How Americans Held an Outpost Against Chinese Soldiers

On the evening of June 10, 1953, Markley briefed his men from K Company, 15th Infantry Regiment before sending them to their posts. His roughly 150 soldiers would defend a hilltop outpost barely 400 yards wide against overwhelming enemy forces. The Chinese artillery started just after dark. More than 20,000 shells slammed into Outpost Harry, turning the Korean landscape into an apocalyptic view of fire and shrapnel. As the Americans took cover, they could hear the whistles and bugles as enemy soldiers surged up the slopes. Read Full Article »