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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nLIRight sends us a link to Defense.gov<\/a> which reports of the dedication of the Chosin Few Battle Monument in the new Medal of Honor Theater in the National Museum of the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford knows the story of the battle, as all Marines do. The 1st Marine Division, two battalions of the Army\u2019s 31st Infantry Regiment and British Royal Marines from 41 (Independent) Commando were attacking north, chasing a defeated North Korean Army up to the Yalu River, when an estimated 120,000 Chinese Communist troops attacked and surrounded the force around the Chosin Reservoir. <\/p>\n […]<\/p>\n Dunford said. \u201cIn all sincerity, any success I have had as a Marine has been as a result of attempting to follow in their very large footsteps.<\/p>\n One set of footprints belonged to Joseph F. Dunford, Sr. who celebrated his 20th birthday while carrying a Browning Automatic Rifle with the Baker Bandits of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines in the ridges over the reservoir Nov. 27, 1950. \u201cHe spent the night in close combat as three regiments of the Chinese 79th Division attempted to annihilate the 5th and 7th Marines,\u201d the general said.<\/p>\n Growing up, Dunford\u2019s father never discussed how he spent his 20th birthday. \u201cHe never spoke of the horrors of close combat or the frostbite that he and many Marines suffered on their march to the sea,\u201d he said. \u201cI was in the Marine Corps for seven years before we had a serious conversation about his experiences in the Korean War.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you haven’t seen the documentary “Chosin”, you really should. It’s the story of the battle told in interviews with the veterans who were there. Last time I checked it is still on Netflix. <\/p>\n