[rlmorel]

One of the things that was fascinating to me (and really unfortunate for them) was that there were a number of Marines who had been on (inactive?) reserve after WWII and were called up. They were quickly trained and formed back into some semblance of units, and sent to Korea where they ended up in Chosin at that place and time.

Some of those guys had fought last on Peleliu, which by all accounts, was some of the most taxing, bloody and gruesome combat of the war in 120 plus degree temps with little drinkable water...about as bad as it could apparently get.

Then, five or six years later, some of those exact same guys who had to fight in 120 degree plus temps ended up in Chosin fighting in 30 below zero temps.

Unbelievable. One can only imagine someone saying “What the hell kind of a deck of cards did I pull THIS from after being on Peleliu????”

[awelliott]

Then, five or six years later, some of those exact same guys who had to fight in 120 degree plus temps ended up in Chosin fighting in 30 below zero temps.

I had never heard that before. Wow, talking about winning the reverse lottery twice. God bless each and every one of them...