The Morning Calm Korea Weekly - February 20, 2009

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Inside 5K celebrates

Year of the NCOat USAG-Yongsan

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Military Police

clean up MP Hillat Humphreys

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February 20, 2009 Volume 7, Issue 18 http://imcom.korea.army.mil Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea

2-9 Infantry conducts joint trainingRiver Crossing2-9 Infantry conducts joint trainingRiver CrossingBy Spc. Christen Best1HBCT Public Affairs

Te Soldiers o C Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Inantry crossedthe icy waters o the Yang Pyong Chon River Feb. 5 in a joint trainingexercise with the Republic o Korea Armys 26th Mechanized InantryDivision, in which both militaries combined orces to successullycomplete the operation.

Te ROK Armys K1 A1 Main Battle anks, the M 113 ArmoredPersonnel Carriers and the 2-9s M1 A1 Abrams anks orgedthe river in correlation with each other, only

achievable through good communication andgreat teamwork.

One o the complications in this exercisewas the language barrier, said 2nd Lt. RobertWhite, the 2nd Platoon leader or C Co.,2-9. We utilized our KAUSAs to helpwith the issue, and some o theROK oicers spoke English,

A ROK soldiers armored vehicle rises from the icy waters of the Yang Pyong Chon River, Feb. 5, during a joint forces training exercise with 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry. To view other photographs

from this event or download high resolution copies of this weeks Morning Calm photographs, visit www.ickr.com/imcomkorea U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christen Best

See RIVER Page 14

Yongsancommunity honors

ACS volunteer

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009NEWS PAGE 3

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The following entries were excerpted from the

military police blotters. These entries may be in-

complete and do not imply guilt or innocence.

AREA I: Trafc Accident Without Injury; Dam-age to Government; Subject #1, operating a

GOV with Witness #1 as a passenger, while

attempting to make a u-turn, rolled off of the

roadways shoulder and dropped approximately

5 feet rolling over onto its roof adjacent to FP

#180, Rodriguez Range. Damages to Subject

#1s vehicle consisted of a cracked front right

fender and wheel well and scrapes to the roof.

KNP were not notied due to jurisdiction. MP

found Subject #1 at fault and titled him with traf-

c accident resulting in damage to government

property. All parties reported utilization of their

seatbelts. ECOD is unknown.

AREA I: Trafc Accident Without Injury; Dam-age to Government; Damage to Property; Sub-

ject #1, operating a POV, failed to clear the

distance and struck Victim #1s GOV. Damages

to Subject #1s vehicle consisted of scratches to

the right front bumper. Damages to Victim #1svehicle consisted of scratches to the right rear

quarter panel. KNP were notied and titled Sub-

ject #1 with KRTL ART #19, PARA #1 (Failure to

Maintain a Safe Distance). MP concurred with

KNP. All parties reported utilization of their seat-

belts. ECOD is unknown. This is a nal report.

AREA II: Trafc Accident With Injuries; Fail-ure to Yield the Right of Way to a Pedestrian;

Subject #1, operating a GOV with Witness #1 as

a passenger, struck Victim #1 at the protected

location. Victim #1 was transported by an un-

known ambulance to Soon Cheon Hyang Uuni-

versity Hospital where Victim #1 was treated for

a broken right leg. Subject #1 reported to the

Yongsan KNP Station where he rendered a writ-

ten statement admitting to the offenses. Subject

#1 was charged by KNP under KRTL ART #48(Obligation for Safe Driving) and Special Act

#3-1 (Trafc Accident Resulting in Injury). Sub-

ject #1 was released into MP Custody on a CJ

Form 2. Subject #1 was further processed and

released to his unit. Subject #1 and Witness #1

reported utilization of their seatbelts and no inju-

ries. ECOD is unknown. This is a nal report.

AREA III: Disrespect Towards Superior Com-missioned Ofcer; Disrespect Towards to a

Non-Commissioned Ofcer; Failure to Go to

Appointed Place of Duty; Disobey; Investiga-

tion revealed Subject #1 told Victim #1 that

he was not going to report to work or present

a military appearance. On 09 FEB 09 and 10

FEB 09, Subject #1 failed to report to the units

formations. Subject #1 was apprehended by MP

and transported to the USAG-Humphreys PMOwhere he was advised of his legal rights, which

he invoked. Subject #1 was processed and re-

leased to his unit. This is a nal report.

AREA III: Larceny of Private Property;Person(s) unknown, by means unknown, re-

moved Victim #1s laptop, which was secured

and unattended. Person(s) unknown then ed

the scene in an unknown direction. A search of

the area for subject(s) and/or witness(es) met

with negative results. Victim #1 rendered a writ-

ten statement attesting to the incident. ECOL is

unknown. This is a nal report.

AREA IV: Trafc Accident without Injuries;Obligation for Safe Operation; Subject #1, op-

erating a GOV, struck a canopy at Gate #4.

Damages to Subject #1s vehicle consisted of a

scratch and a dent to the top of the roof. Damag-

es to the canopy consisted of top of the canopy

tent being bent and torn. Subject #1 rendered

a written Korean statement admitting to the of-

fense. Subject #1 reported utilization of his seat-

belt and was released on his own recognizance.

ECOD is unknown. This is a nal report.

MP Blo t t er

NEWS

Jisan Forest ResortJisan Forest Resort is located in Icheon city,

Gyeonggi-do province, near the Incheon

Airport. All slopes are available for snow-

boarders, and the moving staircases will help

children and beginners move more easily.

In addition, the 6-seat chair lift is equipped

with a heating system. Although the slopes

are not that big, this resort is loved by many

people because of its convenient facilities and

close proximity to Seoul. Jisan Resort does

not suffer from overcrowding, and so visitors

here can enjoy skiing without experiencing

long waits at the lifts. Facilities at Jisan

Resort are very reasonably priced. In terms

of accommodation facilities, condos range

from 85,000won to 195,000 won (condo pricesdiffer by the weekend, the weekday and the

season), and restaurants and supermarkets

are also available. Jisan Resort also operates

a free shuttle bus from Seoul. Also available

are a Snow park for kids, playground for

infants, ski shop, campsite, cycling course,

basketball court, soccer eld, putting course,

and golf practice range. Visit www.jisanresort.

co.kr or www.tour2korea.com

Hot Springs

Bugok Hot Springs, located at the foot of Mt.

Deokamsan, Gyeongsangnam-do is one of the

best hot springs in South Korea Bugok was

named according to the iron pot shape of the

land. The temperature of the water is 78c,and contains sulfur and more than 20 kinds

of inorganic matters such as silicon, chlorine,

calcium and iron. As a multi-complex resort,

Bugok Hot Spring Tourist Special Complex

covers various facilities other than the large

spa, such as the grand performance hall,

outdoor and indoor swimming pools, zoo, botanicalgarden, ve tourist hotels, 23 accommodation and

21 shopping centers. It is a suitable place for short

family trips where you can relax your tired body

at the hot spring, and rest at the accommodation

and recreation facilities in the complex. Visit www.

seorakwaterpia.com or www.tour2korea.com for

more information.

Angel and the Woodcutter (Thru Feb. 22)

A heartbreaking Korean theatre show with a

powerful message, this performance tells the

story of how Koreans believe that a long time ago,

angels came down from the heavens to bathe.

Cho-In Theatre takes the beloved tale of an angel

who falls in love with a woodcutter, and in a striking

new version sets it amidst a terrible war, wherethe angel must sacrice everything for her family.

Cho-In Theatre tells this story entirely without

words, using puppets, exquisite choreography

and traditional music, to give a unique insight into

Koreas rich history and culture. Performances

are scheduled for: Tuesday-Fridays, 7.30 p.m.;

Saturdays, 6 p.m. and Sundays, 3 p.m. at Arreum

Daun Theater, Daehangno, Seoul (Hyehwa subway

station, exit 4, line 4). For more information, visit

www.tour2korea.com

Goseong Sea Fest (Thru Feb. 22)

The Pollack Festival is held each February in to

celebrate the local sh specialty of Goseong-gun in

Gangwon-do Province to ensure a good haul and

community. Visit www.tour2korea.com

Ice Skating (Around Seoul)

Ice-skating is a special winter activity. Lotte Worlds

indoor facilities offer year round ice skating fun,

but to ice skate in true classic style, head to one

of these outdoors facilities and enjoy great views,

great music and great fun. Seoul Plaza IceSkating Rink, Jung-gu, Seoul, Outside rink,

located in front of the Seoul City Hall; Walkerhill

Ice Skating Rink, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul; Olympic

Park Ice Skating Rink, Songpa-gu, Seoul; Grand

Hyatt Ice Skating Rink, Yongsan, Seoul; World

Cup Park Ice Skating Rink, Songpa-gu, Seoul,

outdoor ice skating rink and snow sledding eld;

Lotte World Indoor Ice Skating Rink, Songpa-gu,

Seoul, located inside the Lotte World Theme

Park; Bundang Olympic Ice Skating Rink,

Seongnam city, Gyeonggi Province; Korea

University Ice Skating Rink, Seongbuk, Seoul,

Indoor international ice skating rink located

inside the university. Visit www.tour2korea for

more information on these venues.

