; Whereas, from November 30 to December 24, 1950, the 3d Infantry Division served as the covering force for the largest beachhead evacuation in the history of the military of the United States, facilitating the escape of 105,000 troops, 91,000 refugees, 17,500 vehicles, and 350,000 tons of cargo from Hungnam, after which the division moved from the East Coast to the West Coast of South Korea and helped to fight back the Chinese forces that had overtaken Seoul; Whereas, in 1951, elements of the 3d Infantry Division helped to recapture Seoul and were instrumental in pushing Chinese forces back to the 38th parallel and in enduring the brunt of Chinese attempted attacks to retake Seoul, earning the division the new nickname, the Rock of Seoul ; Whereas, during the Korean War, the 3d Infantry Division also became known as the Fire Brigade for its quick responses to crises; Whereas the 3d Infantry Division participated in 8 campaigns during the Korean War and had 13 Medal of Honor recipients as a result of that service; Whereas, in recognition of exemplary service during the Korean War, the 3d Infantry Division and its subordinate units received— (1) the Presidential Unit Citation; (2) the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (and streamer embroidered with Uijongbu Corridor ); (3) the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (and streamer embroidered with Iron Triangle ); and (4) the Chryssoun Aristion Andrias–Bravery Gold Medal of Greece (and streamer embroidered with Korea ); Whereas the 3d Infantry Division returned to Germany in April 1958 to help secure Western Europe from the threat of attack by the nations, headed by the Soviet Union, that had signed the Warsaw Pact and remained stationed in Germany until 1996 to assist fellow member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (referred to in this preamble as NATO ), directly contributing to the peaceful end of the Cold War