; Whereas, the 2d Infantry Division was the first unit to break 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 2d Infantry Division was tasked with protecting the rear and right flank of the Eighth Army; Whereas, the 23d Regimental Combat Team, 2d 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 freezing weather conditions and overwhelming Communist forces for more than 3 days, killing over 5,000 enemies while possessing about 1/10 of the enemies' strength; Whereas the 23d Regimental Combat Team, 2d 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 2d Infantry Division earned the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Korean War; Whereas, in recognition of exemplary service during the Korean War, the 2d Infantry Division was the recipient of— (1) the Presidential Unit Citation Streamer embroidered HONGCHON; (2) the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Streamer embroidered NAKTONG RIVER LINE; and (3) the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Streamer embroidered KOREA; Whereas, after 3 years of fighting in Korea, the 2d Infantry Division was transferred to Fort Lewis, Washington, arriving on October 7, 1954; Whereas, the 2d Infantry Division was restructured with personnel and equipment from the 10th Infantry Division in the spring of 1958, and moved to Fort Benning, Georgia; Whereas the 2d Infantry Division provided support for 3 brigades supported by armor, cavalry, and artillery under the Reorganization Objective Army Division concept in April 1964; Whereas the 2d Infantry Division returned to Korea on July 1, 1965, and exchanged personnel and equipment with the 1st Cavalry Division