Word: combatting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...inactive duty. At a convention in 1951, the 45th Division Association passed a resolution demanding that the division be enlarged to Marine Corps size, and that the commanding general be given equal status on the J.C.S. The Thunderbirds. said the association, participated in four major landings, and in more combat days than any Marine division, "in fact, as many as any three Marine divisions." The marines regarded this petition as in bad taste...
Baldy to Heartbreak Ridge. In 1950 the 45th was called to federal service once more, entered combat in Korea a year later. The division found itself in a new, essentially defensive role. In 429 combat days, the 45th spent most of its time in counterattacks and blackface night patrols, but it saw plenty of action, too-at Baldy, the Punchbowl, and at Heartbreak Ridge. In the battlefield judgment of James Van Fleet, the 45th, "as far as combat effectiveness is concerned, is perhaps as good as any division we have...
Roger D. Stone, chairman of the Yalie Daily, said last night that his paper's action was not a move to deemphasize the societies. "We only want to reorient public opinion," he said, "and combat the unfortunate prestige factors that have so long been a part of Yale...
...made plain they intended to do. But the British pledge of actual participation in the European Army's working was designed to reassure the many Frenchmen who fear that otherwise, the efficient Germans will use it to dominate the French. And the U.S. promise was explicit enough to combat the fear of U.S. withdrawal, which has been strong in France ever since Defense Secretary Charles Wilson's too-casual talk about pulling U.S. ground forces away from the Continent (TIME...
...most Democrats and some Republicans are demanding that the Administration "do something" about the business decline. The "something" usually includes a boost in individual income-tax exemptions, easier credit, and a massive program of public works. But most of these worriers overlook what the Administration has already done to combat a recession, notably in the fields of taxes and credit. Among the steps taken in the past year...