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Winter has finally arrived in Austin and with the holiday season upon us, it's easy to get wrapped up in the hectic shopping and festivities. It's also a great time to give back to community and to reflect on sacrifices made by others during winters past.
One major event that took place this time of year and is often forgotten is the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, an epic and decisive battle of the Korean War that took place between November 27 and December 13, 1950. In a freezing winter, thousands of United Nations troops -- "The Chosin Few" -- including U.S. Marines were outnumbered and trapped by Chinese forces in the mountains of North Korea. Despite the odds, the Marines refused to surrender and fought their way 78 miles to the sea and rescued 98,000 civilians.
Winter has finally arrived in Austin and with the holiday season upon us, it's easy to get wrapped up in the hectic shopping and festivities. It's also a great time to give back to community and to reflect on sacrifices made by others during winters past.
One major event that took place this time of year and is often forgotten is the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, an epic and decisive battle of the Korean War that took place between November 27 and December 13, 1950. In a freezing winter, thousands of United Nations troops -- "The Chosin Few" -- including U.S. Marines were outnumbered and trapped by Chinese forces in the mountains of North Korea. Despite the odds, the Marines refused to surrender and fought their way 78 miles to the sea and rescued 98,000 civilians.
- 12/12/2012
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Title: Chosin Director: Brian Iglesias While just about every modern tragedy is an instant candidate to be adapted into a big budget feature film, many historical events, particularly the lesser-known ones, are easily overlooked. It may sound as though I’m observing that trend in a negative light, but if anything, it’s probably a good thing because then there’s more of a chance the material would be handled in a documentary format instead and given proper representation as is the case with Chosin. On June 25th, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea initiating the Korean War. The United Nations Security Council condemned North Korea after which the Us, amongst other countries, assembled [...]...
- 9/8/2010
- by Perri Nemiroff
- ShockYa
Variety reports that the Ifp fiscally-sponsored documentary Chosin will be made into an $80 million 3-D narrative version with Journey to the Center of the Earth's director Eric Brevig taking the helm and Chosin director Brian Iglesias coming on as one of the executive producers. The film will be the first war epic made in digital 3-D. Titled 13 Days of Winter, the film will follow the 1950 Battle of Chosin Reservoir, where United Nation troops, including 12,000 Us Marines, fought against the Chinese as well as the North Koreans. Film will be shot in New Zeland and Korea. South Korea -- which is preparing for their 60th anniversary of the war -- will provide equipment, weapons, locations and military assistance for the film. The film is...
- 2/19/2010
- by Melissa Silvestri
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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