; Whereas the 2nd Infantry Division arrived in South Korea via Pusan, on July 23, 1950, becoming the first United States unit to arrive directly in South Korea from the United States; Whereas the 2nd Infantry Division helped repel attackers on the Pusan Perimeter during a 16-day attack beginning on the night of August 31, 1950, in a battle in which 2nd Infantry Division clerks, bandsman, technical, and supply personnel all joined the fight to repel the attackers; Whereas the 2nd Infantry Division was the first unit that broke out of the Pusan Perimeter and led the Eighth Army drive to the Manchurian Border; Whereas, on November 26, 1950, with the intervention of the Chinese in the Korean War, the 2nd Infantry Division was tasked with protecting the rear and right flank of the Eighth Army; Whereas fighting around Kunu-ri cost the 2nd Infantry Division nearly 1/3 of its strength, but was 10 times costlier to the enemy; Whereas the 23rd Regimental Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and the French Battalion were cut off and surrounded by 3 Chinese Divisions on February 13, 1951, at Chipyong-ni, but fiercely fought overwhelming Communist forces in freezing weather conditions for more than 3 days, killing over 5,000 enemies while possessing about 1/10 of the enemy's strength; Whereas the 23rd Regimental Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division gave the first major defeat to the Chinese at the battle of Chipyong-Ni, a turning point in the Korean War; Whereas 20 members of the 2nd Infantry Division earned the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Korean War; Whereas, in recognition of exemplary service during the Korean War, the 2nd Infantry Division was the recipient of— (1) the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Streamer embroidered NAKTONG RIVER LINE; (2) the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Streamer embroidered KOREA; and (3) the Presidential Unit Citation; Whereas, after 4 years of fighting in South Korea, the 2nd Infantry Division was transferred to Fort Lewis, Washington, on August 20, 1954