Once More Into The Fire
Once More Into The Fire appeared in The Assembly, the West Point Alumni magazine, as a two-part series in January and March of 1998.  It tells about the Korean War, West Point graduates in it and men of the 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment.
 Comprising
Chapter Four
of
A Return to Glory
By Bill McWilliams
USMA   Class of 1955
2229 Fiero Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89134
Phone: (702) 363-6968
Fax: (702) 256-6051

Please review the sample chapter describing the combat experiences of the Class of 1950 in Korea, as told in the representative story of then First Lieutenant David R. Hughes, K Company of the 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment.

"In memory of the 1,092 officers and men of the 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, and all Academy graduates, who gave their lives in defense of freedom, democracy, and the Republic of Korea in '...the forgotten war.'"

7th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division
Korean War Project

1 - Korea: Once More Into the Fire

2 - The Fateful Class of '50

3 - The Lieutenants' War

4 - One Man's Road to Korea

5 - Roots and the Making of an Officer

6 - Lessons: The Retreat from the Yalu

7 - The Making of a Warrior

8 - War's Grim Classroom

9 - The Night Defense of Hill 339

10- The Culminating Battle - Hill 347

11- The Aftermath

All contents of the 11 part series above are Copyright, Bill McWilliams, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1998. No reuse without permission from the author. 

The Last Full Measure -
Troopers of Company K
Killed in Action
During the Korean War

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