Seoul from the northwest have pushed into the outskirts. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
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U.N. troops rush a wounded comrade out of fighting range on a road outside Seoul, South Korea, in September 1950. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
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Weary from long duty, this U.S. soldier slumped down to rest alongside his machine gun dugout during the Korean War while Allied forces were guarding the small Pusan, South Korea, perimeter, Aug. 9, 1950. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
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A U.S. Marine clambers over a battered and shell-splattered barricade in a Seoul business district at the height of fighting for the South Korean capital held by invading North Koreans for three months, Sept. 28, 1950. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
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Civilians cheer the arrival of a U.S. cavalry division in Munsan, South Korea, in October 1950. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
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In a battle during the Korean War, a U.S. Marine carrying a bayonet rifle leaps across an embankment as a comrade waits to follow during the drive toward the Naktong River on South Korea's general front on Aug. 22, 1950. Marines rushed from the southern sector to help stem the enemy drive on Taegu. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
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Combat Outfitted Marines carrying rifles move along a Seoul street with a wounded buddy on a litter Sept. 30, 1950. The South Korean capital and virtually all of South Korea was in control of United Nations troops. (AP Photo)
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A mortar company of the Marines' 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment, marches up a mountainside over North Korea's Great Divide, Nov. 10, 1950, as they approach Koto in the drive toward Changjin reservoir. (AP Photo/Frank Noel)
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An American infantryman, his buddy killed in action in the Korean War, weeps on the shoulder of another GI somewhere in Korea, Aug. 28, 1950. Meanwhile, a corpsman, left, goes about the business of filling out casualty tags. No identifications available. (AP Photo/Al Chang)
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American soldiers of the 8th Cavalry Regiment crouch through a low brush on a Korean hilltop north of the 38th parallel after planting their guidon within sight of the Communist forces on nearby hills on Oct. 15, 1950 during the Korean War. The road in the background runs directly north to the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
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Bodies of some 400 Korean civilians lie in and around trenches in Taejon's prison yard during the Korean War in September 1950. The victims were bound and slain by retreating Communist forces before the 24th U.S. Division troops recaptured the city Sept. 28. Witnesses said that the prisoners were forced to dig their own trench graves before the slaughter. Looking on, at left, is Gordon Gammack, war correspondent of the Des Moines Register and Tribune. (AP Photo/James Pringle)
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In this photo released by the Department of Defense, the U.S.S. Missouri is shown bombarding Chong-Ji, Korea, with 16-inch guns, Oct. 21, 1950. Chong-Ji is approximately 120 miles from the Russian base of Vladivostok. (AP Photo/DOD)
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Troops of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division land ashore at Pohang on the east coast of Korea on July 19, 1950, during the Korean War. This is the first combat amphibious operation since World War II. The force was unopposed and moved inland quickly. (AP Photo)
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Two North Korean prisoners captured during fighting for Yongsan on Sept. 2, 1950, sit on jeep hood under guard of U.S. 2nd Division infantrymen as they are taken to the rear in the Naktong River sector of Korea. (AP Photo)
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Bearded and worn but still grinning these freed American prisoners indulge in horseplay for the camera in North Korea after their release on Nov. 11, 1950, by Chinese communists. These unidentified men were in the first group released. (AP Photo)
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Troops of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, carrying full combat packs, walk off a landing craft at Pohang, Korea, July 18, 1950, during the Korean War. This is the first amphibious landing since World War II. (AP Photo)
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A Republic of Korea soldier, left, and an American officer search the pockets of a dead Communist soldier left behind by retreating Communist troops during U.S. Marines' counterattack against enemy in hills near Yongsan, Korea, on Sept. 4, 1950, in the Korean War. An enemy tank, one of several knocked out during battle, burns in the background. (AP Photo)
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In this photo released by the U.S. Marines, a group of Marines fighting their way from the enemy encirclement at Chosin to Hungnam, Korea, take a rest in the snow somewhere on the route in December 1950 during the Korean War. (AP Photo/USMC)
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