How Tootsie Rolls Saved the Troops #greatbigstory #history // TRAIN BRAIN

How Tootsie Rolls Saved the Troops #greatbigstory #history

In 1950, a group of U.S. Marines fighting in North Korea got stranded without enough ammunition. They managed to get to safety, but only with the help of ... wait for it ... Tootsie Rolls. Imagine that!
#history #greatbigstory #tootsieroll #truestory
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