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Contents
24 On Point

26 ARNEWS

Features
4 Camp Humphreys 
Post readies for more troops, Families and 
civilians. 16
10 Positioned for the future
U.S. Army Garrison Daegu becomes a strategic and 
enduring hub that supports tour normalization.

16 Tour normalization
 The Army aims to dramatically decrease separation 

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36 Competition strengthens friendship
 U.S. and South Korean warriors compete in athletic 
activities during Warrior Friendship Week.

42 Korean War commemorated
 Soldiers and veterans remember the service and 
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 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY­ARMY
2511 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, BOX 31
ARLINGTON, VA  22202­3900

The August issue of Soldiers highlights the evolution of the Army on the Korean
peninsula.

The stories detail the many changes that have taken place, as well as those
planned for the future. They describe the staggering growth of Camp Humphreys,
the introduction of Tour Normalization in the areas north of Seoul, and training
and cultural exchanges between U.S. and Korean soldiers and their families.

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, this
month’s issue will also include stories that focus on Korean War veterans, the 8th
Army during the war and commemoration events planned for the coming year.

For readers who have served in Korea, whether during times of peace or war,
we hope these images and stories show how dramatically different life in Korea is
becoming. For those who have never served or visited, we hope they illustrate that
Korea is quickly becoming an assignment of choice.

Sincerely,

Carrie McLeroy
Editor in chief
Soldiers magazine

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F you build it, they will come.”
The massive military commu-
nity rising from the rice paddies
in South Korea dwarfs anything Kevin
Costner’s character might have envi-
sioned in the movie “Field of Dreams.”
The old Camp Humphreys is trans-
forming from a quiet aviation base off
the beaten track from Pyongtaek into
a major hub for U.S. forces in South
Korea. It’s part of a major realignment
of the 28,500 servicemembers in Korea,
with nearly all of them scheduled to
move south of the Han River within the
next several years.
All but a tiny residual force will
leave U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan,
Combined Forces Korea in the heart of
Seoul, and the 2nd Infantry Division
and its supporting elements will relocate
from Camp Casey and its tiny satellite
bases north of the capital.
Most will consolidate at Camp
Humphreys, where a U.S. military base
is being built that’s unlike anything ever
seen before on the Korean peninsula.
The project is moving forward, full
speed ahead, Gen. Walter “Skip” Sharp,
commander of U.S. Forces Korea,
reported to the House Armed Services
Committee in March.
“We are on track, over the next
five or six years, to complete all of the
construction down there,” he told the
down there in 2012, and then phase that
in over the next several years following
that.”
Sharp resisted setting a definitive
timetable for completion, but said the
effort is on the fast track.
“We’re trying to do it as quickly as
possible, to be able to return this land
to the Republic of Korea and to consoli-
date our forces to improve the quality
of life for our servicemembers,” he told
Congress.
At Humphreys, Col. Joseph Moore,
the garrison commander, gets excited
talking about the enormity of the project
and the unprecedented quality of life it
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 Initial plans called for the post’s
population to more than quadruple
from the current 10,000, which
includes 4,200 military members and
about 2,500 U.S. civilian employees,
contractors and Family members.
But a new dynamic added to the mix
just as the relocation plan was being
launched—the normalization of tours
in South Korea—is expected to further
increase the scope of the project,
Moore said.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates
announced in December the extension
of tour lengths in Korea. Under the
normalization plan, single servicemem-
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will stay for three years.
So instead of about 1,900 Family
members currently here, and about
15,000 expected to arrive as U.S. forces
relocate south and more command-
sponsored slots are offered, Moore
estimates that the post ultimately could
become home to as many as 30,000
Family members, swelling the base’s
total population to more than 62,000.
Bulldozers are busy at work prepar-
ing for their arrival. The result will be a
brand-new installation, unrecognizable
to anyone who has served in the hodge-
podge of buildings built at Humphreys
over the decades to accommodate
troops serving one-year, unaccompa-
nied tours. M(*%5*6%-0651065%")*"%0/%>;?;%=)#+%@")).,05%&'#$()*+,2%?0'1(%F0)*"2%6.44%.5:4'-*%"%7").*1+%0/%
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Seventy percent of those existing
buildings will be razed, explained Todd
Dirmeyer, chief master planner for
the project. Replacing them will be a
state-of-the-art community planned
from the ground up to accommodate
servicemembers and their Families.
The new Humphreys complex will
dwarf the current post, tripling its size
to almost 3,600 acres and providing
about 30 million square feet in finished
building space, compared to the cur-
rent 4 million.
For comparison’s sake, Fort Bliss,
Texas, the U.S. installation experi-
encing the most growth due to base
realignment and closure mandates, is
adding 13 million square feet of facili-
ties, Moore noted. M(*%$4"55*),%0/%1(*%5*6%>;?;%=)#+%@")).,05%&'#$()*+,%:0#$4*N%.5%?0'1(%F0)*"%100C%$".5,%10%$)07.-*%
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ing to build a city here,” he said. “This
is like starting with a blank canvas that
considers the whole of the property and
the timing of the demolition and con-
struction. At the end of it, we will have
essentially a new installation, instead of
a new one adjoined to an old one.”
That new installation will provide
state-of-the-art unit training, mainte-
nance and equipment storage facilities,
as well as modern housing, dining and
recreational amenities, Dirmeyer said.
The plan incorporates lessons from
Fort Bliss and other BRAC instal-
lations, from the multi-story post
exchange that’s proven successful at
Kadena Air Base, Japan, and from the
transformation Moore oversaw at the
Grafenwoehr Training Area in Ger-
many.
“This represents a new vision, with
efficient and thoughtful facility place-
ment,” Dirmeyer said, as he looked
over a map of the post dotted with
different-colored squares and rectangles
representing facilities to be built.
“The maneuver and training areas
designated for local training are situat-
ed away from the housing, recreational
and commercial areas. The industrial
areas and vehicle maintenance facili-
ties are away from those areas,” he said.
“Troop housing is within walking dis-
tance of working areas. Family housing
is in a commercial area, with Family-
friendly facilities and schools within
walking distance or an easy commute.”
Barracks will be the popular “one
plus one” design, in which service-
members have private bedrooms and
bathrooms, but share a common living
area. A private company will pay for,
build and manage most Family housing
units, similar to the residential commu-
nities initiative being used at stateside
posts.
A downtown shopping area, built
around a food, beverage and enter-
tainment complex, will give garrison
residents a sense of Hometown USA,
Dirmeyer said. An aquatics park that
opened in 2006 already has proven to
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be a big hit, as well as the new commu-
nity fitness center, affectionately called
the “Super Gym.”
While providing these and other
quality-of-life amenities, the planners
took pains to preserve green spaces.
Walkways connect living and working
areas, and ball fields, picnic areas and
a riverfront jogging path will beckon
residents outdoors.
Even with his latest challenge—ac-
commodating an additional 15,000
Family members due to tour nor-
malization—Moore is committed to
preserving sweeping outdoor areas.
“We’re looking at a lot of different
options, and we have a lot of ideas,”
he said. “What we don’t want is to
sacrifice what is really a great plan by
plugging additional buildings in almost
randomly.”
As these final decisions are made,
Humphreys is buzzing with construc-
tion activity.
Eighteen construction projects,
with a contract value of $1.2 billion,
already are under way on the existing
post. Another 57 projects are in the
planning and design process.
Meanwhile, a massive effort is
under way to build up the rice paddies
surrounding the post to accommodate
the new construction. The land needs
to be built up almost 15 feet to bring
it above the 50-year flood plain, Moore
said.
That, Dirmeyer explained, takes a
lot of dirt.
“On a busy day this summer, you
would see upward of 3,000 vehicles
in a single day, bringing dirt in here,”
he said. “If you took all the mileage
from the first truck to the very last
truck required to do this land expan-
sion, it would equal 17 round-trips to
the moon. And if you took all the fill,
it would fill the Hoover Dam.” As the
land is built up, giant piles are being
driven into the ground to provide a
stable building site.
As the planning and building
processes take place, Moore said, the
biggest challenge is ensuring it never
interferes with the U.S. mission here.
“My first goal is to support General
Sharp’s first priority: to be prepared to
fight tonight,” he said. “So everything
we do has to be connected to that first
goal. We cannot do something that
would interrupt a unit’s ability to do its
mission.”
The effort here also supports
Sharp’s priority of strengthening the
U.S.-South Korea alliance because of
the cooperative way it’s being planned,
funded and built, Moore said.
Moore said he’s particularly proud
of the quality-of-life improvements the
new U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys
will provide U.S. servicemembers and
their Families, fulfilling Sharp’s third
command priority.
Ultimately, Moore said he expects
Humphreys to be the assignment of
choice for U.S. forces, who will come to
see it as the best place to serve in South
Korea.
“This ought to sell itself. We ought
not have to sell Humphreys,” he said.
“If we do it well, it will sell itself, and
servicemembers will tell other service-
members that this is a great place to
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INCE May 2007, members of
the U.S. Army Garrison Hum-
phreys community have marked
the beginning of the summer season by
participating in activities at the Splish
and Splash Water Park, the first park
of its kind on an Army installation in
Korea.
Operated by Family and Morale,
Welfare and Recreation, the park was
specifically designed to provide the
excitement of a typical American water
park. It has all the basic necessities: two
water slides, a zero-entry water play
area, children’s pool and water fort, and
an Olympic-size pool. There is also a
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hot tub, snack bar, outdoor volleyball
court, one- and three-meter diving
boards, an amphitheatre, water basket-
ball area and locker rooms.
Near the children’s play area is a
snack bar and umbrella-covered tables,
where parents can relax while their
little ones play in the pools. The chil-
dren’s area has a zero-entry pool design,
which allows them a gradual entry into
the pool instead of a sudden drop off
into the water.
Patrons travel from all over the
peninsula to use the facility.
Although the park gets the bulk of
its usage during the summer season, it
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EMOTIONAL

Approaching life’s challenges in a positive, optimistic way
by demonstrating self­control, stamina and good
character with your choices and actions.

