African-American soldier guarding the DMZ in winter. MP looks through periscope binoculars at DMZ. Patrol moving along fence line and checking integrity of the fence. A U.S. Army soldier in a watch tower looks through binoculars. MPs walking through tall weeds in the DMZ area. Close up of U.S. Army MP arm band. Truck stops in road. Sign on truck reads, "DMZ Police" Soldier probing roadbed with knife, possibly looking for mines.
U.S. troops march across the Han River Bridge. South Korean refugees move along the frozen river. Men pull sleds loaded with luggage. A motor convoy of the 29th British Brigade moves along the road past a wrecked T-34 tank near Suwon. Tanks and other vehicle pass on bridge. Wrecked tank on broken bridge in the background. U.S. troops dig fields for a delaying action in Suwon. Tanks at field. Soldier shovels fields.
On Feb. 12 and 13, 1951, elements of the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division, including 38th Infantry Regiment, suffered severe losses in combat with superior Chinese forces, near Hoengsong,during the Korean War. Photos shot three weeks later show the carnage on a frozen battleground. Remnants of a destroyed U.S. field piece are surrounded by dead U.S. Army soldiers frozen on snow-covered ground. A severely damaged U.S. halftrack sits in the dirt. An unidentified jumble of burned out war machinery. Damaged 20mm dual mount anti-aircraft guns. U.S. Marines, of the 7th Regiment, in full field gear, entering the area for the first time since the February battle. They march over a snow-covered road, past remnants of the U.S. Army convoy that was fighting its way out of the area besieged by Chinese forces on all sides. A destroyed U.S. Army truck. Sign next to wreckage reads:"38th I.FL Co CP." A fallen American soldier frozen in a rice paddy. Smoke rising from Korean village buildings burning in background, above terraced landscape. More views of wrecked equipment and fallen soldiers. A mountain pass in the background. A destroyed truck. Suddenly black smoke starts rising in the background. A U.S. Marine standing near an M46 Patton tank. More debris and destroyed trucks.
U.S. Marines arrive at Kotori from Hagaru-ri during the Korean War. Weary and fatigued soldiers walk along as it snows. A truck crosses the road. Marines on railway tracks. Marine dragging a cardboard box with rations along the snow laden path. Marines resting on at a camp. Tents in the back ground A marine puts handful of snow in his mouth.
Scenes inside makeshift shelter.American soldiers drinking and relaxing. United States soldiers try to make some practical use of a wooden shipping container. Debris and bombed out buildings all around the soldiers.
Homage is being paid to the Koreans killed by the Japanese. Parade by families of the deceased Koreans. Children dressed in uniforms exhibit a parade. South Korean and Soviet flags are raised high. Prime Minister Kim II Sung addresses the masses and cries as he speak. Pictures of Stalin and Kim II sung on the wall behind the podium. Korean children play with their fathers. Few children perform a play on stage. Shows workers building a school for the children of the killed Koreans. Approximately 1948.