[Illustration: DD MC A 155525 DD MC A 169584] [Illustration: DD MC A 6953 DD MC A 6754] _Going Up--Above, left and right, Marines move into position on one of the many Korean hills. Below, a section of the MLR in March, 1952._ [Illustration: DD MC A 160250] [Illustration: DD MC A 159304] _The Lifeline--Above, a view of the MSR of the 1st Marine Division during January, 1952. Below, during the rainy season it is difficult to move supplies over the poor roads._ [Illustration: DD MC A 164552] [Illustration: DD MC A 162316] _Terrain Features--Above, a Marine helicopter flies behind ice-covered slopes to avoid enemy fire. Below, an enemy stronghold nicknamed “Luke The Gook’s Castle.”_ [Illustration: DD MC A 160572] [Illustration: USN 439970 USN 441346] _Panmunjom “Talkathon”--Above (left) Gen Nam Il starts for the truce talks. Above (right) United Nations’ sentries. Below, the Chinese and North Korean Communist negotiators._ [Illustration: USN 431929] [Illustration: USN 432414] _Watchful Waiting--Above, MajGen L. C. Cragie and VAdm C. T. Joy talk to correspondents at Panmunjom. Below, Communist and UN sentries walk posts around the peace talk site._ [Illustration: USN 935646 USN 435646] [Illustration: DD MC A 163575 DD MC A 164145] _Lifesaver--Above, bruised Marines show the armored vests that saved their lives. Below, a .45 caliber bullet test-fired into cotton contrasted with three removed from an armored vest._ [Illustration: DD MC A 46216] [Illustration: DD MC A 168081] _Torso Protection--Above, a Marine rifleman lies prone to exhibit the protective torso armor. Below, a helicopter evacuates a corpsman who was wounded while treating a buddy._ [Illustration: DD MC A 167282] [Illustration: DD MC A 156301] _Papa-sans and Pills--Above, a group of Korean patriarchs gaze curiously at a Marine tank. Below, an Army nurse administers medication to a grimacing Marine._ [Illustration: SC 358063] [Illustration: DD MC A 159786] _A Dog’s Life--Above, Marines line up with their pets all packed and ready to go. Below, troops gather for the ever-welcome mail call._ [Illustration: DD MC A 7468] [Illustration: DD MC A 6843] _At The Front--Above, Marines advance across a fog-filled valley while supported by machine gun fire. Below, a group of Communist prisoners wait for interrogation by trained experts._ [Illustration: DD MC A 157686] [Illustration: DD MC A 408351] _CCF Propaganda--Above, one of the thousands of attractively-colored CCF Christmas cards dropped on the_ MLR _in December, 1951. Below, a mortar observer crew in action._ [Illustration: DD MC A 6627] [Illustration: DD MC A 162989] _Life’s Little Problems--PFC Henry A. Friday pauses to rest in a trench and reflect upon the progress of his own particular efforts towards fighting the Communists._