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Positioned for the future
T
HE old adage, “if you don’t
know where you’re going, any
road will take you there,” is a
simple truth. However, for Department
of Defense personnel who’ve set their
sights on an assignment to South Korea
with U.S. Army Garrison Daegu and
other organizations, a greater truth is
that neither distractions nor diversions
will interfere with their determined
efforts to experience a tour in the Land
of the Morning Calm.
For these Soldiers, Family members
and DOD civilians, a tour with USAG
Daegu in the southern part of the
peninsula means becoming a part of
what U.S. Army Garrison Daegu com-
mander Col. Terry D. Hodges proudly
trumpets as “a strategic and enduring
hub that supports tour normalization
in Korea.”
The next 10 years will see a marked
increase in the number of personnel
in the Daegu area, as tour normaliza-
tion truly takes hold. “We will see
more and more servicemembers with
command sponsorship, bringing their
Families for two or three year tours.
That’s outstanding. A tour in the land
of the Morning Calm will be just like
a tour anywhere else, with the envious
advantage of being here in this beauti-
ful, modern country. Bring your Fam-
ily, stay for two or three years. Bottom
line, this is tour normalization.”
“Terms like ‘strategic and enduring
hub’ boil down to this: USAG Daegu
and Camps Henry, Walker, George,
Defense Reutilization & Marketing
Office A’po, Busan Storage Facil-
ity and Pier 8, are not going away,”
Hodges said. “As the Army realigns its
‘footprint’ in Korea, we will focus on
supporting our troops and Families,
and our great ally the Republic of
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Korea, from two areas of concentra-
tion—Pyongtaek (USAG Humphreys)
and here in Area IV, in the Daegu,
Waegwan and Busan clusters.”
Explaining how this will affect
incoming personnel, Hodges said that
that process has already begun. He said
that in 2009, Area IV was introduced
to a state-of-the-art community activ-
ity center on Camp Carroll. The facil-
ity has already earned recognition as a
centerpiece for supporting Soldiers.
“Just to give you another example
of how all of this is coming together,
just look at Camp Walker,” said
Hodges. “Construction is already un-
derway for the new child development
center. The expansion of this facility
will enable USAG Daegu to provide
quality care for the increased number
of children who will be arriving as tour
normalization really takes hold. I will
also add that the greater capacity at the
CDC means a greater need for quali-
fied caregivers, and that translates into
more available jobs for spouses and
others who are eligible.
“I might add that CDC-age chil-
dren are not the only group that will
grow. We can expect to see a similar
development in the number of school
age kids—they haven’t been over-
looked either. Some $9.9 million is
being invested in a new high school,”
explained Hodges.
This high school is under construc-
tion—or rather, renovation, as two
existing buildings on Camp Walker
undergo conversion to provide an
additional 500-seat capacity, ready for
operation in the 2011-2012 school
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year. Hodges said that the new
school would be fully staffed and
equipped by the Department of
Defense Education Activity. Daegu
American School, currently Area
IV’s K-12 school, will remain in
use as an elementary and middle
school.
“There are a number of things
that occur daily that help USAG
Daegu prepare for the future,” said
Hodges. “Those small, but signifi-
cant things include anything from
efficient bus service to environmen-
tal stewardship; from the best mili-
tary police to our award-winning
fire department; from inter-service
cooperation with the Marines at
Mujuk and the Navy at Chinhae,
to the signed MOUs (memoran-
dums of understanding) and MOAs
(memorandums of agreement) with
our Korean hosts; from excellent
relations with our neighbors around
Area IV, to our comrades here in
Daegu at Team 19, the 19th Expe-
ditionary Sustainment Command.
All these things can be summed
up this way: Army Community of
Excellence.
“A tour in Daegu means that
you live and work in one of the
brightest stars in the Installation
Management Command constel-
lation. We were the winners of the
2009 Bronze ACOE award, and
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finalists again in 2010. Do you know

