Gentlemen This a depiction of a Marine unit fighting back [FONT=inherit !important][FONT=inherit !important]the [/FONT][FONT=inherit !important]Red[/FONT][/FONT] Chinese On 27th Nov. 50, thousands of Chinese troops swarmed over the frozen Yalu River, on the N. Korean/Chinese border, cutting off US Marines in the [FONT=inherit !important][FONT=inherit !important]Chosin [/FONT][FONT=inherit !important]Reservoir[/FONT][/FONT] area. Over the next ten days the [FONT=inherit !important][FONT=inherit !important]Marines[/FONT][/FONT], with air support from both the Navy and Marine Air Wings, fought their way out of the trap to Hungnman and safety. I made this diorama in memory of my brother Jack who was a Navy corpman with the 1st Marines Thanks for looking Tom
Excellent photography as well as the dioramas....Now do one of the Glorious Gloucestes and we Brits will think your a diorama god...
Skipper Thanks for the comments URGH If you send me a photo of the Glorious Gloucestes I will try Thanks again Tom
Good job looks good and cold.Just recently read the books The Last Stand of Fox Company and Colder than Hell by Joseph Owen. Wow what a miserable place.
Another very good diorama. The salute is for your brother Jack, a Devil Doc with 1st Marines. Oooh Rah! I have a personal connection to the Chosin Reservoir myself, my dad's brother, my uncle Charley. He too served with the 1st Marine Division at the Chosin Reservoir. He was my favorite uncle. That's him playing taps over the Marine dead. The Marines had brought their dead out with them during the breakout and they were buried at Hungnam. Here's a second picture: This picture of uncle Charley (Cpl. Charles E. Price) covers a whole wall pannel leading into the Korean War exhibit at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Here's a link with some good pictures of the campaign. Defense.gov News Article: Marine Commandant Lauds 'Chosin Few'
... Thanks for sharing mate. This issue receives little of the war belt. I liked the figures and the diorama. Sincerely ... Jorge.
I highly recommend the documentary "Chosin". Chosin (2010) - IMDb I watched it last week on cable and really felt so much gratitude for these men who sacrificed so much and now are almost completely forgotten. They suffered under extreme weather and battle conditions that make many other battles pale in comparison. But the South Koreans have never forgotten. In 1975, the ROK began a thank you program for American Korean War veterans. They pay the way for the vets to come to Korea and be officially and informally thanked by the ROK government and citizens.One vet was amazed at how much the ROK had progressed and grown with skyscrapers, subways, and western dress. The vet related that Korean school children, much like European school children, tend American Military Cemeteries in South Korea. He was really affected by seeing school girls cut the vets grave sites' grass with scissors. The Korean Memorial in DC has had problems in the past. Not sure if they have fixed them yet. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District - Projects - Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