Snow Sledding

Many sledding facilities have separate slopes

for children and adults, some have tube sleds

for children and extra-large sized sleds for

two or more people, as well as the traditional

plastic sleds. Korean Childrens Center Snow

Sledding Field, Gwangjin, Seoul, Includes

other entertainment facilities, exhibitions, and

convenience facilities; Korean Folk Village Snow

Sledding Field, Yongin city, Gyeonggi province,

enjoy snow sledding and learn about Korean

traditional culture at the Korean Folk Village;

Seoul Land Snow, Gwacheon city, Gyeonggi;

Everland Snow Buster, Yongin city, Gyeonggi

province; Taereung Snow Sledding Field,

Nowon, Seoul; Yongin Hanwha Snow SleddingField, Yongin City, Gyeonggi province, located

inside the ski resort; Yangpyeong Hanwha

Snow Sledding Field, Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi

province, located inside the Yangpyeong Resort,

skiing also available. Visit www.tour2korea.com

for detailed information on these venues.

Source: www.korea.net, www.seoulselection.com, http://english.tour2korea.com, www.visitseoul.net No endorsement implied.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Off-post event s and ac t ivi t ies

Stoic guards and ofcials march to the palace gate with colorful robes and traditional ags owing in the wind. Another day begins for the

reenactors of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul. To view more photos from this event and others featured in the Morning Calm online, visit the

IMCCOM-K Flickr site at www.ickr.com/imcomkorea U.S. Army Photo by Edward Johnson


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NEWS PAGE 4http://imcom.korea.army.mil THE MORNING CALMNEWS

To feature an NCO from your organization in the Morning Calm, send a photo, brief description and

supervisor endorsement to [email protected] or call 724-3366 for details.

This Weeks Profle in Service:

2009: Year of the NCO

Staff Sgt. Ronald R.C. Helm

Name: Ronald R.C. Helm

Rank: Sta Sgt.Organization: B Company 602D Aviation Support BattalionBrie Job Description: Shops Platoon Sergeant in the only AVIMCompany on the Korean Peninsula. Responsible or the health,welare, morale, and training o 50 Soldiers. Responsible and

accountable or more than 22 million dollars o equipment.Time in Service: 13 years, 5 months

Recent Accomplishments: Served as a Serial Commander orOperation Polar iger, organized a undraiser and Christmas tripto a local orphanage raising sufcient unds to provide presentsor 75 children and seven DVD players, served as the BattalionMaster Rider, and successully trained 75 Soldiers as the Range

NCOIC or a Small Arms Range.

What makes an efective NCO?An eective NCO is one who can get Soldiers to workor him because they want to not because they have to. Tis requires respect rom boththe Soldier and the NCO. It requires that the Soldier respect the NCO not solely or theposition he holds, but also or the person and leader he is. Also, an eective NCO is ableto get Soldiers to do the right thing without being told. Tis involves teaching Soldiersto live by the spirit o the law as opposed to simply the letter o the law. Although thereare many leadership styles, the NCO must have a Soldiers-always mentality in order tobe an eective leader.

Yongsan residentaccepted to WestPoint Class of 2013Cadet Conor Wilson of USAG-Yongsan

shows off his West Point appointment

in front of the historic Chapel at Marion

Military Institute. Wilson, son of Daniel

and Una Wilson of the USAG-Yongsan

community, has been awarded an offer of

admission to the U.S. Military Academy at

West Point. He currently attends MarionMilitary Institute as part of the colleges

Service Academy Prep program. View this

photo and others from the Morning Calm at

www.ickr.com/imcomkorea.com Photo

courtesy of Marion Military Institute

By Col. Wes Martin

Without proper attention, historybecomes the recording o selective memory rather than

documentation o complete acts. Such wasthe ate o the deeds and contributions o theBualo Soldiers o the American Southwest.Unortunately, many generations o all raceswere denied the opportunity to understandand appreciate these great warrior Historyis now repairing itsel. As i the desert windis blowing a hundred years o sand o theirlegacy, the story o the Bualo Soldiers isnally being unearthed.

Following the Civil War, Congress

authorized the establishment o two cavalryand our inantry regiments composed oblack American enlisted Soldiers. Te two

Lessons of the ages

Buffalo Soldiers ofthe American Southwest

horse Soldier regiments were designatedthe Ninth and enth Cavalry, commandedby Colonels Edward Hatch and BenjaminGrierson respectively. Both ofcers wereextremely capable, and both were alsounburdened with the personal trait that waspredominant on the western rontier: neitherwas a racist. Te Ninth was initially oerednot to Hatch, but to the Armys most amouscavalry ofcer. But George Custer reusedthe position, claiming that black Soldierswere inerior ghters. Because o Custer'sattitude, the Soldiers o the Ninth Cavalrywere much better o than their counterpartsin the Seventh. Unlike Custer, Hatch wasnot abusive to his Soldiers. Also, unlike

Custer, Hatch did not wage war on sleeping

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009USAG-RC PAGE 5

http://imcom.korea.army.milAREA I

By Pfc. Jamal Walker

USAG-RC Public Affairs

HUMPHREYS GARRISON Noncommissioned ocers throughout thepeninsula gathered hursday at USAG-Humphreys to conduct training certicationon the High Mobility Multipurpose WheeledVehicle Egress Assistance rainer.

Te HEA training class was designedor the NCOs to acquire certication on theHEA device, enabling them to train moreSoldiers on the simulator. Te simulator isa modied M1114-up armored vehicle withthe capabilities o being rotated and spunaround on demand using a joystick.

Te purpose o HEA is to learn howto react rom a rollover and the proper way

to get out o a vehicle in the event an up-armored or any vehicle is turned on its sideor upside down. A rollover is when a vehicle

is tipped over due to the path o travel orsome kind o negligence.

Te class began with a class where the sixNCOs where brieed on what to expect inthe HEA simulator. Tis was ollowed bya short test to nd how much they retainedduring the class. Te instructors ollowed thetest with a demonstration o the our drillsand the jobs each had to do in order to becertied to teach the course.

Te rst o the our run battle drillsconsisted o a our man crew entering thesimulated M1114 up-armored vehicle andbeing turned over 25 and 30 degrees to getamiliar with a rollover. Run battle drill twohad the crew turned in a rollover o 180and 360 degrees, ollowed by run battledrill three where the crew was turned 180

degrees then orced to get out o the vehiclewhile upside down.

It was diferent, we (the crew) were

Warrior Country Soldiers go south for HEAT

(from left to right) Staff Sgt. Richard Pierce, 17th Ordinance, serves as a safety supervisor for Staff Sgt. Timothy Robinson, 52nd Ordinance, while Sgt. James Walker and Staff Sgt. Kalimah

Shabazz, 538th Ordinance, pulls security during HEAT training. Additional photos from this event are available online at www.ickr.com/imcomkorea.U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jamal Walker

orced to communicate because we were allghting to get out o the vehicle, said Staf

Sgt. Lakisha Session, training NCO, 52ndOrdinance, during the ater action reportollowing battle run drill our.

Battle run drill our had the crewsimulating a rollover in water. he up-armored vehicle was turned 90 degrees andthe entire crew had to get out through oneexit point, the gunners hatch, versus battlerun drill three where the NCOs could exitout o their respective doors.

Staf Sgt. Paula Nahler, master driver,25th Ordinance, said the opportunity tohave hands on training prepared us or thedrill, and the way we turned through eachposition, helped in case some o us sat in theback or in the drivers seat.

It is important to know everyonesposition despite your rank and title; everySoldier needs to know what the other is

going to do and be amiliar with their job,added Sta Sgt. Kalimah Shabazz, 538

Ordinance operations NCO in charge.Once the NCOs became qualied, they

discussed among themselves how they weregoing to run the HEA simulator with theirSoldiers and what points they were going toemphasize to the class.

We will train in a classroom to be awareo what could happen in a rollover, on thesquad level, and ater I eel they are awareo all the saety hazards, and are amiliarwith the training; in the actual simulator,said Staf Sgt. Richard Pierce, master driver,17th Ordinance.

Te HEA class was the rst such classon the peninsula and was applauded byevery NCO. Te course can be taken not

only on USAG-Humphreys, but CampCarroll and USAG-Casey.

It was awesome, Shabazz said

Lt. Col. Park Kwang Chul (center), 2nd

Infantry Division Republic of Korea ArmyStaff Government commander, delivers

a congratulatory address to soldiers be-

ing honorably discharged in USAG-Red

Cloud Chapel Feb. 1. A large number of

U.S. Soldiers and ROKA soldiers attend-

ed to honor their comrades. U.S. Army

photo by Pvt. Kim, Tae Hoon

Ceremony honors

46 Area I KATUSA

soldiers on Red

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N ew s & N ot e s

THE MORNING CALMAREA I

New! Mitchells Sunday Brunch

Mitchells will offer Sunday Brunch from 10

a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday. No reserva-

tions are required. For more information

call: 732-8189/8211.

2009 Eighth Army

BATAAN Road March

Registration for the 2009 BATAAN Road

March will be from 7-8:15 a.m. Feb. 21 in

the Carey Fitness Center USAG-Casey.

Race will begin 8:45 a.m. The event is

open to active duty military personnel as-

signed to the 8th Army with a DEROS no

sooner than April 4, 2009. For more infor-

mation call: 725-5064.

New Osan Bus Schedule

The bus schedule has changed to reect

the actual ridership. Main changes are:

11:30 p.m. bus routes for Friday, Saturday

and U.S. holidays are eleminated. Osan

Express will run twice daily from 9 a.m.

leaving Casey arriving Red Cloud 9:40 a.m.

and Osan at noon, 11 a.m. Casey 11:40

a.m. Red Cloud, 2 p.m. at Osan. Leaves

Osan 3:30 p.m. to Red Cloud 4:20 p.m. and

Casey 5:10 p.m. Leaves Osan 6:30 p.m. to

Red Cloud 7:20 p.m. and Casey 8:10 p.m.

For more information call: 738-3380.

