Template:Did you know nominations/Eighth Army Ranger Company

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 14:21, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Eighth Army Ranger Company

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• ... that the Eighth Army Ranger Company, which saw service in the Korean War, was the first Ranger unit activated after World War II?

• Reviewed: Armia Ludowa

Created/expanded by Ed! (talk). Self nom at 17:46, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

• The problem with the hook is that it is not true. See 1st Ranger Battalion Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:44, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

• Hmm. How about a different hook like "... that the Eighth Army Ranger Company lost 80 percent of its strength and only had 10 men still standing after the Battle of Ch'ongch'on River in the Korean War?" —Ed!^(talk) 12:30, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

• • Size okay. ALT hook would be okay. Verified against online source. Hawkeye7 (talk) 02:00, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

• • Watch out for the close-paraphrase police. Source:

    The action at Hill 205 rendered the Eighth Army Ranger Company combat ineffective. After 26 November 1950, the Company was only capable of conducting routine patrols in front of the 25* ID front-line trace, acting as a security force for regimental or divisional headquarters, or assisting the Turkish Brigade in securing Kangwha Island at the mouth of the Han River.

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    The heavy casualties on Hill 205 rendered the company combat ineffective, and it was capable of conducting only routine patrols or as a security force for division headquarters elements for the next several weeks.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Hawkeye7 (talk • contribs) 02:04, 2012 January 16 (UTC)

I think that's ok. THere's only so many ways to say things.PumpkinSky talk 03:04, 21 January 2012 (UTC)