Word: dawn
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Lucky Warning. By dawn, the acting base commander could add up his night's grim work. Of the plane's crew of 20, twelve were dead or missing, including General Travis. Seven other blasted bodies were believed to be those of the base fire men. Sixty men & women of the trailer camp had been treated for injuries. Had there been no warning before the bomb explosions, the fatalities would have been catastrophic, for the mangled corner of the Fairfield-Suisun air base looked exactly as though it had been the B-29's target for the night...
...attack came at dawn. I had just time to empty four clips of my rifle before they had overrun us. My rifle was jammed and wouldn't shoot. I picked up another and it was no good. I yelled to the lieutenant and he tossed me a bayonet. The first enemy wave was past. I figured I had to die, so I dug out a can of fruit cocktail and ate it. Then the lieutenant asked: 'Are you willing to die? If you are, I will call for mortar fire.' I could see the next wave coming...
...town on the U.S. right flank, 6 miles northeast of Taejon. Yechon fell after a 16-hour battle that started when the Negro G.I.s moved out under a barrage of mortar and artillery fire in the afternoon. They advanced steadily throughout the night, finally entered the burning town at dawn next...
...blasted the silence. Again the firing lasted only a few minutes. Once more, eyes searched the blackness along the beach. At last came the welcome news: "Secure from general quarters." The crew members methodically secured their guns and gear, filed below to grab a few hours' sleep before dawn. The Juneau resumed its course toward North Korean waters, where there might be better targets of opportunity...
Even the morning star at dawn is waiting