Suicide Prevention Hotline

2nd Infantry Division Suicide Prevention

Hotline is open 24 hours. The DSN is: 732-

6637. The Military One Source number:

800-342-9647.

Ash Wednesday Services

Ash Wednesday Services will be held Feb.

25 11:45 a.m. Camp Hovey, 11:45 a.m.

Camp Stanley, 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. US-

AG-Red Cloud, 7 p.m. USAG-Casey. For

more information call: 732-8854.

Spouses Orientation Program Dates

The Spouses Orientation Program sched-

ule dates are Feb. 24 for USAG-Casey, At-

tendace is mandatory. For more informa-

tion call: 732-7779.

Suicide Prevention Class

There will be a mandatory Suicide Preven-

tion Class held in the Red Cloud Theater

Feb. 25 from 1 to 2 p.m. and Casey Digital

Conference Center Feb. 26 from 1 to 2 p.m.

All assigned U.S. military and U.S. DA Ci-

vilians are required to attend and spouses

are encouraged to attend. For more infor-


EEO/POSH Training ScheduleEEO/POSH refresher training will be held

in the FMWR classroom March 9 on US-

AG-Red Cloud and in the Digital Confer-

ence Center on USAG-Casey March 25.

These courses are mandatory for all Dept.

of the Army employees. For more informa-

tion call: 732-6273.

2009 Texas Holdem Championship

The 2009 Texas Holdem Championship

tournament will be held March 7 in Mitch-

ells Sports Grill on USAG-RC. For more

information call: 732-9187.

Mardi Gras 2009

Mardi Gras 2009 will be held in USAG-

Caseys Gateway Park Feb. 21 beginning

at noon. It will feature many events includ-ing: Cajun cook-off at the Gateway Club,

Mardi Gras Parade on USASG-Casey

Main Blvd. at 3 p.m., Childrens Raging

Cajun Carnival with childrens games, face

painting and a magic show. Evening events

for adults begin at 6. p.m. For more infor-


By Jim Cunningham


UIJEONGBU Employees o theprovincial government o Gyeong-Gigathered in a conerence room in theirbuilding in downtown Uijeongbu Feb. 12to honor and give appreciation to theirvolunteer English teacher Spc. Dan Merwin.Merwin volunteered to teach more than 20students every Tursday evening in order toimprove their English conversation as wellas reading and writing skills.

hey are giving me an appreciationplaque or volunteering to teach English,Merwin said. Korea is a part o me, thoughI did not know it at rst when I came tothis country. All I knew was it was in my

blood. My mother is Korean and my atheris American.

Merwin believes he has learned as muchabout Korea as his students have learnedabout English.

eaching English is a great opportunityor these olks to learn, not only Englishconversation, but English customs; in thiscase, American customs, Merwin said. Iteach more than just English, Americanslang and humor as well. Te students arerom 30 to 50 years o age and appreciatelearning.

Because Merwin is a member o the 2ndInantry Division Band, he promised hewould bring his instrument, a snare drum,

to class and play or them. Tis occasionbeing his last chance to do so, promptedmore students to show or class thannormally would attend.

Te tune I will play or them tonight is

called and the kitchen sink, it is called thatbecause it eatures everything a drummercan do, Merwin said. I will play allthis on a snare drum, and I will probablyimprovise the second tune because I orgotmy music.

Ater Merwin leaves, the class will notlose pace. In the words o the employeesteam leader, an old English proverb says arolling stone gathers no moss, so we mustcontinue our class without interruption.

Merwins replacement is Spc. ElliottChodkowski, a pianist with the 2ID Band.

I have known Dan or more than ayear now, Chodkowski said. We trainedtogether and we both came to Korea. Wehave something in common, both beinghal Korean.

Chodkowski is no stranger to teachingEnglish. He taught creative writing tocommunity college students.

I have experience teaching adults howto write short stories and poetry, so teachingadults will not be new to me, Chodkowskisaid. I am eager to nd those who sit inthe back o the class and bring them to theront so they can participate. I want themto take part in skits and short small groupprojects.

Chodkowski will not throw his new classinto the re at rst. He plans to start slowlyand have the class introduce themselvesin English with getting to know youactivities.

Each class should have a topic suchas going to a restaurant and how to orderood, Chodkowski said. How to interactwith amily members is another way to startlearning conversation, and I like to have

Spc. Dan Merwin, volunteer honoree and

member of the 2ID Band, plays a farewell

solo on his eld snare drum titled And the

kitchen sink during his farewell address and

ceremony in the ofces of the Gyeong-Gi

Province Feb. 12. U.S. Army photo by Jim

Cunningham

projects where the class writes something,like a simple story.

Chodkowski plans to take the class onmonthly excursions: movies in English or a

restaurant eaturing American dishes.Ater all, there are a ew Outback

restaurants around, and who knows, maybeI can take the class on post or a night,Chodkowski said.

Gyeong-Gi Provincehonors Soldier volunteer

By Pfc. Jamal A. Walker


RED C L O U D G ARRISO N Representatives rom Family, Morale,Welare and Recreation, Directorate

o Logistics, Directorate o EmergencyServices, the 17th Ordinance Companyand G9 employees came to the USAG-RCEducation Center Feb. 11 to learn moreabout the installations access control policiesand procedures.

he main ocus o the class was toinstruct personnel how to apply or passesto get on the installation and vehicle decals.Te class also notied personnel about thechanges made in a ew areas or requestinga pass. For example, there will no longer beguest passes because guest passes are nowconsidered as good neighbor passes.

Te steps one must take to apply or aninstallation pass are diferent than in the

past, but they can be reviewed in UnitedStates Forces Korea Form 82 E, and USFKregulations Form 190-7 and 190-1; revisedas o Oct. 1, 2008. Te orm, which governsthe application or registering vehicles decalscan be ound in USFK Form 195EK-E,published July 31, 2008.

Background checks, authorized or somepasses, were discussed in the class as well.

Area I Personnel learn about post accessTere are three types o background checksconducted by the Korean NPA and theUnited States Embassy-Korea.

We have a new system, which is givingout passes in a timelier manner even i theapplicants background check is not nished.

Because, in some cases, a background checkcan take as long as 60 days, said AnthonyIaelice, USAG-RC access control ocer.However, Iaelice added, i somethingnegative does come up in the backgroundcheck, the plan o action is up to theapproving command or the pass, andin some cases, the pass can be revoked,restricted, or just ignored depending on theseverity o the negative comment.

Te approval process will be the same orparties requesting either a vehicle decal oran installation pass. Te approving authorityis either, Richard Davis, USAG-RC deputygarrison commander, Lt. Col DonaldMeisler, USAG-Casey garrison commander,

or Col. Larry Pepper Jackson, USAG- RedCloud commander.Beore ending the class, Iaelice concluded

with some helpul hints on how to speed upthe application process or passes and decals while explaining common errors he ndswhile reviewing the applications.

It really is attention to detail, explainvery clearly why you need the pass and make

sure everything is lled out, said Iaelice.Most passes are sent back to the requestorbecause o some simple mistake. Teseerrors can be avoided,

Anthony Iafelice, USAG-RC access control

ofcer, teaches a classroom full of students

from FMWR, DOL, DES, and 17th Ordinance

Company along with G9 employees during a

class about post access control Feb. 11.

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jamal Walker


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Cpl. Dustin Grissom and his wife, Stormy, coo together whispering sweet nothings just before

winning the Best Dressed Couple awards during the Valentines Day celebration in the Gate -

way Club on USAG-Casey Feb. 14. Additional photos from this event are available online at

www.ickr.com/imcomkorea. U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham

By Jim Cunningham


CASEY GARRISON More than200 Soldiers, Civilians and Family membersgathered in the Gateway club on USAG-Casey the evening o Feb. 14 to celebrateValentines Day. Te party was sponsoredby the Casey Community Activities Centerand supported by the Gateway Club. Tecelebration included prize drawings, akaraoke competition, and prizes or the bestdressed couple, and giveaways.

We wanted to do a Family orientedevent or Valentines Day this year, said SallyHall, USAG-Casey CAC manager. All ourprograms are or Soldiers and since we havemore Soldiers with Families now, we wanteda Family Valentines Day.

Planning or the event began more than

a month ago with a decision to make it a

partnered event with the Gateway Clubproviding the ood and space.

At rst we were worried because thisevent was planned during a long holiday weekend, Hall said. We were keepingour ngers crossed because we knew manySoldiers and their Families may have madeother plans.

Best dressed couple award winners Cpl.Dustin Grissom and his wie Stormy dressedor success in that category beore comingto the Gateway.

We purposeully dressed to win the bestdressed couple award tonight, Stormy said.I had a diferent dress picked out, but myhusband suggested I wear this one and wegot lucky.

Beore we came to the party, we knewwe were happy with each other, Grissomsaid. Tis is a wonderul event and were

glad to see so many people there.

Families fete Valentines Day at Gateway Club

By Pfc. Jamal WalkerUSAG-RC Public Afairs

RED CLOUD GARRISON Soldierscame to watch and participate in a wrestlingtournament held at the USAG- Red CloudFitness Center Feb. 14.

Te tournament kicked of at 10 a.m.

with a weigh in ollowed by a saety brieng.Te matches began at 1:30 p.m.he tournament consisted o our

double-elimination matches, each matchconsisting o three 2- minute periods. Tewrestler with the most points at the end othe period won the period and the wrestlerthat wins two out o the three periods winsthe match.

Te rst match was Ryan Wilson, againstPatrick Rautert, where Rautert continued onand deeated Justin Uno.

