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On 1 November 1950, Airmen of the 35th Fighter Group proudly re-raise the same American flag they struck in August 1950, when they were forced to retreat from this embattled airfield in Korea. Prior to withdrawing in August, these same airmen had dug in around the perimeter of the field and defended it against North Korean Communists, who were threatening it and had its approaches under rifle and mortar fire. From left to right in the picture are Colonel Frederick Gray, formerly of Des Moines, IA, commander of the 6150th Tactical Support Wing; Lt Col Jack D. Dale Jr., of Cleveland, OH, commander of the 35th Fighter Group; SSgt Clarence H. Hendrix, 132 West J. Street, Casper, WY; MSgt Francis P. Looney, 742 South 51st Street, Philadelphia, PA; Sgt Rudolph B. Taddei, 168 East 6th Street, Wyoming, PA; and Sgt Norman Desdier, 54 Hambre Circle, Walnut Creek, CA
On 1 November 1950, Airmen of the 35th Fighter Group proudly re-raise the same American flag they struck in August 1950, when they were forced to retreat from this embattled airfield in Korea. Prior to withdrawing in August, these same airmen had dug in around the perimeter of the field and defended it against North Korean Communists, who were threatening it and had its approaches under rifle and mortar fire. From left to right in the picture are Colonel Frederick Gray, formerly of Des Moines, IA, commander of the 6150th Tactical Support Wing; Lt Col Jack D. Dale Jr., of Cleveland, OH, commander of the 35th Fighter Group; SSgt Clarence H. Hendrix, 132 West J. Street, Casper, WY; MSgt Francis P. Looney, 742 South 51st Street, Philadelphia, PA; Sgt Rudolph B. Taddei, 168 East 6th Street, Wyoming, PA; and Sgt Norman Desdier, 54 Hambre Circle, Walnut Creek, CA.

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6 Jul 1942 Flying Tigers in Burma and China integrated into the US Army Air Forces as the China Air Task Force with Gen. Claire Chennault commanding the new unit.
6 Jul 1943 US and Japanese naval forces fight the Battle of Kula Gulf off Kolombangara, in the New Georgia Islands group of the Solomon Islands.
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USAF Forklift Operator at the Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia, 30 October 2001. These bombs are in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan
USAF Forklift Operator at the Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia, 30 October 2001
These bombs are in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.

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First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez, USMC, leads the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines over the seawall on the northern side of Red Beach, as the second assault wave lands, at Inchon, Korea, 15 September 1950. Wooden scaling ladders are in use to facilitate disembarkation from the LCVP that brought these men to the shore. Lt. Lopez was killed in action within a few minutes, while assaulting a North Korean bunker
First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez, USMC, leads the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines over the seawall on the northern side of Red Beach, as the second assault wave lands, at Inchon, Korea, 15 September 1950. Wooden scaling ladders are in use to facilitate disembarkation from the LCVP that brought these men to the shore. Lt. Lopez was killed in action within a few minutes, while assaulting a North Korean bunker. Note M-1 Carbine carried by Lt. Lopez, M-1 Garand Rifles of other Marines and details of the Marines' field gear. U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Click photo for larger size image.