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Description
Mr. Buckler conveys his pride in the job that he and his comrades who served in Korea did. He tells a story to illustrate the bravery of the soldiers he served with one of whom received a medal for bravery for his part.
Transcription
We had wonderful fellows with us and they were full of old fashioned guts. And they did well when they were . . . the boys in the front lines, when they were attacked, boy, they made a good showing of themselves. One of our fellas got the Military Medal. He, he was one of the tankmen, and he was, he was up on top of the tank holding the turret, and the big gun showed over the top of the tank, and there was a .50 calibre machine gun on it. And they came under heavy attack, and this fella, he get up there with the .50 calibre machine gun, and he plowed the devil right out of them and turned them back. And they fired at him with artillery and mortar, and one shell hit close enough, knocked him off the tank, and he get back up and continued to fire at them, and he stopped the attack by himself. And he was awarded the Military Medal for his efforts.