Word: aboard
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Transports were combat-loaded, i.e., "backwards," kitchen gear put aboard first because it probably would be needed last; assault vehicles loaded last so they would be on top and could be spewed out onto the grey ships. On the quay stood a few tight knots of women. The men were the ist Provisional Marine Brigade, well-trained and well-equipped but fewer than 5,000 strong. Their commander told them: "There will be casualties among you." At week's end, heavily convoyed, the expedition departed...
TIME Correspondent Wilson Fielder last week was aboard the light cruiser Juneau* on a patrol of the east coast of Korea. Fielder cabled the first detailed report...
After two days in port, the Juneau went on the prowl again. I was aboard when she left the harbor, riding low in the water from the heaviest load of ammunition she had ever carried. As we put off, a 40-man U.S. Marine guard in knife-edge khaki stood at ramrod attention as the Juneau's band blared a salute. Then, as the sun slowly set into purple clouds and dark green mountains, the ship seemed to relax. A cool evening breeze played across her bow and she headed back for "The Little Slot...
...Back aboard the Mansfield a small portion of brandy was passed to each dripping man. "It wasn't bad after we got ashore," a lanky sailor said slowly. "It was just the long pull. Standing by, waiting to go in is always the worst...
...injured head and chest and a smashed arm suggested he must have been there for hours. No one had time to stop for him. His ox-load of refugee baggage waited patiently. Only the foreigners' influence persuaded a Korean ambulance truck to pause and haul the dying man aboard...