Photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Lopez | 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 02.05.2021
The Eighth Army Deputy Commanding General - Operations Brig. Gen. Trevor J. Bredenkamp lays a wreath during the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Hill 180 Feb. 5 at Osan Air Base. “For those who sacrificed at the battle of Bayonet hill and during the Korean War, there work is complete,” said Bredenkamp. “We seek to day to honor their legacy, to ensure peace through our combined......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Lopez | 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 02.05.2021
A statue of then-Capt. Lewis Millet that sits near the memorial site of the Battle of Hill 180 Feb. 5 at Osan Air Base. Seventy years ago, on Feb. 7, 1951, during the Operation Thunderbolt, the Soldiers of the 27th Infantry Regiment’s Company E were led by then-Capt. Lewis Millet and were near Osan when they came under intense machine gun fire from Communist Chinese forces on Hill 180....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Lopez | 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 02.05.2021
The Eighth Army Deputy Commanding General - Operations Brig. Gen. Trevor J. Bredenkamp delivers a speech during the 70th anniversary ceremony of the Battle of Hill 180 Feb. 5 at Osan Air Base. “I am humbled and honored to have the opportunity to say a few words today, this is the second time I had the privilege to attend this commemoration,” said Bredenkamp. “The last time I attended......