By 10 pm on April 23rd 1951, the 3rd battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment was one of the few United Nations formations standing between the Chinese 118 division and the South Korean capital, Seoul.

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The Kapyong Valley is about 56 km north of Seoul, the capital of Korea.

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After a night of fierce fighting during which their positions were overrun, the Australians recaptured their positions and stalled the Chinese advance, at a cost of 32 men killed and 53 wounded. For their contribution to this action the men of 3RAR were awarded the highly prestigious US Presidential Citation.

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