U.S. Airborne combat team en route to a drop zone

U.S. Airborne combat team en route to a drop zone at Munsan-ni, Korea, on March, 22, 1951. Packed into a C-119 Flying Boxcar, they jumped on the south bank of the Imjin River, 20 miles behind front line. Their mission to trap Communist forces retreating from Seoul was only partially successful because the enemy had already left. Korean War, 1950-53. (BSLOC_2014_11_217)

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