Rautert, who had clinched a spot in thechampionship ght, was then able to havea resting period while Uno wrestled againstWilson in the deciding match o who willace Rautert in the inal championship

match. Wilson came out strong very earlyduring the match, but was unable to deeatUno, who deeated Wilson during the rsttwo periods.

As soon as Stacy Sparks began thematch, the two Soldiers went ater eachother immediately. Rautert won the rstperiod 2-0 but Uno, who weighed in as thelightest wrestler o the event, came back and

Soldiers wrestle in Valentines Day smackdown

Patrick Rautert (left), stares down his opponent, Justin Uno (right), in the championship match of the wrestling tournament held at the USAG-Red Cloud Fitness Center, Feb. 14. Rautert went

undefeated during the tournament to win rst place followed by Uno and Ryan Wilson in third. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jamal Walker

deeated Rautert in the second period 3-2. With the Championship on the line

and the score even, the nal period was thehighlight o the event. Uno put Rautert ina commanding hold, yet Rautert managedto escape and receive the rst point o theperiod and score ahead o Uno.

He slipped up a little right there and

I capitalized on his mistake, Rautert said.I didnt come here to win a trophy, I justlove to wrestle, who has been wrestling sincejunior high school.

Rautert took the lead and never gaveit back as he won the nal match 3-0 orrst place.

Uno was a tough opponent; he deserveda rematch because he wrestled very well

against Wilson and me, Rautert said. Ijust started pushing a little harder becauseit really is mostly will power in the end,Rautert added, explaining what was goingin his head during the third period o thechampionship match.

Uno was designated as the runner upand Wilson was rewarded with 3. Michael

Gossett, who was in a higher weight class,received 1 as well since no one showed upto wrestle against him. Although he wonby technicality, Gossett said he is lookingorward to the next tournament in May.

For more inormation about coming wrestling events, read the Morning CalmWeekly Newspaper.


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FEBRUARY 20, 2009USAG-Y PAGE 9

http://yongsan.korea.army.milAREA IIYongsan spouses t o get pre ferenc e

This is touching on behalf ofall Servicemembers.

Maj. Ryan SamuelsonU.S. Forces Korea

By David McNally

USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Military

Spouses and Family Members will soon ndit easier to get a Yongsan job. Te Garrisonis going to be part o a pilot program tohelp military spouses maintain governmentemployment.

Ken Stark, U.S. Army Garrison-YongsanCivilian Personnel Advisory Center directorsaid help is on the way.

Military spouses who are immediatelyappointable to a competitive service positionin the continental United States exercisetheir preerence through registration inthe Priority Placement Program, Starksaid. Until now, the program did notapply to overseas areas. However, we willsoon be participating in a pilot programor registering our military spouses in thePPP.

Stark said this will result in an increasein the number o military Family Membersgetting hired here in Korea.

Spouse preerence applies whenmanagement wants to ll a position roma competitive list o applicants, he said.

Yongsan Family Members Haeyong Demcko (left) and Yongah Outten work at the U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan Civilian Personnel Advisory CenterFeb. 13. The Garrison is working to expand employment opportunities for spouses. U.S. Army photo by David McNally

The Seoul American High School 9th Grade Honors Class presents Valentines Day cards and candies to Servicemembers Feb. 13.U.S. Army photos by Spc. J ason C. Adolphson. For more photos online, visit http://flickr.com/usag-yongsan.

Students personally thanked Servicemembers with gifts andcards Feb. 13.

By Spc. Jason C. Adolphson


YONGSAN GARRISON Te Seoul AmericanHigh School 9th Grade Honors Class presentedValentines Day cards and candies to representatives otwo Yongsan military units Feb. 13.

Te students want to show their appreciation or theoutstanding dedication Servicemembers display on thedaily basis, they said.

Although the class wanted to share their Valentines wishes with all Servicemembers, it was the U.S. AirForces 607th Weather Squadron and the United NationsCommand Honor Guard that were selected or thepresentation.

Wed denitely like to thank you very much, saidMaster Sgt. Richard Webber, 607th Weather Squadron.We also got Christmas cards sent rom the states and they

were very touching. Its also nice to see the appreciationcoming rom here too.Te majority o the gits were in boxes, but some

students voiced a personal thank you and handed theirpersonally made cards to the troops.

Some students were modest about their attributions.One particular card was signed - A student who caresabout the cause.

Tis is touching on behal o all Servicemembers saidMaj. Ryan Samuelson, U.S. Forces Korea. I remembergetting letters rom people at organizations when I wasin Iraq and sometimes its the little things that get usthrough.

Francine Imrie and Sabrina Benavides, SAHS9th Grade honors teachers share that sentiment ascoordinators o the project.

Imrie said the weather is also a actor. Its been reallycrummy, so when you cant get out much and you eellike theres not a lot to do you get kind o homesick thistime o year, she said.

Ive read statistics about young people and Soldierscommitting suicide and I wanted to do something herebecause I know it happens here, too, Imrie continued,Plus, I wanted my students to give back to thecommunity and think o others.

SAHS students sendValentines wishes


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N ew s & N o t es

USAG-Y PAGE 10

http://yongsan.korea.army.mil HE MORNING CALMAREA II

For a complete list of communityinformation news and notes, visit theUSAG-Yongsan ofcial web site at

http://yongsan.korea.army.mil

USO Parking Lot Closure

The USO Camp Kimparking lot will be closedall day Monday, Feb. 23 due to construction.

Any vehicles in the parking lot rst thing that

morning will be towed at the owners expense.For information, call 724-7781.

USFK FRG Meeting

A Family Readiness Group meeting isscheduled for 10:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 24at Balboni Theater. Learn about NEOand how to ll out your packet. Listen to

a short brieng about suicide prevention

and hear from the Special TroopsBattalion commander. Families from allservices are welcome. For information,call 02-6355-4143.

Go Bowling Day

Bowl three games and only pay for twogames. Get one game free 4-9 p.m. Feb.25. at Yongsan Lanes. For information,call 723-7830.

Appreciation NightThe Main Post Club is having Koreanemployee KATUSA and ROK SoldierAppreciation Night Feb. 26. There will befree snacks and T-shirts while supplies last.For information, call 723-5678.

Family Readiness Group Workshop

ACS - Mobilization and Deployment ProgramDo you want to learn how to communicateyour FRG message to your Soldiers andFamilies? Then join us 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Feb.26 Building 4106, Room 118 for our nextFRG Workshop. It is open to everyone,Commanders, Volunteers, FRG Leaders andFRSAs. For information, call 738-7510.

Family Practitioner Position

Brain Allgood Army Community Hospital,Yongsan is accepting applications foira contract position. Qualications for

education: Be a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)or Osteopathy (D.O.) who is board-certied

or board-eligible in Family Practice. Forinformation on qualications. Please

contact Mr. Kim, Hyon Il at 737-6010. Forinformation, call 737-6010.

Veterinary Clinic Renovation

The Veterinary Clinic is currently underextensive renovation. During this facilityupgrade, the clinic will remain open andprovide full service clinic vaccinationsand sick call appointments only. Nosurgery appointments will be availableat this time. Renovations are projected

to be completed by February 2009. Forinformation, call 738-4257.

Spouse Employment Workshop

Army Community Services has partneredwith Contracting Command Korea to bringyou a workshop on Spouse employmentreadiness. Find out how to apply forcontracting jobs in Korea. The workshopis 2-4 p.m. March 19 and 5-6 p.m. March31 in the Community Services Building,Room 118.

Memorial Chapel Worship Services

Worship services have been relocated fromFeb 9-27. Catholic Mass: South Post Chapel5 p.m. Saturdays. Protestant (Liturgical):Hospital Chapel 8 a.m. Episcopal/Lutheran:

Hospital Chapel 11 a.m. Sundays. CatholicMass: Suspended Feb. 15 and 22 UnitedPentecostal: South Post Chapel 3 p.m. Forinformation, call 725-8182/4076.

Filing taxes with a foreign spouseBy Capt. Minna M. Oh

Yongsan Tax Center

YONGSAN GARRISON I you aresingle, you le your income tax returnsusing your Social Security number. I youare married, you provide your spouses SSNas well.How do you fle your tax return i you are

married to someone who is not eligible

or a SSN?

Many Servicemembers in Korea indthemselves in this situation because theymarry oreign nationals while stationedhere.

I you want to le jointly with yourspouse who has no SSN, then you may

want to consider applying or an Individualaxpayer Identiication Number, alsoknown as an IIN, or your spouse.

Filing jointly with your spouse potentiallyqualies you or greater tax breaks than iyou le separately.What is an ITIN?

Like a SSN, an IIN is a nine-digitnumber that allows the Internal Revenue

Service to identiy a taxpayer. An IIN

serves tax purposes only and does nothave anything to do with your spousesimmigration status or your spouses eligibilityto work in the United States.

However, the IIN does subject yourspouses worldwide income to U.S. incometax. I your spouse earns a signicant amounto income, you may want to reconsider ling

jointly with your spouse.How does my spouse apply or an ITIN?

Your spouse will need to complete IRSForm W-7, which is available at the Yongsanax Center and online at www.irs.gov. You

will also need to obtain an authenticatedcopy o your spouses passport.

Notaries are available to make anauthenticated copy o your spouses passport(or the limited purpose o applying or anIIN) at both the Yongsan ax Center andthe Client Legal Services Division, which islocated in the Community Service Building(B-4106) on South Post, U.S. Army

Garrison - Yongsan.Staple your completed Form W-7 to the

ront o your ederal tax return. Since you

cannot electronically le your tax return i

your spouse is applying or an IIN, youmust le a paper return.Mail the Form W-7, the supporting

documentation, and the signed ederal taxreturn to Internal Revenue Service, AustinService Center, IIN Operation, P.O. Box149342, Austin, exas 78714-9342.

