At 96, Former Army Tank Driver Reflects on the Korean War
May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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At 96, Former Army Tank Driver Reflects on the Korean War
Army Staff Sgt. Stanley Martinez was the last man to step off the truck. It was autumn of 1951, somewhere north of Busan, South Korea, the deuce-and-a-half tactical vehicle he had ridden in from the country's southern tip had been dropping replacements all day: a soldier here, two there, each stepping into a slot a . . .
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At 96, Former Army Tank Driver Reflects on the Korean War
Army Staff Sgt. Stanley Martinez was the last man to step off the truck. It was autumn of 1951, somewhere north of Busan, South Korea, the deuce-and-a-half tactical vehicle he had ridden in from the country's southern tip had been dropping replacements all day: a soldier here, two there, each stepping into a slot a . . .