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G.I. Combat #41 (1956)
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Corporal Willy Kee and Sergeant Ed Bates volunteer to retrieve a crashed Marine Corsair carrying a secret night-fighting instrument behind enemy lines, knowing the odds are against them. As they navigate a treacherous rocky gully, they’re ambushed by enemy forces, forcing them into a desperate fight for survival while racing to destroy the device before it falls into enemy hands.
In the midst of a sudden Romanian Red bombardment on the Yugoslavian border town of Krno, a U.S. military observation platoon takes shelter in a warehouse cellar—only to find themselves trapped with enemy soldiers who’d also fled the attack. As the G.I.s brace for a deadly standoff, they must survive both the collapsing cellar and the hidden threat of a larger, coordinated enemy presence.
In "Trumpet of Doom," New Orleans jazzman Fordie finds himself caught in the chaos of war, far from the clubs and rhythms he loves. When his unit is overrun, he grabs the enemy signal man's horn and unleashes a final, defiant blast of music that stirs his comrades to fight back — a last, blazing note in a world gone silent.
In the tense aftermath of the Korean War, Sergeant Harris leads his platoon in a search for mysterious artillery fire striking their base—shells that, according to ballistics, originate from within South Korean territory, not across the border. As suspicion falls on a trusted local farmer, Chin, Harris uncovers a dangerous truth: the hidden guns are being used by North Korean agents disguised as civilians, forcing Chin to play a dangerous game to protect his family.