https://www.google.com/collections/s/list/RI1qDQ3HAcSk1ar7WRLFpV97urxFxQ/2i8bX2tXl_E

Really interesting article on how effective the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Marines were when they fought in the Vietnam War.

I had heard about them back circa 1980 when one of my martial art instructors had served in Vietnam and had worked with the ROKs, and even later spent a few years in Korea training Tae Kwon Do alongside sone veterans there, and it infused his perspective on real fighting. IT had a profound affect on my 16 year old brain.

Check this out:

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/rok-marines-were-americas-toughest-allies-in-the-vietnam-war?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2_3-Fk2wShwKwyiFsoafjRhdujwtH1IVOSthKeejZCv81H_MiI_k3YZyU_aem_HZ_AxDhG6PJQCUU-bCjI2Q#