Chosin

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) survey marker set by U.S. Marine Corps surveyors at Ft. Belvoir, VA. The name on the monument commemorates the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. In November, 1950 eight thousand fighters, most of them United States Marines, struggled to survive the coldest winter in 100 years in North Korea. Surrounded by 120,000 Chinese soldiers, their only lifeline was a 15'-wide, steep mountain road they called the M.S.R. (Main Supply Route) that led to the port city of Hungnam.
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