what that means? It means that USAG
Daegu consistently succeeds as one of
the best garrisons in the entire United
States Army.”
Proud of the accomplishments
and the great strides made by USAG
Daegu, Hodges said that perseverance
and dedication reflect the attitude of
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Wet, wild, wonderful
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NE touch of nature makes
the whole world kin.” Wil-
liam Shakespeare may not
have been in the land of the Morning
Calm when he spoke those words, but
one need only visit the wetlands of
U.S. Army Garrison Daegu’s Camp
Carroll to see how easily he might have
been inspired.
The first-ever wetland/stream
restoration, enhancement and wetland
creation project in Korea by the U.S.
Army is located just inside the main
gate to Camp Carroll, within the
Korean town of Waegwan in Chilgok
County (just 30 minutes north of
Daegu). It spans approximately 1,600
feet, from its upper segment to the
downstream point where the wetland
flows off the installation boundary and
into Korea’s longest natural stream of
water, the Nakdong River.
Made up of a mixed habitat that
includes a seasonal stream and pond,
initial hydrologic work on the wet-
lands project included stream channel
restoration, stream channel elevation
adjustments, a stream bank design that
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represents a typical seasonal stream
landform, and the introduction of
treated water upstream into the system.
According to USAG Daegu,
Department of Public Works (Envi-
ronmental) Natural Resources Program
Manager John T. Kunneke, the wetland
project proceeded in a unique fashion
for a restoration. “One or all of these
design approaches are typical for wet-
land and stream habitat restoration,”
said Kunneke. “However, it is rare that
restoration, enhancement and creation
take place within the same project.”
DPW kicked off the Camp Carroll
wetland/stream restoration and en-
hancement project in November 2008.
“Prior to this timeframe, this was a type
of Boy Scout project that been brought
to our attention,” Kunneke explained.
“There was a need to revegetate an area
near Daegu’s Chilgok County outfall,
where the stream was getting silted
up over the years due to offsite runoff
coming into the installation at that
point. That was not performed under
technical guidance, and plant survivor-
ship was low.”
Kunneke said that the DPW
Environmental Division has designed
the wetland restoration, the view-
ing structures, footpath, and created
a pond and the vegetation zonation
design. “DPW is behind the overall
landscape design, and enhancement of
the stream and wetland complex. We
are also providing contractor oversight
and quality control on all the restora-
tion and enhancement work that is
being performed.
“The hydrologic component of the
project has been a key factor in the
design. The project area is bounded
by three hydrologic sections called
‘reaches’: the Upper, Middle and Lower
Reaches. The Upper and Middle Reach
segments have been restored and
enhanced. The pond has been designed
in order to create additional wetland
and floodplain function associated with
the overall system. During periods of
higher stream discharge, the pond has
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been designed to hydrologically con-
nect to the upper and lower segments
of the Middle Reach. A floodplain
island was created between the pond
and the stream, and serves as both an
additional function as well as a wildlife
buffer zone.”
Kunneke explained that while the
terminology may sound completely
foreign to those not familiar with
wetland operations or functions, a
healthy environment is something even
a novice can comprehend. “Evidence of
the wetland’s early success has included
previously undocumented bird species,
including migratory songbirds, wading
birds and ducks; previously undocu-
mented frog species, the dark-spotted
frog; and the immediate utilization of
the wetland by raccoon dogs.”
In a recent update of the progress
being made at the wetlands site, Kun-
neke reported that the location contin-
ues to respond favorably to restoration
and enhancement objectives following
the latest phase of stream and wetland
habitat work in the Lower Reach.
“As you can imagine, the favorable
response is vital to the wetlands proj-
ect,” Kunneke said. “It includes stream
channel stabilization and desirable
course adjustment; removal of silt layer
among many sections of the stream
channel and corresponding exposure
of the former streambed; pond water
levels maintaining depth and dura-
tion corresponding to rainfall and dry
periods; and pond inlet and outlet
elevations functioning as planned.
“Following the final elevation and
stream modifications in the lower sec-
tion of the Lower Middle Reach, and
throughout the Lower Reach, there
has been a constant stream flow within
the channel throughout that area. The
stream channel has begun to take shape
and adjust itself favorably within the
stream banks.”
Continuing with his update Kun-
neke said that water deer have also used
the project area. “The fish population
prior to restoration startup was severely
diminished. Immediately following
completion of hydrologic design work,
the fish population began to restore
itself and utilize the new areas of the
Upper and Middle Reaches previously
not accessible and utilizable.
“The success is referred to as ‘early,’
because typically it can take up to a
year for wildlife establishment within
a project area of this nature setting
and design. The project is (now) in the
final restoration phase. DPW will be
planting some additional shrubs and
trees. We can expect a monitoring and
maintenance program to be in place for
about one year. The target for monitor-
ing and maintenance is actually three
years. As you can imagine, monitoring
and maintenance are critical compo-
nents for restoration projects of this
nature.”
The Camp Carroll wetlands will
function not only as a testament to
how seriously the garrison takes its
responsibility as steward of the environ-
ment, but as a learning environment
as well. Both on-post and local schools
have planned outings for their stu-
dents. !
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HERE are many Soldiers—
those on active duty and those
who come back to the Army
as civil servants—who return for duty
in Korea. As they drive up to the front
gate of Camp Casey, they are imme-
diately aware of the transformation.
“Wow, things have changed. This is
nothing like it used to be,” is a typical
reaction.
The shock-and-awe effect is not lost
on Red Cloud Garrison’s commander,
Col. Larry “Pepper” Jackson.
“There have been so many changes
in Red Cloud Garrison, for the folks
who have just arrived, you will have
to realize that the folks who have been
here for the past three to four years are
the ones who truly paved the way for
all the new things you see here right
now,” Jackson said while addressing
a crowd of Soldiers and their Family
members during a community town
hall meeting.
When the Army set a standard of
support for all garrisons, no matter
the location of the garrison, and called
it tour normalization, the Soldiers
and civilians of those garrisons were
called upon to begin the work. Four
years prior to tour normalization,
South Korea’s once gritty “Area I,” now
dubbed Red Cloud Garrison (which
comprises not only Red Cloud, but
Camp Casey, Camp Stanley, Camps
Mobile, Castle, Castle North, Hovey,
Jackson and Kwangsari), was a non-
command-sponsored duty area where
Soldiers spent a one-year “hardship
tour.” At the direction of the Pentagon,
these individuals turned the situation
around under Jackson’s leadership and
invited Soldiers, civilians and retirees
to bring their Families and live fully
supported, as they would in any Army
garrison in the world.
When Jackson took command June
26, 2007, he started the ball rolling on
a continuous schedule of renovation
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and construction. Although Red Cloud
Garrison is not given any resources for
new construction, all the renovation
construction is fully funded.
“Three or four years ago this was
a dependent-restricted area,” Jackson
said. “If one of you had mentioned to
me as a garrison commander, ‘Hey Col.
Pepper Jackson, I want a kindergarten
through grade-eight school,’ I would
say, ‘I don’t think that will happen.’ Or,
‘Col. Jackson are we going to have a
daycare center?’ I would probably have
said, ‘Unlikely.’ But now we have child
youth services programs and more
coming in the near future.
“Recently, I have enjoyed seeing
the fruits of our labor, speaking of the
folks who have been here for the past
three years. All the things that have
come about really have come from your
voices, so all of you within the sound
of my voice, don’t think you don’t
make a difference. You make a huge
difference.”
Seven years ago in what was Area I,
there were seven services and they were
spread out all over the area.
“What was amazing,” Jackson said,
“was watching so many young ladies
with baby carriages having to push
those carriages from one building on
one side of the post to get something
done, to another across the way on the
other side of post to get something else
done. So we got smart about it and
consolidated seven services right next
to our new lodge and bus station on
Red Cloud Garrison.”
Services for Families living within
the footprint of Red Cloud Garrison
are growing as fast as the renovation
and construction projects are
completed.
After passing through the drive-in
gates on Casey or passing through the
walk-in gate, the first thing you will see
is many square acres of new renovation
and construction. Taking the first left
from the gate will bring you to the new
Department of Defense Education
Activity School, which will educate
more than 300 kindergarten through
eighth-grade children.
Standing just north of the Gateway
Club, heralded the “Best Club in
the Army,” in 2009, is the middle of
“downtown Casey,” as Jackson is fond
of saying.
There you will see the new child
development center building, the Child
Youth Center, the Army Community
Center, and Maude Hall, a lodging
facility. These new services are bringing
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under Army tour normalization.
“I am really proud of all the things
we have been able to accomplish,”
Jackson said. “We take care of our
own here in Warrior Country, and we
cannot rest on our laurels. There is so
much more to do here because what we
are really trying to do for us, the 2nd
Infantry Division Soldiers, civilians and
all the folks who work here, is bridge
this gap of five years until we get to
Humphreys.
“In the meantime, I’m going to
make sure we live in the same quality
of life you would find on any other
garrison anywhere in the world.” !
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Korea tour normalization:
A Family-friendly deployment plan
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ROOPS stationed in South
Korea—from the top general
officer to the newest privates—
call the new tour normalization policy
a huge boost for military Families,
particularly when they’re so often sepa-
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rated during combat deployments.
General Walter “Skip” Sharp took
command of U.S. Forces Korea last
year advocating longer tours to benefit
U.S. military Families, cut down on
moves and reduce disruption within
the command.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates
approved the proposal in December,
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and it’s being phased in as facilities are
built to accommodate more command-
sponsored Families.
With tour normalization, assign-
ments to South Korea will be more
like assignments to Germany, Japan
or other overseas installations. Single
servicemembers typically will serve
two-year tours, and troops who bring
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their Families will stay for three years.
The new policy will usher in big
changes. The vast majority of the 28,500
U.S. troops in South Korea currently
serve one-year, unaccompanied tours.
But that’s already starting to change.
“Since June of 2008, the number of
Families on the peninsula has increased
from about 1,600 to...about 3,900 Fam-
ilies,” Sharp said in testimony before the
House Armed Services Committee in
Washington, D.C.
Over the next year, that number
will increase to almost 5,000, Sharp
said during a March interview with the
Pentagon Channel and American Forces
Press Service. Ultimately, Sharp said, the
number of command-sponsored tours in
South Korea is expected to reach about
14,000, since about half of U.S. service-
members assigned there are married.
Sharp cited the personal and op-
erational benefits of tour normalization
during his congressional testimony.
“By keeping trained military people
in Korea for normal tour lengths, we
retain institutional knowledge and cre-
ate a more capable force, and are better
able to support the alliance and deter
aggression and also demonstrate our
commitment to Northeast Asia,” he
said. “At the same time, we are elimi-
nating unneeded unaccompanied tours
and building the strong Families that
are key to retention and effectiveness in
this time of ongoing conflict.”
In the interview after his testimony,
Sharp noted that eight years of war
have kept servicemembers away from
their Families in large numbers. “We
have enough unaccompanied tours
in the world today, with Iraq and
Afghanistan,” he said, adding that aside
from the need for infrastructure to ac-
commodate more Families, unaccom-
panied tours in South Korea no longer
are necessary.
“The only reason we (have unac-
companied tours) today is that we
haven’t built the infrastructure yet in
order to have the schools, the medical
facilities and the housing to bring the
Families,” he said
Most of the arriving Families
will be based at U.S. Army Garrison
Humphreys, where a massive construc-
tion project is under way to provide the
infrastructure needed to support them.
Staff Sgt. Ronald Helm, who has
served three combat deployments, said
he welcomes knowing that troops will
be stabilized in South Korea for tours
of two or three years. Helm arrived
at Humphreys as a single Soldier, and
remembers living in an old barracks
building until he got married and
moved with his wife, Maria, into
Family housing. Three years later, as
he prepares to leave, he’s impressed by
the changes he has watched take place
around him.
“I like what I see. They’re tearing
down a lot,” he said. “I’d like to come
back when it’s all complete to see what
it looks like.”
Staff Sgt. Brian Nagle, an air traffic
controller at the Humphreys airfield,
has a bird’s-eye view of the transforma-
tion taking place.
“It’s in full swing,” he said, looking
out at the construction from the air
traffic control tower. “At any given
time, you can see in excess of 100
trucks that are moving on and off the
construction area.”
Among the most impressive devel-
opments he has watched was seeing a
high-rise barracks building go up from
its foundation.
“It’s really kind of cool to know
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that that’s the beginning of what is go-
ing to be in three or four years,” Nagle
said.
But even better, Nagle said, is
knowing that troops assigned to South
Korea will serve longer tours without
having to leave their Families behind.
“With the hardships of deployments
going in so many other facets of the
world, it’s nice to know that you can
come here and not have that,” he said.
“But it’s also a benefit on the Army
side, because you get to keep people
here for a greater amount of time,” he
added. “That’s especially important
in lines of work like ours, where you
go through an eight-month training
program, then have only three or four
months to use it before you leave.”
Families already in South Korea
rave about tour normalization, know-
ing that along with new infrastructure,
it will bring more Families and more
services and Family-friendly amenities
to support them.
“I think it’s a great idea,” said Kiya
Reid, a former Navy Sailor who arrived
at Humphreys five months ago with
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her husband, 2nd Lt. Jonathan Reid.
“It’s really good that servicemem-
bers can bring their spouse and kids,
because that’s one less duty station
where they have to be away from their
Families.”
Reid said there’s an added benefit
of longer, accompanied tours. “It’s an
opportunity for (Families) to spend
some time here, get out to see things
and learn more about the culture,” she
said.
“There’s so much going on here, if
people will just take advantage of it,”
said Billy Black, whose husband has
been the civilian assistant fire chief
at Humphreys for the past two years.
She said she’s excited about growth in
Family programs at the post, especially
those geared for children. The post
Girl Scout troop has quadrupled in size
during the past year, for example, and
more sports teams have come on line as
more Families arrive.
Black said she’s delighted at the
wealth of additional services available
as the new, larger U.S. Army Garrison
Humphreys takes shape. “I hope I’m
here, or get to come back and see it
when it’s all finished,” she said. “It’s
going to be fantastic.”
But as they look forward to the
changes to come, troops and Family
members at Humphreys warned those
headed their way not to expect too
much too quickly.
“People are very excited about
bringing their Families over here to
Korea, and all the new things that
are coming here,” said Nagle, whose
wife joined him after he arrived. “And
when it’s complete, it is going to be
amazing. It is going to rival anything
that any other Army base has, world-
wide. But at the same time, people
need to realize that this is work in
progress. And as it develops, it is only
going to get better.” !
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HE story reads like a sitcom
pilot. A dual-military “blend-
ed” middle-American Family
spanning three generations attempts to
establish a homestead in Korea while
puzzled Soldiers wonder how they all
missed the bus stop at Yongsan and
perplexed locals attempt to communi-
cate with neighbors who don’t under-
stand a word of Hangul (the Korean
language).
It sounds too crazy to attempt
in 2010, let alone 2007. It sounded
that way to Sgt. 1st Class Charles A.
Dennis, noncommissioned officer in
charge of the Division Special Troops
Battalion chemical section, and Spc.
Michelle Dennis of the division intel-
ligence shop. That’s why they left their
children at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.,
when they departed for Korea in the
summer of 2007. The couple united at
Camp Hovey, moved into quarters and
began their assignments, his with the

