The Filipinos Who Held Yultong

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Picture this: 1951, Korean War, snow everywhere, and one single Filipino battalion accidentally

becomes the main character. This is the Battle of Yultong. Chinese forces were

pushing hard, like “free trial that won’t cancel” hard. The UN line was

collapsing, and things were going downhill fast. Enter the 10th Battalion Combat Team from

the Philippines, outnumbered and stuck in freezing conditions. Instead of running,

they said, “Nah,” and held the line. Wave after wave of enemy attacks

came in, and the Filipinos kept fighting—rifles, grenades, pure stubbornness.