▁wounded . ▁ ▁Following ▁this , ▁another ▁l ull ▁in ▁fighting ▁along ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁parallel ▁occurred , ▁during ▁which ▁both ▁sides ▁took ▁time ▁to ▁fort ify ▁their ▁positions ▁and ▁conduct ▁fewer ▁pat rol s . ▁As ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁off ensive ▁action ▁dimin ished , ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁ordered ▁the ▁de activ ation ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁R anger ▁companies . ▁In ▁doing ▁so , ▁the ▁Army ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁R anger ▁companies ▁had ▁only ▁been ▁a ▁trial ▁directed ▁by ▁The ▁Pent agon , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁completed . ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁further ▁clar ified ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁R anger ▁Company , ▁with ▁the ▁Army ▁stating ▁that ▁" ra cial ▁differences " ▁had ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁company ▁from ▁being ▁used ▁effectively ▁in ▁off ensive ▁operations . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁dis band ▁the ▁R anger ▁units , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁R anger ▁Company ▁was ▁de activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁while ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁Korea . ▁Like ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁R anger ▁units , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁R anger ▁Company ▁veter ans ▁were ▁fol ded ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 th ▁R CT . ▁As ▁an ▁air bor ne ▁unit , ▁it ▁was ▁believed ▁that ▁by ▁sending ▁the ▁men ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 th , ▁their ▁air bor ne ▁skills ▁could ▁be ▁used . ▁Nevertheless