You may have to wait up to ten weeksbeore you receive a response rom theIRS. o check on the status o your IINapplication, call the IIN help desk at1-215-516-4846.Can I claim my spouses children as my

dependents?

In most cases, you cannot claim a personas a dependent or income tax purposesunless that person is a U.S. citizen, U.S.resident alien, or a resident o Canada orMexico.

An exception is available i you havelegally adopted your spouses children.

For more inormation, please call 723-

7887 or stop by the Yongsan ax Center,

which is located in the Moyer Community

Activities Center, Room 113.

Yongsan community members can find answers and help at during the tax season at Moyer Community Activities Center, Room 113.

USAG-Yongsan Command Sgt. Maj. Ralph Rusch c rosses the 5K fun run nish line.

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason C. Adolphson

By Spc. Jason C. Adolphson


YONGSAN GARRISON Hundreds orunners turned out to celebrate the Year o the

Noncommissioned Ocer at a Yongsan 5K un runSaturday.

USAG-Yongsan Command Sgt. Maj. RalphRusch ran with his dogs. Tis is a great way to honorthe accomplishments o Army NCOs, he said.

We have many more Yongsan events plannedthroughout the year to highlight the great workdone by NCOs.

Seoul American Middle School student MichaelNeaverth Jr. crossed the nish line on his bicycleduring the run.

He said he rides his bike during on post races tokeep up with the crowd and to make sure he beatshis dad, Lt. Col. Michael Neaverth.

Motivated community members, some runningwith their babies in strollers, received a ree -shirt

or their eorts.Te Saturday event was sponsored by the SeoulUSO and the Korea Chapter o NoncommissionedOcers Association.

Yongsan noncommissioned ofcers lead the way in 5K fun run

Foreign Spouse None


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FEBRUARY 20, 2009 AREA II USAG-Y PAGE 11http://yongsan.korea.army.milGarrison housing decision saves $250K annually

Since August, USAG-Yongsan has assigned 13 captains and one chief warrant officer 3 to Itaewon Acres, formerly a field-grade housing areaon Yongsan Garrison. U.S. Army photo by David McNally. For more photos online, visit http://flickr.com/usag-yongsan.

By David McNally


YONGSAN GARRISON Garrison

ocials announced a plan in August 2008to open some on-post eld-grade housingunits to captains and senior warrantocers.

At the time, 10 government-leasedhousing units on Yongsan Garrison SouthPost in the Itaewon Acres neighborhood

were vacant.Te Army pays about $20,000 annually

or each o these quarters regardless ooccupancy.

Our plan is saving the Army about aquarter million dollars a year, said U.S.

Army Garrison-Yongsan CommanderCol. Dave Hall. Te reason we did this isbecause o demographics. It was a business

decision.Te garrison has more than 150 company-

grade ocers who live o post with theiramilies. Seoul is the th largest city in the

world, and housing costs are high.he majority o those captains and

senior warrant ocers want quarters, Hallsaid. We only have 58 sets o company-grade quarters in the Garrison. What wemay do in the uture is make Itaewon Acresa company-grade housing area.

Company-grade amily housing atYongsan is normally at Hannam Village;however, that housing area is at 100 percentoccupancy.

I we didnt open up these vacant

quarters to captains and senior warrantoicers, we would have had to issuestatements o nonavailability so theycould reside o post, said USAG-YongsanHousing Manager Carol Jones.

Jone s s a id tha t the comma nddecision to move captains and chie

warrant oicers 3 into vacant Itaewon

By Samantha L. Quigley

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. A series oeducational assistance programs administeredby the Department o Veterans Aairs,commonly called the GI Bill, have helpedservicemembers pursue post-secondarylearning or decades.

Soon another program will be added tothe mix: Te Post-9/11 Veterans EducationBill will be available to qualied individuals

Aug. 1.Te new Post-9/11 GI Bill has dierent

eligibility criteria (and) pays or dierenttypes o training, said Keith M. Wilson,VAs education service director.

Te new GI Bill provides three separatetypes o benet payments to those who

entered the military on or ater Sept. 10,2001, and have at least 90 days o activeservice.

For more inormation the VeteransAairs GI Bill site at http://gibill.va.gov/ orcall (888) GIBILL-1 toll-ree. Visitors willnd a link that will allow them to receiveupdates on the new GI Bill via e-mail as theybecome available.

Raluca Rorrer donated her time volunteeringfor Army Community Service. She was alsonominated for the USAG-Yongsan Volunteerof the Quarter for the 1st quarter.

Where did this volunteer work?Army Community Service. Her volunteerwork led to permanent employment withUSAG-Yongsan.What did she do?

Rorrer worked as the volunteer programmanager or the tasks that are vital to thevolunteer program. She completed largenumbers o behind-the-scene tasks vital tothe volunteer program both internal to the

Army Community Service and external tothe Garrison as a whole.

She was the organizational point o contactor all o ACS programs, which includesmanaging the database and inormation orover 113 volunteers.

She managed and updated the internalACS awards recognition program to ensurethe awards tracking sheet was updated orthe incentive items associated with theirvolunteer work with ACS.

She was also instrumental in planning andimplementing the monthly ACS volunteer

recognition events, and the quarterlyVolunteer o the Quarter ceremonies.Rorrer was also responsible or all theadministrative tasks or the Army VolunteerCorps Coordinators oce.

hese tasks included copying andpreparing lesson material or the our plusmonthly classes that the AVCC conducts,updating and managing the volunteerles, updating and managing the volunteerrecognition spreadsheet and inventoryingand ling volunteer marketing material.How many hours per week?20+ hours per week.What impact does she have?

Without the behind-the-scene workcompleted by Ms. Rorrer the USAG-

Yongsan volunteer program wou ld havebeen unable to make the improvements

it did in the past quarter. As a direct result o her hard workin the AVCC oice the number oregistered volunterers increased rom388 in September to 559 in December.Her eorts directly impacted thenumber o volunteer contacts, ollow-ups and reerrals by increasing thenumber rom 144 to 344. his increaseis a relection o the work she did in the

AVCC oic e.Why does she volunteer?

She volunteered because she hasa love or the Family and has a deepcommitment to the military community.She was a steadast companion to the

ACS Volunteer Coordinator and a bighelp during the 4th quarter.

She was always willing to work extrahours and pitch in when necessary. Iyou would like to learn more aboutvolunteer opportunities at Yongsan,call the U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsanvolunteer coordinator at 738-7510.

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Raluca Rorrer

Acres quarters has been a success.It makes good business sense,

Jones said. When you consider wewere paying money or vacant quartersat the rate o $20,000 a year and then

igure in the cost o a statement ononavailability at more than $40,000a year it just makes sense to keepthem occupied.

Since August, USAG-Yongsan hasassigned 13 captains and one chie

warrant oicer 3 to Itaewon Acres. Wecurrently have one vacancy in Itaewon

Acres, which we expect to assign to acaptain next week, Jones said. I havenot received any negative commentsrom residents since we initiated thispolicy change.

Jones said the response rom captainsand their spouses who now have theoption to live on Yongsan Garrisoninstead o o post is one o extremegratitude and happiness.

It is within the realm o regulatoryguidance that garrison commandershave the authority to reallocate amily

housing units rom one grade categoryto another when there is a disparityor shortage in another grade, Jonessaid.

Beore housing began assigning ield

grade quarters to captains and seniorwarrants, a notice went to all Itaewon Acres residents to explain the policyshit, Jones said.

Now we have more places or theseoicers and their amilies to live, Hallsaid. Were also being good stewards o

Army unds, so its a big deal.

Post-9/11 GI Billto begin Aug. 1


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USAG-Y PAGE 12http://yongsan.korea.army.mil THE MORNING CALMAREA II

PAID ADVERTISING

Family Member Employment

When the U.S. Army Garrison-

Yongsan signed the ArmyFamily Covenant in December

2007, we made a commitment, a solemn

promise to expand education andemployment opportunities or FamilyMembers.

oday, I am pleased to be able to tellyou that we are making progress. FamilyMember employment opportunities arereally expanding at USAG-Yongsan.

his is a priority or the Garrison. Itis our intention to be innovative andlead the way.

Each month, USAG-Yongsan eaturesresume training at the Civilian Personnel

Advisory Center. hese classes teachpotential new employees how to ill outa government resume, use the onlineapplication procedures and prepare or

government employment.In the very near uture, the Garrison

will be combining resume training with amini-job air and interviewing techniquesclasses or quarterly Family MemberEmployment Readiness raining.

Look, its always been diicult orFamily Members to get a job. But,managers at all levels are embracingspouse employment because this is an

Army Family Covenant priority.Our Combatant Commander, Gen.

Walter Sharp has made this clear. his allties into tour normalization. I Korea isgoing to attain the quality o lie oundat other normal overseas tours o duty,

we must think outside the box to createopportunities or our Family Membersto get work.

We believe we are getting much betterat doing this. Not everybody is goingto get a job right away, but there are amyriad o opportunities to put a spotlighton your abilities.

For example, USAG-Yongsan hasa vibrant volunteer program. Ourvolunteers are the best in the Army, barnone.

Volunteering is a door to employment.It provides job skills, allow or people toshowcase their abilities and serves as agateway to employment.

I youre interested in inding work,I highly recommend that you learnmore about volunteer opportunitiesat Yongsan, by calling the U.S. ArmyGarrison-Yongsan volunteer coordinatorat 738-7510 or the American Red Crossat 738-3670.

As o the end o last month, we havemore than 300 Family Members workingat USAG-Yongsan. his number is goingto grow. Stay tuned or more inormationon employment seminars. Hooah!

