April 5, 2024
25th INFANTRY DIVISION'S 50 YEARS COMMEMORATIVE HISTORY
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25th INFANTRY DIVISION 'TROPIC LIGHTNING' 50th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE EDITION UNIT HISTORY BOOK "Tropic Lightning - Ready to Strike, Anyw, Anytime" Extensive coverage of the Tropic Lightning Division in each campaign from bloody Guadalcanal to Korea's Nevada Complex and Pusan, and on to Vietnam and the jungles around Cu-Chi and in War Zone C. The 25th first saw combat during the Dec. 7th 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The unit fought in some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific at Guadalcanal, followed by New Georgia Island and finally the bloody battles in Luzon. During the Korean War, from Pusan to the Yalu, 25th Infantry Division suffered 13,685 casualties: 3,048 KIA, 10,186 WIA, 67 MIA, 384 POW In Vietnam, you'll follow the 25th Infantry Division to Cu Chi, Iron Triangle, Operation Junction City, Hau Nghia Province, Tet. Headquartered in Cu Chi, the 25th fought courageously in the Iron Triangle and Operation Junction City and in the sweep of enemy forces for the Hau Nghia province. The 25th suffered 4,547 KIA and 31,161 WIA in Vietnam, triple its losses in WWII.Includes many never-before published historic photographs from all three wars, plus exciting first-person accounts and scores of short biographies of Tropic Lightning veterans. Includes biographies of Medal of Honor recipients. Endsheets feature a rendering
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