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4th Chemical Company and hers with
Company A, 1st Brigade Special Troops
Battalion, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat
Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
“We had a perfect Family care
plan,” Michelle recalled with a smile.
“The Family was going to stay in place
at Fort Leonard Wood with my daugh-
ter and her husband while we both
did our year in Korea. Then we’d come
back to the States and reunite before
they left for their next assignment.”
But fate intervened. Michelle’s
son-in-law received unexpected reas-
signment orders, followed promptly by
deployment orders. The couple faced a
dilemma no parent would envy.
“We either had to legally transfer
custody of the kids to my daughter and
leave them all with her or bring every-
one to Korea,” Michelle recalled. The
small handful of command-sponsored
Families lived at Yongsan Garrison at
the time, a situation that presented
transportation and distance, not to
mention mission obstacles for a dual-
military 2nd ID couple.
In consultation with remarkably
engaged company, battalion and bri-
gade-level leaders, the Dennises arrived
at an innovative, even unprecedented
solution: settle in 2nd ID’s “Warrior
Country.” Helpful division intelligence
leaders agreed to transfer Michelle
Dennis to division headquarters.
They’d base the Family in Uijeongbu,
enroll the kids in the Christian Interna-
tional School and apply for permission
to operate private vehicles for required
commutes.
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So they came. The occupying
force included Michelle’s four mature
children from a prior military mar-
riage, Nakita Bledsoe (herself married
to a Soldier serving with the 25th ID),
Charise Gawreluk, Dominic Gawreluk
and Adrian Gawreluk, along with the
Dennis couple’s 9-year-old son Cam-
eron and even their 2-year-old grand-
daughter Kadince Bledsoe.
At first, the bureaucracy couldn’t
digest the unconventional situation,
notwithstanding command approval.
“They said, ‘We don’t do that in Area I,’
I said, ‘You do now,’” Michelle recalled.
“When we first arrived it was an
almost eerie atmosphere,” she added
with a laugh. “There were no Families
or children around. People looked at
you funny when they saw kids. I almost
felt guilty. It took around six months to
feel comfortable.”
Thanks partly to the efforts of pio-
neer Families like hers, things changed.
“It’s spreading like wildfire now,”
she said. “Once they realized you could
bring your Family and command-spon-
sor, everyone started to see this isn’t a
bad place to be. They’re bringing their
Families and staying longer, which is
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also an advantage because everyone’s
not rotating every six months, so you
get continuity.”
As an enlisted leader of two organi-
zations at two bases during his current
tour, as well as an interested father,
Charles viewed the transformation of
the division footprint from a unique
perspective.
“I’ve seen a lot of improvements,”
he said. “You see Family members all
over the place now. I think people are
a lot happier when they have their
dependants with them. It’s good for
morale.”
After resolving administrative,
transportation and scheduling dilem-
mas, the Dennises enthusiastically
embraced life in Uijeongbu. Taking
advantage of a fortuitous vacancy, they
found an apartment right across from
their children’s school. The tribe seized
on leisure and recreation opportunities
throughout the country. The children
toured their host country extensively as
part of youth and sports organizations
as well as with their Family.
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The Dennises developed into
significant community leaders in
their own right. As Camp Red Cloud
noncombatant evacuation operations
warden, Michelle personally meets and
greets most incoming Family members.
Dennis Family members make frequent
appearances at post facilities, turning
up regularly at the Camp Red Cloud
bowling alley, golf course and Com-
munity Activity Center. They provide
expert guidance to incoming personnel
confronting Family issues and engage
anyone from civilian clerks manning
administrative centers to key leaders—
up to and including Maj. Gen. Michael
S. Tucker, the 2nd ID commander, and
Gen. Walter Sharp, the United States
Forces Korea commander—on matters
impacting Families.
The presence of older children in
the home provided the Dennises unique
advantages and flexibility. Not many
young mothers in the area can rely on
adult, on-site babysitters during impor-
tant training missions, Family events
and medical appointments, for instance.
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As Area I pioneers, on the other
hand, Charles and Michelle Dennis
confronted and resolved problems
transparent to their successors. The
Dennises had no difficulty identify-
ing the most challenging part of the
command-sponsorship process.
“The paperwork was the worst part,
without a doubt,” Michelle said. “It
was all strange to the housing office at
first. They just didn’t know what to do
with us. Were we dual military? Were
we joint domicile? Then, when we fi-
nally finished all the paperwork up here
it would grind to a halt at Yongsan.
We’d call down to Yongsan and they’d
tell us we couldn’t be command-spon-
sored because we were in Area I.”
“I have four large garbage bags full
of old paperwork,” she added with
a smile. “I really need to get rid of it
sometime, but I’m afraid I’ll need it for
something.”
“We had some rough spots, espe-
cially at the beginning,” Charles added.
“It’s unnecessary stress,” Michelle
continued. “All the paperwork and all
the bureaucracy is the most stressful
part of Army life these days. We can
deal with stress on the job. It’s part of
what we do. But it seems like everyone
you deal with wants the forms just a
little different. Nothing’s ever good
enough.”
And yet a silver lining hovers
among the ominous mountains of pa-
perwork: Supportive leaders helped the
Dennises resolve every administrative
crisis they confronted.
“We finally took it to the sergeant
major and he helped a lot,” she said,
ultimately reciting a virtual roll call of
key battalion, brigade and division en-
listed leaders and officers who aided the
Family’s command-sponsorship efforts.
“The chain of command was always
supportive,” added Charles. “When we
hit rough spots—and there were defi-
nitely some rough spots—we brought
in the chain of command and they
always helped us. This wouldn’t have
been possible without the support of
the chain of command from battalion
headquarters all the way to USFK.”
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Almost three years after the Dennis
“advanced echelon” reached Incheon
International Airport, and more than
two years after the last child arrived
in-country, the extended and extensive
Family seems happy with their decision.
“I haven’t had any regrets,” Charles
said. “This has made an impact—a
positive impact—on the children. Being
with mom and dad rather than having
to stay with relatives in the States is a
much better situation for kids.”
The kids concur.
“I’m open to everything so I’ve really
enjoyed the culture here,” said Adrian
Gawreluk, an 18-year-old senior at the
ICS. “I’ve made a lot of Korean and
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half-Korean friends. I’ve had a chance
to see many other places in Korea and
even other countries. It’s very nice and
very beautiful here.”
The scholar-athlete described a
wide array of unique cultural oppor-
tunities she enjoyed during her time
in Korea. How many American high
school students compete in basketball
tournaments in Japan or visit China
for their senior trip?
Despite some initial trepidation,
she doesn’t regret the Family decision
to move en masse to the Red Cloud
area.
“At first I wanted to go back, very
badly. But now I’m happy I’ve had the
chance to experience this beautiful
country. I think I’ll appreciate it more
and more as I get older. If I could do
it over again I definitely would, maybe
just not for so long,” she said with a
laugh.
Michelle takes pride in her role as
a pioneer and an advocate for other
Families. After 24 years as a military
wife—the last several of them as a
dual-military parent—she brings
valuable insights and experience to
Camp Red Cloud and the surround-
ing community. Her time in Germany
provided a comparative base and, in
her mind, a model for how successful
overseas Family infrastructure can de-
velop and flourish. If, she said, Family
life in Uijeongbu and Dongducheon
isn’t precisely comparable with that of
Heidelberg or Wiesbaden, it’s moving
in the right direction.
“The Christmas tree lighting
last year was very special,” Michelle
said. “It was the first time the school
performed at one. I really had to do a
double take looking at all the kids and
Families here.
“There’d be like two Families
when we’d go to these things before,”
she continued. “Now there were so
many. I thought, ‘Wow, this is really
great.’ It’s a much healthier environ-
ment for everyone. The 2nd ID home
is more like home now.” !
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HE under secretary of the Army
" and U.S. Postal Service officials
unveiled a new 44-cent stamp honor-
ing the late singer Kate Smith.
Smith, who made famous Irving
Berlin’s composition “God Bless
America,” was a radio star and later a
TV personality. She was popular dur-
ing World War II.
“Kate Smith meant so much to
our military members and the country
that supported them during some of
the nation’s most turbulent times,” said
Joseph W. Westphal, under secretary
of the Army, who spoke during the
unveiling ceremony, May 27. “Kate
Smith did that for our country through
her music. The single song ‘God Bless
America,’ became an unofficial national
anthem.”
Westphal said the patriotic song is
just as meaningful today as it was dur-
ing World War II. In 1973, Smith sang
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tion boards, are convening earlier or later
than usual this year, due to the Human
