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...week brought good news for NATO: ¶The U.S. finally decided that there were "valid reasons" for bringing Greece and Turkey into NATO, began polling the eleven other pact members, whose unanimous approval is required. Inclusion of the two nations, the free world's outposts on the southern flank of the Red empire, would mean extending NATO borders 800 miles eastward, but would also mean the addition of 525,000 well-trained troops to Eisenhower's army. Britain and France would prefer a separate regional pact in the Near East, but will go along with the U.S. proposal...
...they had last month, the ROKs again fled from the oncoming Chinese, were overwhelmed and driven back.* Some 96,000 howling Chinese swarmed into the breach, enveloping the 2nd Division on three sides. Even with its flank and rear gone, the 2nd-including French and Dutch units-stood like a rock, fought off the frenzied enemy for three days...
Said one of the 2nd's regimental commanders: "If the [ROK] unit on our east flank had not collapsed, we would have piled so many Chinese on the minefields to our front that their own troops would not have been able to climb over the bodies. As it was, they got around my regiment. We slaughtered so many that their blood covered our boots because we had to walk over them to get into the new perimeter. They poured into our lines despite our tremendous firepower. They cut off companies and battalions. But as we pulled into...
...make sure that rodeo mounts will come out bucking, they are harnessed with a tight "flank" strap, fastened around the belly and croup. The strap is tightened just before the chute door opens, is quickly released again at the end of the ride...
Swarms of Chinese poured through, exposing the marines to attacks on their flank and rear. But they stood fast...