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The United States First Provisional Marine Brigade's Reconnaissance Company on September 4th 1950 at Pusan, Korea

Showing left, background Gunnery Sgt. John W. Slagle Sr. Center is the company's commanding officer Captain Kenneth Houghton and right
pointing high into the hills beyond Masan's enemy positions is Gunnery Sgt. Ernest DeFazio. All were Marine veterans with outstanding leadership
accomplishments during WWII in the Pacific island campaigns.

Photograph courtesy of David Douglas Duncan, Marine photographer with permission to use for the author's book cover
"USMC Reconnaissance Company of the Korean War 1950--1953" Dated and signed on December 20, 2004 Mounas-Sartoux, France
Photograph courtesy of John (Jack) Slagle Jr.