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Chris Weinreich Stars and StripesPyongtaek, Korea, January, 1959: Cap pistols at the ready, "Sukoshi" (Yong Ho Kim) demonstrates his fast-draw technique at Detachment 1, Company C, 728th MP Battalion, whose troops "adopted" the Korean youngster, gave him a place to live and enrolled him in a nearby school.

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