▁dis band ment ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁with ▁peace ▁tal ks ▁under way ▁in ▁Pan mun j om , ▁the ▁R anger ▁company ▁was ▁employed ▁ag gress ively ▁in ▁off ensive ▁roles ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁better ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁UN ▁at ▁the ▁b arg aining ▁table . ▁After ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁operations ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁parallel ▁with ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Division , ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June ▁the ▁R angers ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁attack ▁Hill ▁ 7 7 2 , ▁an ▁operation ▁craft ed ▁by ▁Allen ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁strateg ically ▁advantage ous ▁high ▁ground ▁position ▁along ▁the ▁front ▁line . ▁That ▁morning , ▁the ▁company , ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁ 7 th ▁Division ▁art illery , ▁advanced ▁on ▁the ▁hill , ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁blank et ed ▁with ▁nap alm ▁strik es ▁from ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁P - 5 1 ▁Must angs . ▁Chinese ▁forces ▁resist ed ▁sp or ad ically ▁but ▁with d rew ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁having ▁lost ▁eight ▁men ▁killed ▁and ▁another ▁thirty ▁wounded . ▁Again st ▁this ▁the ▁R angers ▁had ▁lost ▁only ▁seven ▁wounded . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁July , ▁the ▁R angers ▁continued ▁the ▁attack , ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 1 st ▁R CT ▁who ▁seized ▁high ▁ground ▁near ▁S any ing - ni ▁and ▁forced ▁Chinese ▁troops ▁to ▁retre at ▁further . ▁In ▁this ▁attack , ▁one ▁R anger ▁was ▁killed ▁and ▁eight ▁were