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10th Mountain Division: “To be selected as one of them was really an honor”

Son reflects on his father’s experience with mountain troops in during World War II

Cruz Rios, right, and Marion C. Coleman, in a foxhole in northern Italy during World War II in 1945. (Provided by Denver Public Library)
Cruz Rios, right, and Marion C. Coleman, in a foxhole in northern Italy during World War II in 1945. (Provided by Denver Public Library)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014.  (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
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Demand for soldiers exceeded the supply, and the Army began assigning soldiers to the 10th without any background in the mountains.
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