Word: second
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1950
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
When the ship's speaker announced: "The first wave of the attack force is ashore," MacArthur nodded to Doyle. Then the speaker called: "All boats are ashore from the first and second waves. The troops are fanning out rapidly. No casualties so far." MacArthur lowered his head a little, and then a broad grin spread across his face. The night before, he had said we would not take more than 100 casualties on the morning objectives. Now all waves were ashore, with only 15 casualties reported...
...clock the sound of slamming doors had grown deafening. Loaded with helmeted marines, landing craft from two of the high-speed transports had been lowered and were circling around their parent ships. The first and second waves were ready to go in. (We in the LSUs were the third wave...
...prepared to go over the side. I joined Captain Jaskilka's people. We stood there waiting for our wave to load into the landing craft. Ours was the third. The first wave was to hit the 9½ ft. sea wall at Inchon at 5:30 p.m. The second wave would be three minutes later. The third wave was to land at 5:40. These first three waves on Red Beach, a tiny plot of ground 300 yards wide, were made up of Sam Jaskilka's company...
...Heads Down!" "Get 'em ready, gunner," said Captain Jaskilka to Gunnery Sergeant Barnett. His voice was very quiet and calm. Ahead we could see the first and second waves dashing for that forbidding sea wall...
...third day the amazing old man stood up on his good leg for a few seconds and lightheartedly wiggled the injured one. Next day he presented his doctor with a dilemma: "It will do you no good if I get over this," said Shaw. "A doctor's reputation is made by the number of eminent men who die under his care." When their patient began to suffer from the recurrence of an old kidney ailment, the worried doctors issued a few "toned down" bulletins on his condition. This week he seemed as perky as ever, offered another...