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Salvador Sarmiento

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As a young man in the post war Philippines, Salvador Sarmiento wanted desperately to join the US Navy so he could send money home to his family. He had just about given up when a chance encounter got him past the crowd and into the system. His first stop? The spud locker. (4:01)

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He never went to basic training but he knew how to march from ROTC. It hardly mattered for Salvador Sarmiento because all Filipino sailors in the US Navy were stewards and cooks. After making his peace with seasickness by signing on to kitchen duty, he was there at the Bikini atomic test. (3:09)

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After serving as a steward on several ships, including an oiler in the frigid winds of the Korean coast, Salvador Sarmiento felt blessed to move into the disbursement office. He had his family with him during shore duty in Subic Bay and Long Beach. (6:36)

Sam Holliday

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As a 24-year old first lieutenant, Sam Holliday describes his first combat experience when his convoy was ambushed by North Korean troops. (6:55)

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Sam Holliday discusses the training, discipline and education of the North Korean troops and insurgents. (1:44)

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While maneuvering through a "hot bed of communist support," Sam Holliday remembers his men being ambushed by violent locals. (4:15)

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Sam Holliday talks about how he became the last American to leave Pyongyang, North Korea, in 1950. (5:36)

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Sam Holliday describes the type of combat he faced during the Korean War. (2:30)

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Sam Holliday talks about planning for suspected assaults from Chinese and North Korean troops, and one such defense which involved a bayonet charge. (3:09)

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Sam Holliday describes the planning and execution behind taking a well defended position from Chinese troops on "Triple Nickel Hill" (Hill 555), just north of the 38th parallel in North Korea. (16:19)