UNITED STATE MARINES

FROM THE HALLS OF MONTEZUMA TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI. WE FIGHT OUR COUNTRIES BATTLES IN THE AIR, ON LAND AND SEA. FIRST TO FIGHT FOR RIGHT AND FREEDOM, AND TO KEEP OUR HONOR CLEAN; WE ARE PROUD TO CLAIM THE TITLE OF UNITED STATE MARINES. OUR FLAG'S UNFURLED TO EVERY BREEZE FROM DAWN TO SETTING SUN; WE HAVE FOUGHT IN EVERY CLIME AND PLACE WHERE WE COULD TAKE A GUN. IN THE SNOW OF FAR OFF NORTHERN LANDS AND IN SUNNY TROPIC SCENES; YOU WILL FIND US ALWAYS ON THE JOB, THE UNITED STATE MARINES. HERE'S HEALTH TO YOU AND TO OUR CORPS, WHICH WE ARE PROUD TO SERVE. IN MANY A STRIFE WE'VE FOUGHT FOR LIFE AND NEVER LOST OUR NERVE. IF THE ARMY AND THE NAVY, EVER LOOK ON HEAVEN'S SCENES, THEY WILL FIND THE STREETS ARE GUARDED BY UNITED STATE MARINES.

ROBERT HIGHLAND IN BOOT CAMP. (CHOSINE25)

Bob Highland enlisted in the Marine Corp in New York on Feb 25, 1950 at the age of 17 and reported for boot camp, Paris Island, SC. He then underwent Basic Training, NC. He then was assigned to the First Provisional Marine Brigade at Camp Pendleton, CA. He arrived in Pusan, Korea, August 2, 1950, with Easy Company, 2nd Batt. 5th Marine Regiment as a Rifleman. Now he was only 18 years old and engaged the enemy on August 7th, 17th, Sept. 3rd in major actions, two of which were the Naktong Bulge at the Naktong River. He then was shipped out of Pusan aboard ships to meet the lst Marine Division for the landing at Inchon. He and his division went on to take Kimpo Airfield, Seoul and on north to the Chosine Reservoir.

During the breakout of his outfit to Hagaru, Bob was part of a fire team sent up on the ridge to take out a 120 MM Chinese Mortar. They took it out. Bob was wounded, seriously wounded, on December 2nd, and for two days layed in the back of a truck, and then further sustained frostbite. He was evacuated by a C-47 out of Hagaru-ri on Dec 4th and sent to a hospital in Japan, then back to the States. He receives a 60% disability.

Bob Highland received the following medals:
The Bronze Star with V device,
The Purple Heart
Three Presidential Unit Citations
National Defence
Korean Service with three campaign stars
United Nations and three Korean Presidential Unit Citations.

Bob and his Eric, of whom he is very proud.