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Camp Pendleton South in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Retreat Hell!

Chosin Reservoir Nov - Dec 1950

 
 
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Photographed by Kevin W., September 10, 2015
1. Retreat Hell! Marker
Inscription. We few, we Chosin few, we eternal band of brothers.
 
Erected 2010 by Colonel Wm. E. Barber, MOH Chapter #1, The Chosin Few.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
 
Location. 33° 13.535′ N, 117° 23.357′ W. Memorial is in Camp Pendleton South, California, in San Diego County. It can be reached from Jacinto Road. Marker is behind the South Mesa Club. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 202850 Jacinto Rd, Oceanside CA 92058, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s Peninsular Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boys of '45 (within shouting distance of this marker); Alligator Marines (approx. Ύ mile away); Remember Pearl Harbor (approx. 1.2 miles away); September 11th Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Andrew Jackson Myers (approx. 2 miles away); Oceanside Pier (approx. 2.2 miles away); Kawasaki Ninja ZX900 (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Top Gun House (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camp Pendleton South.
 
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Retreat Hell! Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., September 10, 2015
2. Retreat Hell! Marker
Marker reverse.
Retreat Hell! Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., September 10, 2015
3. Retreat Hell! Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 733 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
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