Resources Command relocation to Fort
Knox, Ky.
The move—resulting from the Base
Realignment and Closure Commission
mandate from Congress—affects all of
HRC, currently located in Alexandria,
Va., Indianapolis and St. Louis.
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the song at the opening of the Phila-
delphia Flyers’ hockey season, and was
from then on considered a good-luck
charm for the team: they won games
when she sang.
Smith recorded almost 3,000 songs
during her career and made more than
15,000 radio broadcasts. In 1982,
President Ronald Reagan presented
Smith with the nation’s most promi-
nent civilian award, the Presidential
Medal of Freedom.
“One of the most inspiring things
that our GIs in World War II, in Eu-
rope and the Pacific, and later in Korea
and Vietnam ever heard, was the voice
of Kate Smith,” said Westphal, quoting
Reagan.
Westphal explained that people
pick stamps for the message they
convey, and Smith’s stamp will connect
a face with the voice that so many
Americans know.
The move will impact both active-
duty and reserve-component boards,
and those for both noncommissioned
and commissioned officers.
Boards will not convene during
the move, which began July 1 and is
expected to be complete by Sept. 30.
During that time, Soldiers who have
questions or concerns should consult
with their command S-1, said Lt. Col.
Teresa Campbell, chief of the Depart-
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt re-
ferred to Smith as a “national treasure,”
and introduced her to King George VI
and the future Queen Elizabeth II in
1939, saying “Ms. Smith is America.” !
—Alexandra Hemmerly-Brown/
ARNEWS
ment of the Army Secretariat for
Selection Boards, a branch of HRC
tasked with running the boards
under the direction of the secretary
of the Army.
Soldiers can access the board
schedule at the Human Resources
Command website at www.hrc.army.
mil. Human resource specialists are
being notified of individual boards
by MILPER messages and individual
Soldiers eligible for boards should
still expect to be notified via My
Board File e-mails over the summer.
About 43,000 NCOs, officers,
and a small number of civilians will
be considered by the 16 scheduled
boards in October. The largest
population board will be the active-
component master sergeant board.
Soldiers should receive notifica-
tion of the dates their boards con-
vene, to enable checking their files
for 100 percent accuracy, Campbell
said. !
— David Vergun/Soldiers magazine
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instructions on how Soldiers can
apply spray paint to their M4 or M16
rifle, without decreasing the effec-
tiveness of either the weapon or the
installed optics.
“The Army has always had tech-
niques to camouflage the Soldier...we
have techniques for the Soldier and
the equipment,” said Col. Douglas A.
Tamilio, project manager for Soldier
Weapons, Program Executive Of-
fice Soldier. “We found in Iraq and
Afghanistan that Soldiers were starting
to paint their weapons. It wasn’t really
approved or disapproved for them to
do that.”
Tamilio said the Army worked
with the Tank-Automotive and Arma-
ment Command as well as the Army
Research, Development and Engineer-
ing Center to draft the instructions.
The resulting document, Mainte-
nance Information Message 10-040,
is titled Camouflaging Specific Small
Arms. It focuses on where to apply
tape to protect sensitive areas, what
areas should not be painted, and what
kind of paint to use.
“It just shows Soldiers how you
tape your weapon up before you go
to spray it,” Tamilio said. “We are
just trying to make sure the Soldiers
don’t do the wrong things with their
weapons. So we make sure we don’t
reduce the reliability of our weapons
system.” !
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be responsible for de-
fending all of the Army’s
information networks from
threats around the globe,
said Maj. Gen. Steven W.
Smith, director of the Army
Cyberspace Task Force. The
new command will reach full
operational capacity before
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Army networks, and, on order, conduct new ones, Smith said.
full-spectrum operations in support of
our combatant commanders and coali-
tion partners,” Smith said.
The general said the command
will operate in the “cyber domain” and
include the networked systems aboard
Army combat vehicles.
“Anything with an IP address,” he
said.
The ARFORCYBER command
will be built by integrating existing
Army cyber resources, not by creating
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smartphones in an effort to increase
effectiveness and efficiency in adminis-
trative and operational environments.
“Connecting Soldiers to Digital
Applications” is a two-phase initiative
with eight pilots that are designed to
determine the value of using commer-
cial smartphone technology in admin-
istrative tasks and tactical operations.
“We want to determine if there
is value added (using smartphones)
in doing administrative tasks and for
delivering training content to our
Soldiers,” said Ed Mazzanti, deputy
director of requirements integration
at the Army Capabilities Integration
Center.
A secure phone in a field environ-
ment would mean the ability to use
the phone’s display to provide Soldiers
an easy way to report enemy activity,
NETCOM/9th Signal Command
and portions of the 1st Information
Operations Command will be subor-
dinate units to ARFORCYBER, for
instance. Additionally, the Intelligence
and Security Command will be under
its operational control. It will be head-
quartered at either Fort Meade, Md.,
or at Fort Belvoir, Va., and a lieuten-
ant general will be selected to lead the
command. !
— C. Todd Lopez/ARNEWS
send intelligence reports or to provide
Soldiers with live video, Mazzanti said.
“There is just any number of
ways that we might be able to use the
smartphone technology if we can make
it operate in a secure manner, and if
we can generate an expeditionary cel-
lular network that we can move on the
battlefield with us,” he said.
“We can envision that there may be
a lot of apps that either we will develop
inside the Army or that others might
develop for us,” Mazzanti said.
In a move to involve Soldiers in the
development process, the Army’s chief
information officer launched “Apps
for the Army.” The competition allows
Soldiers and Army civilians to demon-
strate their software development skills
as they compete in a cash pool totaling
about $30,000. !
— Chondra Perry/ARNEWS
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A
burning sensation over-
whelms me as I reach back
to grab my calf muscle.
My senses are awakened as the
pain quantifies and the unpleas-
ant tingling runs up and down
the back of my leg. I turn around
to see the source. She’s fierce, and
her diminutive eyes glare in anger
as she continues to thrash her
cane relentlessly toward me.
The elderly woman used her
body language to tell me I had
ventured too close to where she
was squatting, watching the pa-
rade of lanterns pass by. For many
foreigners this form of brute force
would not normally be tolerated
and countered with a fist and a
couple of eyebrow-raising four
lettered words.
This is Jonggak in central
Seoul—normally flooded with
fervent shoppers trying to get the
best deals—now packed with tourists
from around the world. Along Jongno
Street, from Dongdaemun to Jogyesa
Temple, 100,000 brightly colored
lanterns adorn the streets and paths in
honor of Buddha’s birthday, known as
Yeon Deoung Hoe. It is a visual
feast of beauty.
Koreans celebrate this joy-
ous event with great humility,
pride and honor as they kick off
with an exhibition of traditional
lanterns displayed at Bongeunsa
Temple and elsewhere throughout
the city. I can see the warmth in
the people’s eyes and I imagine
it’s almost like Christmas in the
summer, except there are 10 times
more lights. It’s vibrant and loud,
yet the celebration still has an air
of mystery, refinement and his-
tory that Koreans cling to.
I jump right in line, pushing
my way through the crowded
street as if this very moment
was something fleeting. I feel
privileged to be a participant in
the celebration, not just a casual
observer, as I peel off layers of
sticky glue from my fingers and
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I attempt to assemble. I’m elated that
I dove into the uncharted waters of
the celebration not knowing what to
expect. I feel adventurous, electing to
attend with a couple of friends rather
than as part of a tourist group.
This is truly an enchanting sight,
and I’m brimming with anticipa-
tion and excitement. Sunlight seeps
through the canopy of lanterns, gold
and iridescent blue, dancing gaily on
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the tourists below. All the colors of the
rainbow shower me as if I were privy
to the ancient wonders of a time lost to
the outside world.
The canopy channels visitors
toward the temple where a medley of
chanting goes out to Buddha. Hordes
of onlookers fill the edges of Jogyesa,
and I too become mesmerized by the
gold-seated image of Buddha, cross-
legged and beautiful. Bundles of fruit,
flowers and gourds of water rest at his
feet. Hundreds of brightly colored lan-
terns decorate the ceiling and candles
line the sides of the temple, adding to
the serene spiritual setting.
My hands begin to tremble as I
squeeze the shutter on my camera. My
eyes dart back and forth to make sure
no one is disturbed by my intrusive
behavior. Occasionally I find myself
caught up in the moment and begin
to daydream of days long since gone,
when rulers and warriors from the
Joseon Dynasty walked the streets in
honor of the lantern celebration, or
Kwandeung-nori, as well.
“What is this?” I hesitantly asked a
young Korean girl holding onto a rope.
She tells me in the best English she can
muster, “You write your personal wish-
es on the paper and then tie on here for
Buddha.” I smile, confused and even
more hesitant. I shrug and think, “OK.
I think I can handle that.”
Korean folk dancers, lotus lantern
performance groups and international
Buddhist communities put on shows
alongside the street festival throughout
