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Korean War veterans remember Battle of Imjin River

Veterans of the Gloucestershire Regiment are to return to Korea to mark the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Imjin River.

About 400 "Glorious Glosters" held out against 10,000 Chinese troops for three nights during the battle in April 1951.

It remains the bloodiest battle fought by British Forces since World War II.

Returning veterans will take part in a remembrance ceremony at the Gloster Valley Memorial at Solma-ri in South Korea on 23 April.

The battle, fought between 22 and 25 April 1951, was a pivotal moment in the Korean War....

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