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1st Reconaissance Company - Headquarters Batallion - 1st Marine Division , FMF Korea |

Home of Heroes Preserving the History of Recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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Korean War Weapons An excellent site detailing the weapons used during the Korean war. |
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![]() The Korean War Project is a Non-Profit Corporation devoted to the study of the Korean War |
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Korean War Photo Documentary An excellent Korean War site by Bert Kortegaard |
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United States Marine Corps Force |
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CyberPen Editing Cyberpen was the editor for the book Elite Recon of the Korean War |
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Every Marine is a rifleman |
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This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than the enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. My rifle and I know that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, or the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit. My rifle is human, even as I am human, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. Before God I swear this creed. My rifle and I are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life. So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy |
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