the weekend. Young men and women
line up dressed in traditional clothing
with ornate embroidery and stitch-
ing. They dance, sing and beat wildly
on drums. The performances demand
delicate, acrobatic and agile rhythmic
movements which each performer
delivers. As they wait to take center
stage, I watch women and men fixing
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their elaborate makeup and making
last-minute adjustments to costumes
and choreographic movements.
At the end of the night, everyone
joins for the closing parade. Countless
hand-held and giant lanterns stretch for
blocks. I see so many people carrying
lanterns it is a wonder there are still
people to stand and watch the parade.
Despite arriving early, my location,
although nice, was not as good as some
of the honored guests, like the little
Buddha of Jonggak Temple.
Even with enough buffer space to
surround me so I could move freely to
take pictures, the elderly woman still
managed to snag the back of my leg
with her cane. I looked down at her
as she stared back at me. What could
I do? I apologized and moved on still
groping the back of my beaten leg. It
may be bruised by morning, but it was
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Anthony Fischle got orders two years
ago and learned that he was to be posted
at the demilitarized zone, he assumed
he’d be pulling patrols along the heavily
fortified border separating North and
South Korea.
But Fischle isn’t guarding against in-
filtrators from the north, as U.S. troops
once did in support of the South Korean
military. Instead, he’s helping thousands
of workers, along with truckloads of raw
materials, cross into North Korea each
day.
The mission, under the auspices of
the United Nations Command Mili-
tary Armistice Commission, supports a
sprawling industrial complex about six
miles north of the DMZ that’s unknown
to many Americans.
The Kaesong Industrial Park opened
in 2003, part of former South Korean
President Kim Dae-jung’s “Sunshine
Policy,” promoting reconciliation
between the two Koreas. So far, 117
South Korean companies have set up
operations on the 2.2-square-kilometer
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ters, or more than 23 square miles.
These companies employ almost larger significance, said Son, a South Ko- As newspaper headlines blared divi-
43,000 North Korean workers who rean native who immigrated to Canada sion, operations at the Kaesong complex
manufacture clothing, pots and pans, with his family at age 4. It’s captured in continued nearly unfettered, along with
and small electronic components, and the engraving on a giant rock at the en- the steady flow of traffic that transits the
process mushrooms, garlic and chestnuts tranceway to the four-lane road leading DMZ each day to support it.
for delivery to the south. Another 1,000 to the complex: “This road leads to peace Son’s four-man detachment, with
South Koreans work at the factories, and prosperity.” Fischle as its noncommissioned officer in
mostly as supervisors. “This truly is, I believe, the road that charge, plays a big part in preventing po-
The relationship benefits both North will lead to peace and prosperity for both litical turmoil from spilling over into the
and South Korea, explained Canadian sides,” Son said. “What we are seeing more than four-mile-long sector leading
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Hugh Son, the U.N. here is the future.” to the Kaesong complex.
Command Military Armistice Com- The Kaesong complex stands as a Acting on behalf of Gen. Walter
mission’s control officer for the western symbol of promise that has managed to “Skip” Sharp, commander of United Na-
transportation corridor that leads to the withstand political tensions. The factory tions Command, U.S. Combined Forces
factory complex. wheels never stopped turning during Command and U.S. Forces Korea,
It provides a cheap labor source for North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests, the team monitors everything crossing
South Korean companies, which pay the when it walked away from the six-party through the DMZ. They monitor for
North Korean workers, through their talks, or when it ratcheted up its rhetoric compliance not just with the armistice
government, $57.99 a month in U.S. over the Key Resolve military exercise agreement, but also with North-South
currency. South Korea and the United States con- agreements governing administration of
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along Korean
resolutions banning weapons, high-tech
computers and luxury goods from being
shipped into North Korea.
The South Korean unification and
defense ministries and customs, immigra-
tion and quarantine offices process transit
requests, register travelers and inspect
vehicles. Son’s team approves the manifests,
giving the official green light for move-
ments across the DMZ.
The mission keeps them busy. Since
2004, more than 1.4 million people and
700,000 vehicles have crossed the DMZ en
route to the Kaesong complex.
Son and his team monitor about 20
scheduled crossings between 8:30 a.m. and
5:30 p.m. each day. A fleet of about 100
buses ferries workers to the complex every
day except Sundays and North Korean
holidays. Convoys of up to 200 vehicles
carry equipment and raw supplies to the
factories; they then return south loaded
with manufactured goods.
Traffic is expected to increase during the
DMZ summer, particularly if a tour company
resumes taking sightseers through the
DMZ’s western corridor to explore his- 3+"88&31+,&9#+24#)&:%;<267
torical sites in Kaesong. That’s expected
to begin at any time, Son said, as soon
as the South Korean government of-
ficially approves the plan. Although
U.S. citizens will be authorized to take
the tours, U.S. military members won’t,
he noted.
As he talks about these and other
plans involving Kaesong, Son recogniz-
es the unique, once-unimaginable role
he and his fellow servicemembers at the
United Nations Command Military
Armistice Commission are playing in
helping to maintain stability along the As he wraps up his tour here and
DMZ. prepares to re-enter civilian life, Fischle
“I think of it as a football field, said he recognizes the big, long-term
with two teams going at it,” Son said. implications of the work he and his
“Then, at the one-yard line, someone tiny detachment are conducting here.
sets up a hot dog stand. That’s how I “When you see something like this,
see this whole area. You have this cor- it gives me hope that one day I will
ridor, four kilometers by 250 meters, turn on CNN and hear that North and
the most heavily mined border in the South Korea have come together,” he
world right now. But just on the other said. “The prospect of that makes me
side, we have these factories operating.” feel warm inside.” !
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MERICAN and Korean warriors
who more often train to “fight
tonight” embraced a weeklong
opportunity to “play today” in early
April.
Warrior Friendship Week, an annual
2nd Infantry Division teambuilding
event, harnessed the spirit of American,
Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army,
and Republic of Korea Army soldiers, as
well as Family members and local com-
munities, on behalf of the U.S.-ROK
alliance.
Team and individual athletic events
punctuated by “fun runs” and a golf
scramble at Camp Casey dominated the
early stages of Warrior Friendship Week.
Activities included such traditional
Korean contests as kimajun and ssireum
wrestling. A tae kwon do demonstra-
tion, static displays and Korean cuisine
samplings also provided participants a
taste of local culture. The event featured
international favorites like soccer and
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basketball, along with perennial team-
building contests such as tug-of-war. A
unique “Ultimate Warrior” relay tested
participants’ ingenuity in a specifically
military genre of “extreme sports.”
Major subordinate commands
conducted unit-level preliminary com-
petitions at home bases during the first
two days of competition. Allied warriors
competed mainly as part of combined
American and Korean teams. Volleyballs,
soccer balls and occasionally Soldiers filled
the air from Dongducheon to Pyeongtaek
as units from various installations north of
Seoul competed on fields and courts amid
generally pleasant spring weather.
American and Korean participants
alike embraced the team-building oppor-
tunity. U.S. Soldiers welcomed the chance
to participate in Korean activities and de-
velop camaraderie with Korean colleagues.
“I thought the Korean sports were a
lot of fun to watch,” said Spc. Christo-
pher Baldwin of Company A, Division
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seen ssireum wrestling in person so
this was a unique opportunity to see
and participate in a traditional cultural
event. It is also great to see ROK army
soldiers out here supporting the event
as well. Being a guest in their country,
I feel more welcomed by their taking
part in Warrior Friendship Week.”
“It’s really great to be able to so-
cialize with KATUSAs outside of work
in a fun sporting environment,” added
Pfc. Zach Forshell of Co. A, 1st Battal-
ion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Heavy Brigade Combat Team. “I really
like unwinding with a round of golf
and was really excited to hear that Sgt.
Cho, who I see every day, enjoys golf
too. It was a natural fit that we would
enter the golf scramble together.”
 KATUSA and ROK troops echoed
those sentiments.
“I think it’s really important that the
ROK army is out here participating in
these events,” said Pfc. Chung Jin-Ho, a
KATUSA serving with Co. D, 1st Battal-
ion, 72nd Armor Regiment, 1st HBCT.
“They are bringing so much enthusiasm
to the games and I think the American
Soldiers are picking-up on it. I feel proud
that Korean soldiers are supporting these
games.”
“This event is really important,” said
ROK 1st Lt. Noh Jong-San. “The two
armies never get to have the kind of cul-
tural exchange that we’re getting in these
relaxing, fun activities when we interact
in military exercises. I feel very fortunate
