Ranger: A Soldier's Life Puckett Ralph
Ranger: A Soldier's Life Puckett Ralph On November 25, 1950, during one of the toughest battles of the Korean War, the US Eighth Army Ranger Company seized and held the strategically important Hill…
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Ranger: A Soldier's Life Puckett Ralph
On November 25, 1950, during one of the toughest battles of the Korean War, the US Eighth Army Ranger Company seized and held the strategically important Hill 205 overlooking the Chongchon River. Their commander, Lieutenant Ralph Puckett, was wounded three times before he was evacuated. Separated by more than a mile from the nearest friendly unit, fifty-one soldiers fought several hundred Chinese attackers.
After he returned from Korea, Puckett joined the newly established US Army Ranger Department, serving as an instructor and tactical officer, and commanding For his actions, he received the country's second-highest award for courage on the battlefield -- the Distinguished Service Cross -- and resumed active duty later that year as a living legend.In this inspiring autobiography, Colonel Ralph Puckett recounts his extraordinary experiences on and off the battlefield.