Marching a 'Manchu Mile'

By MAJ Mike NicholsonJune 26, 2009

Through the 'Rock-Drop'
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It's just a mile - a 'Manchu Mile'
2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. Milford Beagle, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, is accompanied by members of his staff and the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team Commander, Col. Thomas C. Graves, as they re-enter Warrior Base after a 25-mile tactical road... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Marching the Mile
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CSM addresses the Troops
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Taking a Break
5 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Slate, (left) a motor transport operator for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 302nd Brigade Support Battalion and Sgt. John Hamilton, a information system analyst also from HHC, 302nd BSB, take a break at a rest stop during t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
5-to-go
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Remember to change your socks
7 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pfc. Alan Lanning, (left) a forward observer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 72nd Armored Regiment and Spc. Eric Dieter, also a forward observer for HHC, 1-72 AR change socks at a rest area during the 25 mile road march know... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Finished
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Keep up the Fire!
9 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment conducted the 'Manchu Mile', a 25-mile tactical roadmarch with full combat gear and weapon, approximately 5 kilometers south of the DMZ, June 24-25 outside Warrior Base, South Korea. Members shouted the Battalion ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL