Hills Of Sacrifice
5th RCT in Korea
This is a moving account of a premier Army
unit during one of the Nation's most costly, yet least remembered wars.
Battle action is seen through the eyes of the men who endured those horrors.
The 5th Regimental Combat Team was unique in many respects. Not only was
it the last U.S. occupation force to depart peaceful Korea in 1949, it
was among the earliest elements to return to that war torn country within
the year. Moreover, the Hawaiian regiment was proud of its unusually diverse
cultural and ethnic blend. As a separate RCT, the 5th was assigned, over
the course of the war, to the majority of Divisions in the US Eighth Army.
It fought with the 1st Calvary, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, 3rd, 24th,
25th, 40th, and 45th Infantry Divisions. Woven into this saga is the fateful
journey of a young soldier from Hawaii and the agony of the family who
lost a son defending the liberty of a people he knew not.
The 5th RCT stands in the annals of military history among America's most
storied regiments such as the 442nd Go For Broke, 27th Wolfhounds and the
5th Marines.
Illustrated with hundreds of photographs, many of them by the acclaimed
combat photographer, Al Chang. Also includes a comprehensive list of unit
casualties and an index.
Foreword written by LTGEN Alpha Bowser, G-3, 1st Marine Division, Korea
1950-1951.
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