The military identified Phoenix native Sgt. Byron Brock's remains this year, resolving a question that lingered for three-quarters of a century.

The most important was their epic stand on East Hill and Hagaru-ri from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, 1950, where they held the key position protecting the 1st Marine Division’s perimeter as it began the ...

December 1950 - Marine 105mm howitzers hold Chinese Communist hordes at bay around Hagaru-ri airstrip as United Nations planes race to evacuate wounded. Guns fire right over airfield into nearby hills ...

In sub-zero weather, the outnumbered Marines fought for 17 days to withdraw to Hagaru-ri. The Marines, along with U.S. Army and British troops, suffered thousands of killed and wounded while ...

He never would see his hometown of Phoenix again. He went missing after his unit was forced to retreat from Hagaru-ri, North Korea, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in 1950. Sgt. James Byron ...