EMPLOYMENT from Page 9

A spouse preerence eligible applicant who

is ranked among the best qualied on acompetitive list must be selected or theposition.

I more than one spouse is determinedto be best qualied among the candidates,management may select any one o them,he added.

As o Jan. 31, there are 205 appropriatedund Family Members and 119 non-appropriated und Family Membersemployed at USAG-Yongsan.

Within the last couple o weeks wehave hired a military spouse as a stahistorian; a spouse as the USAG-Yongsanadministrative ocer, DeCA hired threeFamily Members and CPAC hired a militaryspouse equivalent to a GS-12, Stark said.We have also hired a new amily memberin CPAC Room 501. CPAC now has a totalo three Family Members.

his is a signiicant promise in the Army Family Covenant, said USAG-Yongsan Commander Col. Dave Hall. Weare expanding education and employmentopportunities or Family Members. We take

that promise seriously.

Hall said the Garrison is aggressivelypursing Family Member employmentissues.

Were developing a Family EmploymentSeminar through our Army CommunityService, he said. Tis seminar will eatureclasses on how to interview, how to dress,

what your opportunities are here at Yongsan,and well even have a job air favor byinviting local prospective employees.

Tere is also an executive order recentlysigned allowing or noncompetitiveappointments o certain military spouses.

Were waiting or urther guidance onhow we will implement this, Stark said.

United States Forces-Korea is is currentlytaking a survey on Spouse/Family MemberEmployment. We encourage our communitymembers who are interested in employmenton post to visit the Employment Survey andll it out, Hall said.

Tere are also additional employmentresources at the Garrison and InstallationManagement Command-Korea Region

websites.


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Boy Scouts of AmericaKorea District, Far East Council

Feb. 20-22 Klondike Derby, Camp Long (Boy Scouts)Main event Feb. 21, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. Nine events o Iditarod sled race, winter

survival, rst aid, turkey shoot with hatchet/knie throws,Crazy Horse Stew, etc. Camp re with skits/songs that night.

Awards Feb. 22 rom 8:30 - 10 a.m.District Boy Scout competitions.

March 7: District RoundtableFor additional inormation visit the Korea District online at

http://www.koreabsa.orgor http://www.youtube.com/koreabsa

Girl Scouts of America

Cookie Sales:Every weekend rom through Feb. 28 - Yongsan Main PX,

Yongsan Commissary, South Post Shopette

Send us your Scouting events schedule! Are you a Scouting leader? Iyes, tell us what your are doing and we will run it in the paper. Send your

submissions to [email protected]

Sc out ing Round-up for Kor ea Region Top 4 Performerof the Month

Unit:607 WS/DOW

Duties: Unit Training Monitor

Hometown: Pana, Ill.

Follow-on: Scott AFB, Ill.

Why hes Februarys Top 4Performer of the Month:

Staf Sergeant Endris serves as

the 607th Weather Squadron Unit

Training Monitor and supports

67 assigned personnel. During

the month o January, Sergeant Endris ocused on the transer o 90 Master Task List

training hours into AF Training Records or the squadron. His superb management o

the squadrons Standardization/Evaluation program ensures the 607 WS is trained and

mission ready and directly led to a successul staf assistance visit conducted in January.

Sergeant Endris was recently certied as a Sel-Aid and Buddy Care instructor and steppedin during a critical manning shortall to become the units postal clerk responsible or the

control and processing o more than 100 accountable correspondences each month. In

addition, Sergeant Endris volunteered during a recent USO event and brieed more than

80 visiting Korean elementary students on UTM duties and USAF history. He is a model

Airman, a role model to his peers, and a diplomat in the local community.

MSgt. Patrick Hudson, President, Top 4 Association

Staff Sgt. Daniel M. Endris

I you are interested in providing Admin Support Services as anindependent contractor or Assistant Chie o Staf (ACoS) CJ5,please contact Maj. Carter at (DSN) 724-8624 or Jenny Suh at(DSN) 724-3156/3334.

Career opportunities solicited by 411th Contracting

Support Brigade/U.S. Army Contracting Command Korea


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Seven Pounds(PG13) 6:30 p.m.


Soul Men(R) 7 p.m.

Taken(PG13) 7 p.m.

Bedtime Stories(PG13) 9 p.m.

Hes Just Not That Into You(PG13) 7 p.m.

Mall Cop(PG13) 6 / 8:30 p.m.

Taken(PG13) 7 p.m.

Cadillac Records(R) 7 p.m.

Friday the 13th(NR) 5:30 / 8:30 p.m.

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Delgo(PG) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m.

Bedtime Stories(PG) 2 / 5 / 8 p.m.

Bolt(PG) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m.

Delgo(PG) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m.

Friday the 13th(NR) 7 / 9 p.m.

Bedtime Stories(PG) 6:30 p.m.

Yes Man(PG13) 8:30 p.m.

Delgo(PG) 1 p.m.

Taken(PG13) 7 p.m.

Tale of Desperaeux(PG) 1 p.m.

Hes Just Not That Into You (PG13) 3:30 / 9:30 p.m.

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Seven Pounds(PG13) 7 p.m.


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Taken(PG13) 7 p.m.

Title(PG13) 9 p.m.


Yes Man(PG13) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

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Seven Pounds(PG13 ) 7:30 p.m.


Hes Just Not That Into You(PG13) 7p.m.

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Friday the 13th(PG13) 7 p.m.

Tale of Desperaeux(PG) 3:30 p.m.

Notorious (R) 6 / 8:30 p.m.


Seven Pounds(PG13) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

Friday the 13th(NR) 6 / 8:30 p.m.

Friday the 13th(NR) 6 / 8:30 p.m.

Seven Pounds(PG13) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

Bedtime Stories(PG) 6 p.m.

Soul Men(R) 7 p.m.

Soul Men(R) 7 p.m.

Four Christmases(PG13) 7 p.m.


Taken(PG13) 7 p.m.


Hes Just Not That Into You(PG13) 7 / 9 p.m.

Sex Drive(R) 6 p.m.

Punisher: War Zone(R) 6 p.m.Yes Man

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Today Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday ThursdayLOCATION

OSAN784-4930

RED CLOUD

732-6620

STANLEY

732-5565

YONGSAN

738-7389

CASEY730-7354

HENRY768-7724

HUMPHREYS753-7716

HOVEY730-5412

KUNSAN782-4987

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Catholic Service

Date/Time Location

Ash Wednesday Feb. 25/1205 Allgood Hospital Ch.

1205/1730 South Post Chapel

Stations of the Cross Feb. 27/1730 South Post Chapel

Lenten Community Meal Feb. 27/1800 South Post Chapel

Stations of the Cross March 6 April 3 (Fridays)/1730

Memorial Chapel

Lenten Community Meal March 6 April 3 (Fridays)/1800

Memorial Chapel

Lenten Penance Service April 7/1730 Memorial Post Ch.

Holy Thursday (Morning Prayer) April 9/0900 Memorial Chapel

Holy Thursday (Lords Supper) April 9/1830 Memorial Chapel

Holy Thursday (Night Prayer) April 9/2100 Memorial Chapel

Good Friday (Morning Prayer) April 10/0900 Memorial Chapel

Good Friday (Stations of Cross) April 10/1200-1500

Memorial Chapel

Good Friday (Passion of the Lord) April 10/1830 Memorial Chapel

Holy Saturday (Morning Prayer) April 11/0900 Memorial Chapel

Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil Mass) April 11/2115 Memorial Chapel

Welcome Reception (Newly Baptized Catholics)

April 11/2300 Memorial Chapel

Easter Sunday Mass April 12/0800 South Post Chapel

1130 Memorial Chapel

Please direct all questions to Mr. Pagano, 725-5211

Protestant

Lent Special 40 Days Morning Prayer

Feb. 25 April 12/0510

South Post Chapel (Mon-Sat) (Korean)

Hannam Chapel (Sun) (Korean)

Community Good Friday Service April 10/1900 Onnuri Church

Seventh Day Adventist April 11/0900 Allgood Hospital Chapel

Easter Sunrise Services April 12/0600 South Post (Collective)

April 12/0730 K-16 CAC Parking Lot

Easter Sunday Services April 12/0800 Memorial Ch. (Liturgical)

0910 Hannam Village Chapel (Korean)

0930 South Post Ch. (Contemporary)

0930 Allgood Hospital (Collective)

1100 South Post Chapel (Traditional)

1030 K-16 Community Chapel

1100 Hannam Village Chapel

1230 South Post Chapel (Gospel)

1330 Memorial Chapel (UPCI)

Episcopal

Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist Feb. 25/1730 Religious Retreat

Center, Seoul

Liturgy of the Palms & Holy Eucharist April 5/1000 Memorial Chapel

Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist April 9/1200 Memorial Chapel

Good Friday Liturgy April 10/1730 Memorial Chapel

Easter Holy Eucharist April 12/1000 Memorial Chapel

Jewish

First Seder of Passover April 8/1930 Religious Retreat Center

Second Seder April 9/1930 Religious Retreat Center

Passover Shabbos April 10/1900 South Post Chapel

For more information call USAG-Yongsan Religious Support Ofce, 738-3011

Upcoming holiday worship services for USAG-Yongsan

Eighth Army Public Affairs

For a day and a hal three Soldiers,stationed with medical units on USAG- Yongsan, had the opportunity to meetRepublic o Korea Army soldiers stationedwith medical units not too ar rom theDMZ during a recent Good NeighborProgram our.

