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His 13-month tour of duty in Korea was ending and two miles to the rear an airplane was waiting to fly him out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019d soon be reunited with his wife and infant son back in Arkansas. At that very same time, however, his unit, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, was trying to advance across the Ch\u2019ongch\u2019on River and assault Chong-dong, but things were not going well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the past few days Chinese soldiers dug in on Hill 200 had ground the company\u2019s progress to an exhausted halt. The lieutenant visited the 35 remaining troops of his platoon and recognized in their the \u201cthousand mile stare\u201d of broken men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cScooter\u201d Burke, as his men called him, had no requirement \u2014 in fact, no authorization \u2014 to push his luck any further, but he picked up some grenades and rejoined his men. 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As he charged the third enemy position, Chinese soldiers threw grenades at him, only to see him pick them up and hurl them back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspired by his example, his men overran another position, but were then pinned down again. Securing a .30-caliber Browning M1919 machine gun and three boxes of ammunition, Burke dashed over an open knoll, set his weapon up in an advantageous position and killed 75 enemy troops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although he himself was wounded in the fight, Burke retired only to obtain more ammo and return to his machine gun, with which he and his platoon wiped out two mortars and a machine gun position. Then, cradling the heavy M1919, he joined his men in securing the bunker complex, having killed another 25 Chinese in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having played an unofficial role in reversing his platoon\u2019s fortunes, Burke returned home with a Silver Star. On April 11, 1952, however, he was called to Washington to receive an upgrade from President Harry Truman \u2014 to the Medal of Honor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuing his Army career, Burke entered his third conflict as commander of 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam \u2014 only to see the Viet Cong achieve what the Chinese could not. On July 22, 1965, his helicopter was shot down near Bien Hoa and his injuries put him out of the war. After recovering, he was stationed in Germany and later served as the Army\u2019s liaison officer to the U.S. Congress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1978, Burke retired as a colonel with the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross and five Purple Hearts. Lloyd L. 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