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U.S. Fighting Men #10
This anthology issue presents multiple war stories featuring American combat troops. One story depicts paratroopers engaged in fierce battle, with soldiers throwing grenades and fighting enemy reinforcements while demolition teams target the railroad at Gensan. Another story follows Gus Karolsky, an immigrant's son who becomes a model accountant but is drafted in 1949, only to struggle with his dread of guns and violence during combat training on the Korean front; when his unit faces the Reds at the Yalu River, Karolsky must overcome his fear to help defend the 23rd Battalion's position. A third narrative involves refugees fleeing Red territory across the 38th Parallel, with King's action at a prison camp suggesting military operations to aid escaping civilians and expose enemy movements.