to be out here playing a round of golf
with American Soldiers.”
Families as well as ROK allies played
an unprecedented role in this year’s
version of the annual division esprit-
building event.
“Families were out in force this
year—wives, children, baby stroll-
ers—and were ubiquitous all week from
Camp Casey to Camp Humphreys,” said
Lt. Col. Eric Davis, a key event orga-
nizer. “They watched the games, they
cooked and ate at the barbecues, and
the kids ran all over the place. All the
Family activities were well attended and
exceeded expectations.”
“This was part of a conscious
decision to make this a Family-friendly
event,” Davis added. “We invited Fami-
lies through the chain of command, the
command information papers and every-
thing else. I think the involvement of the
Families vastly improved Warrior Friend-
ship Week. I think the results speak for
themselves and validate our decision.”
The Families added innovative wrin-
kles to the week’s festivities, including
children’s games, barbecues and cooking
contests.
“Some of the other wives and I en-
tered the chili making competition,” said
Lauren Gasper, whose husband serves
with Co. B, DSTB. “It was so much fun
giving the Soldiers a taste of something
that was homemade. I’m not sure who
won, but it was all gone by the end of
the morning.”
They also participated enthusiasti-
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cally in the sporting events.
“I watched my husband
play in the “kimajun” event,”
Gasper said. “That was just
hysterical. It was interesting
to see Soldiers participate in
a traditional Korean sport
and truly enjoy themselves. I
think that Warrior Friend-
ship Week offered both the
Soldiers and their Families a
unique opportunity to relax
together and get to know
each other outside of work.”
Warriors and Fam-
ily members converged on
Camp Casey for the champi-
onship rounds of team ath-
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Family entertainment.
Major Gen. Michael S. Tucker, the and Korean soldiers competing side by
2nd ID commander, and other key lead- side toward a common objective,” said
ers presided over the closing activities. Lt. Col. Russell Goemaere, the division
The general congratulated participants spokesman. “Our warriors are tough,
and thanked Family members for their spirited competitors on the ball field as
participation. An awards ceremony high- they are on the battlefield. But we also
lighted outstanding individual and team take care of each other and take care of
performances. our Family members, who are a huge part
The event concluded on a high note of everything we do. Warrior Friendship
as country singer Mark Chesnutt ser- Week really captures the essence of the
enaded a combined crowd of American commander’s vision: the spirit to fight
and Korean warriors and Families. and win tonight and, at the same time, a
“This embodies everything the War- firm commitment to taking care of our
rior Division is about—our American Soldiers and Families.” !
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n the middle of a sidewalk in
Seoul, one of the world’s largest
cities, a monument honors the
American general who inspired his
Soldiers to grab victory from the jaws
of defeat.
“Stand or die!” said then-Eighth
U.S. Army Commanding General
Lt. Gen. Walton Walker, delivering a
pivotal boost of battlefield inspiration
to his beleaguered and besieged troops
during the darkest days of the Korean
War.
A highly decorated veteran of both
world wars, Walker visited the most
precarious points along the frontlines
and poured steel into his Soldiers’
spines as they prepared to battle North
Korean forces who were bent on expel-
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60th anniversary
ling them from the last corner of the
country.
In the summer of 1950, United
Nations forces were boxed into an area
behind the Naktong River that was
only 50 miles wide by 80 miles long.
Eighth Army was quickly run-
ning out of space to trade for time,
said Ronney Miller, Eighth U.S. Army
historian.
Inside this area that news reports
dubbed the “Pusan Perimeter,” Eighth
Army Soldiers repelled attack after
attack, allowing UN forces to grow in
strength.
Their tenacity at Pusan led to
triumph at Incheon. Eighth Army’s
decisive stand at the Pusan Perimeter
enabled Gen. Douglas MacArthur to
launch Operation Chromite, where the
U.S. Army’s X Corps and the 1st Ma-
rine Division poured ashore in Incheon
and turned the tide of the war.
The Incheon amphibious assault
cut off and scattered enemy forces,
allowing UN forces to break out from
the Pusan Perimeter and pursue the
enemy all the way to the border with
China.
Hundreds of thousands of com-
munist Chinese soldiers soon crossed
the Yalu River to join forces with the
North Koreans and the frontlines
see-sawed back and forth, with Seoul
changing hands three times, before set-
tling close to the current demilitarized
zone.
Through smoldering summers
and frigid winters, the bloody conflict
dragged on until an armistice was
signed, July 27, 1953, in Panmumjom,
ending active hostilities. A peace treaty
never followed.
“Eighth Army served as the only
field army on the peninsula during the
course of the Korean War,” said Miller,
adding that Eighth Army was support-
ed by the I Corps, IX Corps, X Corps,
1st Cavalry Division and the 2nd, 3rd,
7th, 24th, 25th, 40th and 45th Infan-
try Divisions as well as the 1st Marine
Division, 187th Airborne Regimental
Combat Team and 5th Regimental
Combat Team.
American Soldiers earned 80 of the
113 Medals of Honor awarded during
the Korean War, with the Marines
earning 42, the Navy seven and the
newly formed U.S. Air Force its first
four. Three U.S. Army posts in Korea
today memorialize Army Medal of
Honor recipients: Camps George and
Henry in Daegu and Camp Red Cloud
in Uijeongbu.
The mayor of Seoul’s Dobong-gu
District honored Walker in December
2009 by unveiling the monument
for him near the intersection where
he died in a non-combat-related auto
accident in 1950. Walker was posthu-
mously promoted to four-star general.
Not far from the monument is Walker
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Walker Hill Hotel. A statue of Walker,
unveiled in June, greets visitors at the
entrance to the Eighth Army headquar-
ters in Seoul.
Today, Walker holds a place of
high honor in Korea along with other
legendary U.S. Army generals like
MacArthur, Gen. Matthew Ridgeway
and Lt. Gen. James Van Fleet.
“We are walking in the footsteps
of giants here,” said current Eighth
U.S. Army Commanding General Lt.
Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr. “This is where
our Soldiers repelled communist ag-
gression and provided the peace and
stability that have enabled one of the
great modern success stories of the
20th century, the rise of the Republic
of Korea into a global economic, politi-
cal and cultural force.”
Fil said he is proud to lead the
same Field Army that Walker, Ridge-
way and Van Fleet took into battle
during the Korean War.
“It is truly an honor to command
Eighth Army,” said Fil, who served as
the 1st Calvary Division and Multi
National Division-Baghdad command-
ing general before assuming command
in Korea.
While acknowledging the senior
American Army leaders who led the
fight here during the Korean War, Fil
credited the men and women who
serve in Eighth Army today with its
continued success.
“It is our people who uphold the
storied legacy of this great warfight-
ing formation,” said Fil. “Generations
of Soldiers have made it possible for
Eighth Army to not only repel the en-
emy 60 years ago, but also to maintain
peace and stability here ever since.” !
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 U.S. forces in Korea
U
.S. Forces Korea is gearing up
for a full range of activities
that began this summer com-
memorating the 60th anniversary of
the Korean War, and the strong U.S.-
South Korea alliance that continues
to maintain stability on the Korean
peninsula.
South Korea is taking the lead in
the anniversary events, which kicked
off with a ceremony at Seoul’s Jamsil
Olympic Stadium, June 25, the day
North Korean forces invaded at 4 a.m.
in 1950.
Other key events will include
Sept. 3 ceremonies in Da Bu Dong
commemorating the Battle of Pusan
Perimeter, in which the 25th Infantry
Division’s 27th Infantry Regiment
fought in August and September 1950.
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About 100 U.S. Marines, along
with their counterparts from South Ko-
rea, the United Kingdom, France, the
Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia
and Canada, will reenact the Inchon
landing, Sept. 15.
Ceremonies in Seoul on Sept. 28
will mark the anniversary of the city’s
liberation in 1950.
Plans also call for a military festi-
val, Oct. 1-5, at South Korea’s military
headquarters near Deajeon; an Air
Operations Day observance, Oct. 15
and 16, at Kangnung Air Base, home
of the South Korean air force’s 18th
Wing; and Nov. 10 ceremonies at the
War Memorial in Seoul commemorat-
ing the Northern Campaigns.
Additional commemorations
are slated in the United States, to be
funded by the South Korean govern-
ment.
“The Republic of Korea government
is really working hard to make this a
great set of events,” Gen. Walter “Skip”
Sharp, commander of U.S. Force Korea,
Combined Forces Korea and United
Nations Command, said during an April
interview with the Pentagon Channel
and American Forces Press Service.
While highlighting key events of the
Korean War, the commemoration will
recognize the Korean War veterans who
sacrificed to protect South Korea from
aggression, Sharp said.
Hundreds of Korean War veterans
are expected to return to Korea for the
ceremonies, many of them through the
South Korean-run and—funded Korea
Revisit Program. Sharp noted that for
many, the visit will be their first since
they left a poor, war-torn country that
has developed over the last six de-
cades to become one of the world’s
most prosperous and technologically
advanced nations.
“(This is) the Republic of Korea
saying ‘Thank you for all that you did
60 years ago in order for our country to
