Word: naktong
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Battle Mountain & Bowling Alley. And it was not only the towns. The Naktong River was Korea's Somme. On the southern front, a few weeks ago, Negro troops of the 25th Division had fought doggedly for an eminence called Sobuk Ridge or "Battle Mountain," winning and losing it several times. Last week Battle Mountain was again soaked with blood; the 25th recaptured it, then lost it again. Farther north, the Communists' first big bulge across the Naktong below Changnyong had been obliterated; last week they had another across almost in the same place. In position before Changnyong...
Troops of the U.S. and of Great Britain were battling side by side again. A U.S. liaison officer watched in admiration last week as the British troops dug in along the Naktong River line. "These fellows," he said, "are real professionals...
...forces to save the remnants of a unit whose steadfast refusal to yield a razorback ridge near Soehon played a major part in stalling the Reds' southern drive. The ridge was a key position controlling the broad valley of the Nam River down to its junction with the Naktong...
...People on the Beach. At this moment, the admiral back on his carrier got an urgent message: the enemy was exert ing strong pressure all along the Naktong front (see above) and all available aircraft were needed. Ed Ewen, who used to be considered a very good Annapolis end, especially famed for his end-around plays, now pulled an end-around play that would have brought Navy fans to their feet had they been there to watch...
...next day, Ed Ewen's carriers, operating almost in sight of the enemy coast, were again filled with roaring propellers and shrieking jets. At 5:45 a.m. I went to the little ready room. Our Skyraider took off from the Showboat and flew fast and low for the Naktong line west of Masan...