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Troops of the Turkish Brigade around a campfire in the Korean War, 1951? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] zzzz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Those are some gruff looking dudes. I bet they've seen some shit.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, the Turkish Brigade was one of the hardest pressed of the UN's forces in the Korean War. Took heavy casualties, hard missions, very highly decorated. I imagine those men have been through the wringer.