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G.I. Combat #17 (1954)
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Trapped behind enemy lines after being left behind when U.S. forces withdrew from Korea, the remnants of the 4th Company, 10th Battalion, must evade relentless Chinese patrols while devising a daring escape down the Yalu River. With only a salvaged barge and makeshift weapons, they infiltrate a Chinese camp under cover of night to steal supplies, only to stumble upon a downed American plane that may give them the edge they need.
In a remote border depot, two G.I.s, Joe and "Weegee," are abruptly ordered to report to a train depot, where they’re assigned to guard a captured German rocket motor. As they transport it through a hostile zone, they’re ambushed by a group of enemy soldiers posing as Nazi storm troopers, only to discover too late that the attackers are actually Red agents in disguise.
Two American soldiers, Frankie and Skeets, scale the treacherous slopes of a heavily fortified Korean mountain under cover of darkness, navigating deadly terrain and narrowly avoiding disaster. As they reach a vantage point near the enemy encampment, they spot a lone Red soldier heading toward a lookout shack, setting off a chain of events that could change the tide of the assault. With time running out and their plan unfolding at dawn, the duo must hold off a vastly superior force until reinforcements arrive.
In the jungles of Indochina, five American G.I.s survive a crash landing after their transport is lured off course by a fake radio signal. Realizing they’ve been framed as spies and trapped in a deadly ambush, they must navigate enemy territory to destroy a hidden Vietminh radio station that’s been sabotaging U.S. supply missions.