1. korean war
... , off Alaska, down Japan, the Ryukyu's Islands and the Philippines. The countries lying beyond the perimeter would have to rely upon their own resources to prevent any communist advances. To the Korean people this meant that the fate of their country was to be left to them. The speech was greeted with horror by the government of South Korea. The government feared that the military power of the communist government would take over ... mile. Marines moving up from behind passed the dead bodies of marines who had fought ahead of them. Most of these young soldiers were poorly trained and ine...
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