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By MCTA, on April 16th, 2010
 GI Film Festival: Memories of the Coldest War
In the winter of 1950, 15,000 U.S. troops were surrounded and trapped by 120,000 Chinese soldiers in the frozen mountains of North Korea. Refusing surrender, the men fought 78 miles to freedom while saving the lives of 98,000 civilian refugees. Chosin is the first documentary on the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. The survivors take us on an emotional and heart-pounding journey through one of the most savage battles in American history. These ..read more
By MCTA, on February 21st, 2010
 Marines sent to seize the racetrack in 1942 met some obstacles.
DEL MAR – When World War II veterans sit around telling stories, Phil Morell has a doozy: the time tanks from the U.S. Marine Corps seized the Del Mar Racetrack.
In July 1942, Morell was a second lieutenant tank platoon leader in D Company in the 2nd Tank Battalion stationed at Jacques Farm, now known as Admiral Baker Field in Mission Valley.
A Japanese submarine had shelled an oil field ..read more
By MCTA, on January 7th, 2010
Introduction
As a recently retired school administrator, former American history teacher and college instructor in English composition, and as one recently relocated in a retirement community, I quickly came face to face with many veterans of the American armed services. One of those veterans, John Wedel, was introduced to me on a tennis court near my new home. After our first tennis match, I learned that John had served as a marine in the Korean War and had strong ..read more
By MCTA, on December 9th, 2009
 The MCTA would like to thank David Duff, son of LtCol John C. Duff who recently submitted photos from his fathers locker found after his passing in 1992. Pictures include the 3rd Platoon, A Co. 3rd Tank Battalion, 3rd Marine Division with Mt. Fuji, Japan in the background.
LtCol John C. Duff joined the Marine Corps in 1953, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant after completion of the Officers Candidate Course. After completing the ..read more
By MCTA, on November 7th, 2009
Michael Green is a lifetime member of the MCTA and has his book “War Stories of the Tankers” available on Amazon. Mike Green’s book War Stories of the Tankers presents vivid first person accounts from generations of tank crews. Learn about tank life from men who lived it and why a veteran said a tank restoration was great but it was “too clean and doesn’t smell bad.”
He also has a 16 minute podcast recorded in September of 2008 ..read more
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