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A young Marine finds a moment of quiet and solitude in which to offer up a prayer for the safety of himself and his comrades. Minutes later, the 1st Marine Division launched an offensive against entrenched communist troops. Ca. 1951. Cpl. Eugene Suarez. (Marine Corps)
Via IMCOM-Korea.
12:21 pm on October 16th, 2009 1
Obviously warm weather. 1st Marine division in 1951 pushed to recover Kansas and Wyoming lines. Beginning of the battle of the punchbowl.
12:41 pm on October 16th, 2009 2
Beautiful picture…With that said, this is an interesting example of how religion and political ideology are often mixed. Gotta get those godless reds, right?
12:44 pm on October 16th, 2009 3
…Not that I think that's what the soldier was thinking about that when the picture was taken. But, I'm sure that's how many civilians would have perceived the picture if it was published in those days.