On the rst day, they toured the ROK5th Inantry Division medical acilities, anoutpost on the DMZ and Bengma-Goji, ahill located on the DMZ which is translatedto White Horse Hill. Tese locations mightbe considered unique or a Good NeighborProgram because most U.S. Soldiers willnever have the opportunity to see theseplaces.

On the second day o their tour theSoldiers woke up bright and early to enjoya little bit o kimchi, rice and sweet and sourpork or breakast with the ROK soldiers at

their dining acility. From there, they tooka small hike into the cold mountains or alook at one o the oldest Buddhist temples inSouth Korea called Freedom emple.

We wanted to bring people rom theU.S. medical community and the ROKmedical community and learn rom eachother, said Lt. Col. Jason Pike, the ForceHealth Preventive Medicine executive oceror the 65th Medical Brigade.

he ROK community has somecapabilities, which are diferent rom ours,one o them being Oriental medicine, whichI didnt know about.

When asked to give a little clarity on what Oriental medicine is, Pikes goodriend and co-ounder o the trip, Lt. Col.(retired) Park, Seong-Ha, the Suwon AirBase manager or the 51st Medical Group,said Oriental medicine combines the use oacupuncture and natural herbal medicine asthe most common cure or ailments.

All together, the participating Soldiersnot only had a chance to see how theirROK counterparts live, but rather theyexperienced it. Ater giving their goodbyes,

the U.S. Soldiers invited the ROK soldiersto Yongsan with the hopes o them visitingin the uture and experiencing what its liketo live and work on a U.S. base.

Good Neighbor medics tour DMZ

TrentGym

Zumba Fitness location change

Zumba Fitness will temporily change

location from trent Gym to Bldg. 2609 from

Feb. 23-March 25 due to UFG.

Classes will continue

Mon., Wed. and Fri. at 8:30

a.m. and Tues. and Thurs.

5:30 p.m. For information,

contact Shelton Cooneld

a t 010-2041-7546 or

[email protected]

which helped.Te two sides worked closely together so

that the complex procedure moved orwardwithout any complications.

Te rst step o the joint operation wasor the Korean Army to cross and take thear side o the river, said White. Te K1then successully completed the underwatercrossing. Our support mission was set upbeore hand, so once we got the word we

went downstream toward the bridge orthe main objective. With all the elementsin place, we took the bridge. Much othe proessional teamwork and successcame rom recognition o the similaritiesbetween the two militaries.We have similartechniques and the same doctrine, saidSgt. Brandon Tom, a tanker or C Co.,2-9. Were still doing the same mission ocovering each other.

he Soldiers o 2-9 understood and

RIVER from Page 1appreciated the close partnership the twounits shared in the days leading up to theevent.

Im new to Korea, and it was nice tohave the opportunity to work with theROK Army, said Pc. Richard Mallon, atanker or C Co., 2-9. We stayed in theirbarracks, spent time with them, and sawtheir day-to-day lie. For me, it was a greatexperience to perorm this training with theROK Army.


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Protestant Services

Collective

Sunday 0800 Hospital Chapel (Liturgical)0930 Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel

0930 (Korean) Hannam Chapel

1100 Hospital Chapel (Episcopal/Luthern)1030 K-16 Chapel

1100 Hannam Village Chapel

ContemporarySunday 1000 Multi Purpose Training Facility

Gospel 1200 South Post Chapel

Seventh-Day Adventist

Saturday 0930 Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel

United Pentecostal (UPCI)

Sunday 1500 South Post Chapel

KATUSA

Thursday 1830 Memorial Chapel

Episcopal

Sunday 1000 Memorial Chapel

Catholic ServicesMassSunday 0800 South Post Chapel

1130 Mass suspended for two Sundays

Saturday 1700 South Post ChapelMon/Thur/Fri 1205 Memorial Chapel

Tues/Wed 1205 Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel

1st Sat. 0900 Memorial Chapel

Jewish ServicesFriday 1900 South Post Chapel

Protestant ServicesCollective Protestant

Sunday 1100 Freedom Chapel

1100 Suwon Air Base Chapel1100 Camp Eagle Chapel

Gospel 1300 Freedom Chapel

Contemporary 1800 Freedom ChapelKATUSA

Tuesday 1900 Freedom ChapelKorean

Wednesday 1730 Freedom Chapel

Wednesday 1900 Freedom Chapel(Bible Study)

Catholic ServicesMassDaily 1145 Freedom Chapel

Sunday 0930 Freedom Chapel

1700 Camp Eagle Chapel1700 Suwaon Air Base Chapel

JewishFor information, contact Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Avi Weiss, [email protected], 723-6707

Protestant Services

Collective ProtestantSunday 1000 Camp Carroll

1030 Camp Walker

Church of Christ 1700 Camp WalkerGospel 1215 Camp Walker

1300 Camp Carroll

Contemporary

Friday 1900 Camp WalkerKoreanTuesday 1900 Camp Carroll

Wednesday 1830 Camp Walker

Catholic ServicesMass

Sunday 0900 Camp Walker1130 Camp Carroll

Saturday 1700 Camp Walker

JewishFor information, contact Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Avi Weiss, avi.weiss@korea.

army.mil, 723-6707

USAG-Yongsan Chaplain s

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David B. Crary:

[email protected], 7 38-3009

Chaplain (Maj.) Adolph G. DuBose:

[email protected], 738-4043

Chaplain (Maj.) Leo Mora Jr.:


USAG-Humphreys Chaplains

Chaplain (Maj.) Klon K. Kitchen, Jr.:


Chaplain (Maj.) James E. ONeal:

[email protected] , 753-7276

Chaplain (Capt.) Anthony Flores:

[email protected],

753-7042

USAG-Red Cloud/Casey

2ID Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Richard Spencer:


Red Cloud Chaplain (Maj.) Fredrick Garcia:


Red Cloud Chaplain (Capt.) Mario Rosario:

[email protected],

USAG-Daegu Chapl ains

Chaplain (Maj.) Eddie Kinley:


Chaplain (Maj.) Edward Martin:


Area III Worship ScheduleArea I Worship Schedule Area IV Worship ScheduleArea II Worship Schedule

Korea-wide Army chaplain points of contact

Protestant Services

Collective

Sunday 1000 Stone Chapel

Sunday 1000 Stanley Chapel

Sunday 1030 West Casey ChapelSunday 1100 Protestant Sunday

School-Coffee House

Sunday 1100 Warrior ChapelSunday 1100 Crusader Chapel

Sunday 1100 Hovey Chapel

Wednesday 1130 Bible Study-Coffee House

GospelSunday 1100 Casey Memorial Chapel

1230 Camp Stanley Chapel

Wednesday 1800 Gospel Bible StudyStanley Chapel

Thurday 1900 Gospel Practice

Stanley Chapel

COGICSunday 1230 CRC Warrior Chapel

KATUSA

Sunday 1930 CRC Warrior ChapelSunday 1300 Jackson Auditori um

Tuesday 1900 Camp Stanley Chapel

Tuesday 1840 Casey Stone Chapel

Tuesday 1800 Camp Castle ChapelTuesday 1830 Casey Memorial Chapel

Tuesday 1830 Camp Hovey Chapel

Thursday 1830 West Casey Chapel

Catholic MassSunday 1130 Camp Stanley ChapelSunday 0900 CRC Warrior Chapel

Sunday 1215 West Casey Chapel

Sunday 0930 Camp Hovey Chapel

Orthodox Service1st and 2nd Sundays 1000 Old Hovey Chapel

Later Day Saints

Sunday 1400 West Casey Chapel

JewishFriday 1830 West Casey Chapel

No

EndorsementImplied

No

EndorsementImplied

NOTE: Services will be held in theSuper Gym until further notice.

Te Command Chaplains Oce is here to perorm, provide, or coordinate total religious support to theUnited Nations Command, U.S. Forces Korea and Eighth U.S. Army Servicemembers, their amilies andauthorized civilians across the ull spectrum o operations rom armistice to war.

Visit the U.S. Forces Korea Religious Support site at:www.usk.mil/org/FKCH/Index.html?/org/FKCH/Contents/mission.htm

or helpul links and inormation.

NOTE:Memorial Chapel Worship Services are relocatingthrough Feb. 29. For more information, call Memorial Chapel at

725-8182/4076 or the Religious Support Ofce, 738-3011.


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Giant g ran i te s t a tues guard Korean t em pleBy David McNally


YONGMIRI, Republic of Korea Onthe side o a mountain sits a Buddhisttemple. In Korea, there are hundreds otemples so at ace value this is nothingspecial.

But, this temple is special because it isbeing watched over by two huge granitestatues. Out in the countryside, close tothe Korean Demilitarized Zone, Yongamemple is home to the Yongmiri StoneStanding Buddhas.

Te 17.5 meter stone couple has stoodsilently or almost a millennia. On the letis Miruk Buddha, the statue is a depictiono a Korean man. On the right is MirukBosal, a Korean woman with a square hat.Te South Korean government lists themas a national treasure.

According to a government census rom1995, 42.6 percent o South Koreans claimto ollow an organized religion. About 20

percent o Koreans, or about 10 millionpeople, are Buddhists.

Te religion rst came to the peninsulathrough Chinese missionaries in the thcentury. Korean architecture, attitudesand culture were strongly infuenced byBuddhism.

Te Paju statues were carved out oJangji Mountain 900 years ago. Te legendsays King Sunjong o the Koryo Dynastywas trying to have a son. He ruled in the11th century.

Te king ound a woman, but wasunsuccessul at producing an heir. One day,the woman dreamed o two monks wholived as beggars at oot o Jangji Mountain.She told the king about her dream.

