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Inchon

[in-chon]

noun

  1. a seaport in W South Korea.



Inchon

/ ˈɪnˈtʃɒn /

noun

  1. Former name: Chemulpoa port in W South Korea, on the Yellow Sea: the chief port for Seoul: site of a major strategic amphibious assault by UN troops, liberating Seoul (Sept 15, 1950). Pop: 2 642 000 (2005 est)

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Roundtree also appeared in a number of movies and TV series, which include the films Inchon and Seven as well as the television series Roots, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Desperate Housewives.

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Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s landing at Inchon, and hailed the sacrifices of Americans on behalf of persons they never knew or met.

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The combat Marine who survived the Inchon landing recognized the shoe as a Marine Corps “boondocker” boot.

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On Sept. 15, his regiment participated in the most daring operation of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s 44-year career, the amphibious landing at Inchon, some 200 miles north of Pusan, near Seoul.

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And shortly before Marines landed at Inchon in September 1950, reversing the tide of the Korean War.

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