Word: combatting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...about to propose could, although he did not believe it would, lead to a large-scale war. He wanted to demonstrate national unity behind his policy; he wanted to keep his 1952 campaign promise that he would submit to Congress any proposed steps to use U.S. forces in combat...
...trained the Chinese Communist army, it did nothing for the Nationalist Chinese army, which was not allowed to send units to Korea-"a terrible mistake," said Van Fleet. Using Chiang Kai-shek's divisions, said Infantryman Van Fleet, would have told "which of his generals are good in combat and what the Nationalist troops can really do. Even today we do not know that answer...
...combat the overall problem, the President proposed this package plan: 1) stop the spread of blight by strict enforcement of occupancy and maintenance standards, 2) rehabilitate areas that can be saved by remodeling, repainting, building parks and playgrounds, etc., 3) raze and redevelop slums that cannot be saved. By building centers of health in declining neighborhoods, the Government hopes to spur home and apartment owners to repair, repaint, clean...
...objection to the reserve demands on the six-month trainee will probably be much less than to the six year reserve requirements on the regular two-year inductee or enlistee. There is strong feeling that a man who serves two years of active duty, particularly in combat, should not be required to serve for six years in the Ready Reserve in which he not only must participate in training but is the first to be called back in time...
...Pescadores, which the U.S. is committed to defend, the Nationalists hold four groups of small islands, scattered along 400 miles of the Chinese coast: the Tachens, the Nanchis, the Matsus and the Quemoys {see map). The Tachens are the hardest to defend, since they are almost out of combat range for Nationalist planes from Taipei. Conversely, they are much too far from Formosa to be steppingstones for a Red approach to the Nationalist stronghold: their principal value is as an early radar warning post for air attacks from the North. The Pentagon considers the Tachens "valuable but not vital...