King Sunjong sent his servants to themountain, and ound out about twobig rocks next to each other. He orderedsculptures to be made in the rock ace, anda temple to be constructed nearby. As thestory goes, the king and his chosen one hada son the same year.

During the Korean War, Jangji Mountainwas the site o a erce battle between North

and South Koreansoldiers.Look closely as the aces o the statues,

and you will see bullet holes rom theghting, Yi said. North

Korean soldiers were hiding behind thestatues during the battle.

About 2,000 Korean soldiers werekilled on the mountain during the battleaccording to Yi.

o travel to the site, drive on Highway1 toward Munsan. Beore arriving in Paju,take a right at Goyangsi.

At the ork in the road, there is a brownsign, which says the statues are another2.5 kilometers. Soon, the statues can beseen sprouting out o the trees on JangjiMountain on the let.

Te monks said many oreigners visitthe landmark because o the close distanceto Seoul.

We welcome visitors anytime, Yi said.

The Buddha statues, Korean National Treasure No. 93, look out from the mountain side. The statues were sculpted in the 11th century. U.S. Army photos by David McNally

Yongam Temple is watched over by ancient

stone Buddhas carved into a Korean

mountainside like Mount Rushmore.

For a map to Yongmiri, visit Google Maps

online at http://tinyurl.com/arov79

Yi Sung-hyun, a Buddhist monk, shows off the

inside of the temple.

The temple is flled with intricate wood

carvings and religious symbols.


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on sleeping villages and never led his mento slaughter in a glory-seeking endeavor.

Te respect Hatch and Grierson hador their Soldiers was soon to be shared byComanche and Southern Cheyenne war-

riors. At rst, the presence o black Soldiersin blue uniorms was an oddity or NativeAmericans.

Trough the sting o battle, the warriorscame to realize that they were ghting adetermined and skilled orce such as theyhad ever met. First, as a means o iden-tication, then as a statement o respect,the Comanche and Southern Cheyennebraves applied the term Bualo Soldiersto this orce. Rather than take oense, theSoldiers embraced the name, applying theterm to themselves.

Ater serving in the mid-west, the tworegiments were transerred. Hatch's Ninthassumed responsibility o various posts in

New Mexico. Grierson's

enth rst

t o o k up positions in westernexas and eventually moved to Arizona.Teir area o operation consisted o Ameri-can territory, populated by three culturesand races stacked upon each other. Onboth sides o the Mexican border, the origi-nal residents were members o the Apachenation. Not since the Mohawks had theUnited States seen such independent anderce ghters as the Apaches. Because o

their erocious independence, Apaches werenever able to band themselves together ingreat numbers like the Sioux and Chey-enne. Tis was very ortunate or the set-tlers who came into the area.

Onto the lands claimed by the Apaches,rst came Hispanics. With the exceptiono a dozen years ollowing the Pueblo Re-volt, their presence had been growing sincethe 1600s. wo hundred years later camethe Anglos. With the Pueblo Revolt andaos Rebellion serving as grim reminders,conict between any two o the three could

result in heavy bloodshed. Just as native American tribes were subject to warringamong themselves, range wars among theAnglos were not uncommon. Tree races,three separate cultures, coming rom threeparts o the world - all in one land. It isironic that the task o bringing peace tothis land was given to a ourth race, the onewhich had suered the most rom western

civilization.I hostility among the population

wasn't bad enough, the environmentadded to the situation. In their new as-signment, the Bualo Soldiers had let

behind the tall grass and trees o the west-ern plains or sand and cactus. Tey nowhad to survive in blazing heat and bittercold, patrolling desert oors and moun-tain ranges, suering in dust storms andice storms, experiencing drought and ashoods, and living among scorpions andrattlesnakes. Te Bualo Soldiers had letbehind a much more hospitable naturalenvironment.

Te one thing they were not able toleave behind was the racial hatred borneout o an environment o ignorance, big-otry, and hate. Teir presence in NewMexico was recognized by a Las Cruceseditor who recommended that the NinthCavalry be disbanded and its soldiers used

to contribute to the nations wealth aspickers o cotton and hoers o corn,

or to its amuse-

ment as a trav-eling minstrel troupe.

As unjustied as this statement was, itstiming was even worse. Te Ninth, soonto be supported by the enth, was engagedin deending New Mexico settlers againstVictorio. Next to Cochise, Victorio wasthe most powerul and skilled warlord o

the Apache Nation. Victorio had beenorced into a devil's alternative. Indianagent John Clum, who would later asmayor o ombstone give political supportto the Earp brothers, decided to move the

Apaches to a bar-ren Arizona reser-vation.

Victorio waslet with twochoices: his peoplecould either starveto death on gov-ernment reserva-tions, or he couldlead them away.

While the ormeroered no hope,the second o-ered the chanceto hunt. Victoriochose the latterand led 300 ol-lowers o the Ojo

Caliente Reservation. Had Victorio sim-ply let, he would not have been aggres-sively pursued. He and his ollowers wenton a warpath, continually slashing trails odeath across southern New Mexico. Vic-torio, like many great warlords o the ages,understood the concepts o mobility andpersonal leadership.

His knowledge o the country andhis ability to move back and orth acrossthe U.S./Mexican border allowed him toelude the armies o both nations. At rst,Victorio was pursued only by members othe Ninth, lead by the very capable MajorAlbert Morrow.

Numerous skirmishes kept Victorio onthe run and prevented a total reign o ter-

ror. However, the territory was also too bigor one command to protect.

Solving this problem, Grierson movedhis enth into New Mexico to supportHatch. o avoid certain capture, Victorioonce again escaped into Mexico with the in-tent to return through exas. Victorio wasnow at war with the most skilled adversaryhe would ever experience, Grierson. Writ-ing his own rules oengagement, Grier-son stationed ten-man detachmentso Bualo Soldiersat every west exaswatering hole. Witha pursuit orce readyto ride, he waited or Victorio. Griersonknew his risk. By assigning small detach-ments to stand between water and a three-hundred member Apache war party untilhe could arrive with the main body, Grier-son was basically asking the same thing thatravis had orty years earlier at the Alamo.

Yet, when the series o conicts was over,the Bualo Soldiers did not suer a singledesertion, nor lose a single watering hole.With Griersons main body always on his

heels, Victorio nally edor the

s a e t y o Mexico.

Victorios eeling o saety having crossedthe Rio Grande was short lived. Making adecision that would one day be copied inJohn Waynes cavalry classic Rio Grande,

Grierson risked court-martial and ollowedVictorio into Mexico. Grierson and hisBualo Soldiers were tired o the slaughter.o Grierson and his Soldiers, enough wasenough.

Tey risked their lives every day in pur-suit o Victorio. Tey made the decisionthat risking their careers was a compara-tively small price to pay to bring peace tothe western rontier. Joining orces with thelocal Mexican Army commander, Griersonwas nally able to pin Victorio down.

While both armies prepared or the nalght, Grierson was instructed to return hisorces to the United States. As the BualoSoldiers returned across the Rio Grande

and back into the United States, Victoriocrossed the great divide that separates lieand death. Although denied the opportu-nity to participate in the nal destructiono Victorios band, it was the Bualo Sol-diers who had chased them into the jawso death.

Te deeds o the Bualo Soldiers werenot limited to battles against Victorio andhis successor, Nana. Bualo Soldiers weredirectly or indirectly involved in the Lin-coln and Catron County Wars, providedexploration and mapping o the southwest-ern rontier, protected wagon trails andrailroad crews, removed unlawul settlersrom reservation lands, and ullled every

other detail expected o American Soldiers.Teir eorts in the southwest earnedthem several Congressional Medals oHonor. Despite Sherman's comments be-ore Congress, the Bualo Soldiers provedthemselves to be ar more than a quiet,kindly, peaceul race o men.

Tey proved themselves ne warriors,equal to the reputation they had earned

among the Comanches, Cheyennes, andApaches.

Yet, despite how great the eats and howwell they served, the Bualo Soldiers werecondemned by many o the same peoplethey protected. It was during the campaignagainst Victorio that one o the most bla-tant acts o discrimination and disrespectoccurred.

While on patrol,Corporal James Bet-ters died. His bodywas returned to FortBayard or burial. When his troopsreturned to the ortthey learned their

comrade had been hauled to the cemeteryin a cart used or garbage and driven bya convict. Betters commander, CaptainBeyer, demanded an investigation. Te de-mand was ullled, but no action was takenagainst those responsible.

Many years ater leaving the southwest,

Bualo Soldiers were summoned to battleat Wounded Knee. Te legendary 7th Cav-alry was once again surrounded and on theverge o suering a deeat greater than thatCuster led them into twenty years earlier.In a twist o ate, the very command that

Custer once reused to lead woulddeliver the com-

mand he did ac-cept rom certain annihilation. Forheroic service in this action, the Bualo

Soldiers earned yet another CongressionalMedal o Honor.

At a time when the western rontier waslike a series o powder kegs spread over avast region with uses that were oten ig-nited, it was the Bualo Soldiers who pre-vented the explosion. For a generationo the west's most turbulent years, these Americans provided stability. Sometimesin this eort, they paid the ultimate sacri-ce. Finally, when their mission was suc-cessully completed, they were denied thelegacy they had earned.

Te last o the western rontier BualoSoldiers have long since passed rom ourranks. Each has been returned to the earth,

rom which they came, and which they pa-trolled.

No proessional orce o Soldiers hasever endured the never-ending difcultiesaced by the Bualo Soldiers. Tey stoodagainst the elements o nature and the hos-tility o mankind. Most had been borninto slavery, only to be reed in a land thatoered them little.

As a chance to better themselves, theyaccepted the uniorm o the American sol-dier. In w

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