The Korean War battlefield [was] quite often permeated by the overwhelming smell of garlic, [which was] eaten by Chinese troops in enormous quantities during the winter time as a prophylactic antidote for the common cold.

And that pervasive smell of garlic [was] detected by American troops at [a] distance. Even before visible contact [was] made the American infantry man [was] aware of and alert to the presence of Chinese troops.

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