get where it is today,’” Sharp said. The
returning veterans “will really see that
the sacrifices they made were worth-
while, from a personal perspective.”
The commemoration activities
also will pay tribute to the role the
UN, particularly the United States,
have continued to play in maintaining
stability on the Korean peninsula since
the armistice agreement was signed,
July 27, 1953.
“If you look back at all the Soldiers,
n v
a K o r
60t h of the
Sailors, Airmen and Marines who have
served during that whole time...to
begin with the fighting and defeat of
North Korea, to the point where they
(have maintained) stability and security
through many different provocations
from North Korea, I think the 60th
anniversary is very important,” Sharp
said.
The commemoration will be
personal for Sharp, whose father was
fighting in Korea when he was born in
Morgantown, W.Va. The senior Sharp
was an infantry platoon leader with the
40th Division, and later, part of the
regimental operations staff.
Sharp said when he learned that
he had been selected for the top U.S.
military post in South Korea, he dug
e r
ni ean Wa r
through a cedar chest at his mother’s
house to find old pictures of his father
in Korea, and later shared them with
his Korean counterparts.
“I am honored to be able to fol-
low in his footsteps, and to be able to
continue to see the progress of Korea
as we move forward from what it was
back then to today, to the future with
so many changes going on,” he said.
Sharp called the 60th anniversary
of the war “a great time to visit, and a
great time to serve in Korea.” !
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Bitter cold, a big gun, initiative to spare
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self-propelled howitzer and its
crew made a significant contri-
bution to the Korean War is relatively
unknown, even to the veterans of that
war. In need of a more powerful gun
at their position on the 38th parallel,
members of the Reserve’s 780th Field
Artillery Battalion developed an amaz-
ing hybrid cannon.
The 780th, attached to corps artil-
lery in Korea, helped Soldiers hold
their position in the town of Kajon-ni.
Nicknamed the “Cavalier Redlegs”
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because its three batteries were all from
Virginia, the 780th is best known for
the first use of direct assault fire from
an 8-inch, self-propelled howitzer in
Korea, George Ellis recalled. Direct
assault fire means the artillery crew has
a direct line of sight between the gun
and the target, and aims and fires the
weapon using visual cues.
Ellis, an infantryman who entered
the Army with the 31st Dixie Division
National Guard, was attached to the
780th in August 1951. “I was a fish out
of water,” he said. “I was used to seeing
the thing that I was supposed to shoot
at, and in artillery you don’t.”
Though Ellis was not involved with
the first use of direct assault fire, some-
times the 8-inch howitzer came under
his unit’s supervision.
“I had the privilege of directing
fire and getting to know the crew,” he
explained.
The hybrid cannon was named
“The Bastard” by its crew during
development. Its subsequent push up
a 3,878-foot, snow-covered hill was
dubbed “Operation Mountain Goat.”
 Ellis explained that Capt. Eric Cates
noticed the Chinese and North Koreans
were tunneling through the opposite
mountain and fortifying bunkers with
sandbags. The enemy would shoot one or
two rounds and then pull back. After an
unsuccessful attempt to destroy the enemy
position with nearby 90-millimeter Marine
tanks, Cates sent word his position would
need a bigger gun to destroy the enemy.
The officers back at headquarters re-
membered that in World War II, the Army
placed an 8-inch tube and breach block on
a 155mm self-propelled carriage to clear
German street barricades, Ellis said. They
decided the same tactic would work again
in Korea, and gave the order to remove a
155 howitzer from its carriage and replace
it with an 8-incher.
Once assembled, the 780th’s B Battery,
led by 1st Lt. Dennis Crafton, volunteered
to take the weapon uphill to Cates’ posi-
tion.
“They had to construct a road all the
way to the top of the hill. It was only
a jeep trail,” Ellis said, explaining the
combat engineers took almost three weeks
to make the road passable enough for the
8-inch unit to get to the top of the hill.
“It is now December, we’re talking
about we’re above the 38th parallel. It
(was) snowy and icy…the treads started
slipping and they couldn’t make any prog-
ress. So the engineers furnished a bulldozer
with the blade raised up, and they pushed
and pulled the 8-inch howitzer up the 10-
mile, ice-covered road,” Ellis said.
Once in position, the cannon shot a
200-pound, high-explosive round 1,800
yards into enemy bunkers. “(On) the first
day they obliterated, I believe, 32 of the
enemy bunkers and did not receive any
incoming fire,” Ellis said.
The 8-incher proved to be invaluable
to members of the 780th and those near
the battalion.
The second crew to scale the hill with
the cannon after Operation Mountain
Goat was the 780th’s D Battery. John
Rem, the cannoneer for the crew, said it
took three days to bring the howitzer up to
the firing area.
“We were always followed and led by certainly always in harm’s way. I thank
the combat engineers because they had them and I am sure all of Company B
to tow this thing up the slopes, and then thanks them for a job well done,” he
they had to lower it down with cables said.
when we were going down again,” Rem Few people, even Korean War veter-
said. The combat engineers would tie the ans, are aware of Operation Mountain
howitzer to trees when they stopped so it Goat and the crews that manned the
wouldn’t slide back down the icy hill. 8-inch cannon, or the key part it played
Rem explained the crew knew they in the war overall. The Army Reserve
were making a difference with the can- chose the 780th to represent all Reserve
non because the North Koreans and the units that served in the war, dedicating
Chinese would send men out to try to a memorial to those Soldiers in May of
destroy it. 2009 at a veterans’ hospital in Salem,
To fire the 8-incher, two men would Va., Ellis said. Etched on one side of the
raise a massive projectile onto the plat- memorial are the names of 12 men from
form. The tube, or barrel, was lowered the unit who did not come home.
to put the round in, Ellis said. The harsh “That unit, the 780th Field Artillery
winter conditions often made it difficult Battalion, really helped us, our dog-
for the crew to load the rounds. faced Soldiers that were stationed up on
The crew also had to wait three that hill,” Lombardi said, “Helped save a
minutes between each round for the lot of our lives by destroying the enemy
tube to cool down. “It takes a long time during the day. It certainly did its part in
for a fire mission to take off,” Rem com- the war to help save us.” !
mented.
Domenick Lombardi was stationed
in the Punchbowl with the 7th Infan-
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bowl, a circular depression surrounded
by hills near the coast of Korea, was
where some of the bitterest fighting in
the war took place.
“This cannon used to fire, direct
fire, right across the bunkers on the side
where the enemy was, and you could
literally see bunkers falling apart, and
probably pieces of bodies flying all over
the place,” Lombardi said.
“We were blessed to have that huge
cannon blasting out enemy posi-
tions...it not only destroyed their
positions, but hampered their ability
to launch (more) attacks because
they were very busy rebuilding,”
he added.
Lombardi pointed out that
the 8-inch howitzer was an easy
target for the enemy, because
it was so large and positioned
right on top of the moun-
tain. “Those guys who
manned that weapon were
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“Black Jack” Brigade Combat Team,
1st Cavalry Division, at Fort Hood,
Texas, in May. He was also inducted
into the “Order of the Spur,” allowing
him to wear the prestigious “combat
spurs,” which he received during the
ceremony.
Although Scantling only spent two
years in the Army—a large part of it
fighting in Korea—the memories of his
service are never far from his thoughts.
The values the Army taught him, he,
in turn, passed on to his grandson, Sgt.
1st Class Cheyenne Barber.
“I joined the Army because of
him,” said Barber without hesitation.
“He taught me from a very young age
that to be a good American citizen, you “I’m proud to have my grandson one of its own. “Gentleman like that
need to serve your country.” follow in my footsteps,” Scantling, a did such a good job of setting the bar
During his time in Korea, Scantling Glenwood, Ala., native, said quietly. high,” said Col. John Peeler, the com-
served as a rifleman with the 35th In- “I’m very proud of what he is doing.” mander of the 2nd BCT. “If they can
fantry Regiment. Growing up, Barber Although he has been out of the do it, you can too,” he told the compa-
didn’t hear very many stories about his military a long time, he still holds it nies of Soldiers gathered to watch the
grandfather’s service. In fact, it wasn’t very close to his heart, and he was very ceremony. “Be proud of what you’re
until Barber spent some time in Korea happy to be honored with this ceremo- doing, and know that there were a hell
with the Army himself that Scantling ny, explained Barber. of a lot of people who came before you
really opened up. “We had shared some “This is the first time we’ve really who did it, too.”"!
of the same experiences at that point,” got to share the military together,” said
said Barber. “Communications really Barber. “We shared more pride in that
opened up. They put up the fence at moment than any before this. I was
the demilitarized zone, and I was there probably the proudest Soldier in the
when they took it down,” he joked. Army right then.”
Following his time in Korea, Barber “It feels good to be part of this
was deployed to Iraq, where he served ceremony,” said Scantling. “I’m very
as a combat engineer. “We can talk happy.”
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