Troops of the Turkish Brigade around a campfire in the Korean War, 1951? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Those are some gruff looking dudes. I bet they've seen some shit.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, the Turkish Brigade was one of the hardest pressed of the UN's forces in the Korean War. Took heavy casualties, hard missions, very highly decorated. I imagine those men have been through the wringer.

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