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Ministry of National Defense American

Policy Division, and Lt. Col. Jeong Ki-

bok, aviation officer for the GroundForces Division of the Republic of

Koreas Joint Chief of Staff. After a

briefing by brigade commander Col.

Peter W. Foreman and a lengthy

question-and-answer session about theApache Longbow and the 6th Cavalry

Brigade mission, they visited the 3rd

Squadron, 6th Cavalry Brigade, where

the group, escorted by Lt. Col. Eugene

Yim from the U.S. Forces Korea J-5,

was greeted by Lt. Col. Bernard Banks,

the squadron commander.

With assistance from Chief Warrant

Officer 2 Daxton Barkley and Sgt.

Denver Thompson in the squadronAviation Life Support Equipment section,

Ahn donned a flight suit and pilots gear

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Ahn Kwang-chan, deputy minister for policy for the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense

(right), prepares for a familiarization flight Oct. 7 in a AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter. Crew

Chief Spc. William Small, 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Brigade, assists.

By Steve Davis

Area III Public Affairs Office

CAMP HUMPHREYS Several

high-level Republic of Korea officials

visited Camp Humphreys Oct. 7 to get

a first-hand look at the capabilities of

the 6th Cavalry Brigade and a squadron

of AH-64D Apache Longbow

helicopters.

Ahn Kwang-chan, deputy minister

for policy for the Ministry of NationalDefense, actually took a familiarization

ride in the Longbow, the most advanced

attack helicopter in the U.S. helicopter

arsenal. The 6th Cavalry Brigade uses

the high-tech helicopters to patrol the

Republic of Korea and, on order, seekout and destroy enemy forces over land

or water.

Col. Jang Sam-yeol, director of the

PHOTO BY STEVE DAVIS

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By Sgt. Andrew KostermanKorea Region Public Affairs Office

YONGSAN Servicemembers in Korea willsoon join the ranks of other Department of Defensepersonnel who are already are using the DefenseTravel System, a new government system being

used to file travel vouchers.Finance officials at Yongsan Army Garrison and

Camp Casey are fielding the system, said JudyKintner, program management office. DTS beganfielding in 2001 at 27 pilot locations after beingenvisioned in the mid-1990s.

Travelers log on to the DTS Web site using theircommon access card to file travel vouchers.

Some of the benefits DTS brings travelers arefast, electronic reimbursement of travel expenses,a reduction in time spent administering travel,reduced paperwork and automated payment ofgovernment travel charge cards.

This program will significantly reduce thenumber of man-hours used to process thepaperwork involved in a TDY, Kintner said.

Kintner added the amount of money currentlyspent processing TDY vouchers will also bereduced.

It costs $37 to have the Defense FinanceAccounting System process each voucher, Kintnersaid. That is going to go up to $53 next year. WithDTS, it will cost $2.20.

Finance expects online

travel vouchers next year

See FinanceFinanceFinanceFinanceFinance on Page 4

By Gary SheftickArmy News Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. Some families in new

privatized housing on Army installations may notice

technicians reading their utility meters beginning this

month.

The meters are being read to determine an averagemonthly consumption rate for electricity, gas and

heating oil, officials said.

Eventually, military families living in privatized housingon post will become responsible for their utilities, said

Don Spigelmyer, director of the Residential Communities

Initiative, which has privatized housing at 16 installations.

The utility billing will probably take place in 2006

after average consumption rates are computed and

Soldiers have had a year of mock bills that reflect

their usage, Spigelmyer said. When actual billing

begins, those families that use less than the average

rate will earn a rebate, he said, and those who usemore will need to pay the difference.

If you conserve, you can save money, said Ivan

Bolden, RCI program manager for policy.Families in the new and renovated privatized housing

at six installations will start receiving mock utilitybills early next year, Bolden said. These mock billswill only help residents track their use of energy, Bolden

explained, and will not involve any payment for thefirst year.

Along with the mock bills, families will also receivemonthly energy tips and training on how to be more

energy efficient.

Under the one-year mock billing program, residents

will have the chance to see how much energy theyre

using and make improvements, if necessary, before

they become responsible for consumption, Bolden

said.Installations participating in the mock billing

program include:

Fort Carson, Colo.Fort Hood, Texas

Fort Meade, Md.

Fort Bragg, N.C.

Fort Stewart, Ga.Fort Campbell, Ky.

Under RCI, a portion of Soldiers Basic Allowance

for Housing is used as payment for utilities. Beginningin 2006, Soldiers in privatized housing who use less

than the average amount of utilities will be rewarded

with rebates or credit.

Those who go over their average will be billed,

Spigelmyer said. If a Soldier and his or her family use

utilities in a conscientious manner, their BAH should

cover all costs, rent and utilities, in privatized housing,

Spigelmyer said.

The Department of Defense established the policyto conserve energy and track usage, said Rhonda

Hayes, deputy director of the Armys RCI program.

In the future, she said all of the military services will

hold residents in privatized housing responsible for

their utility usage.

They felt the only way to bring about conservation

Army to send mock utility bills

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By Elizabeth Juergens

Camp Humphreys Family Member

I want you all to know that there are so many greatopportunities and ways to spend your summer. I know youteens think that spending your summer sleeping till all hours

of the day, watching TV, and doing just about nothing wouldbe great. Well, I decided to spend my summer a little

differently and experienced the best summer of my life.This summer I served as a lifeguard at Osan Air Base. I

worked six days aweek for about six

hours a day. Being alifeguard keeps youphysically in shape,

and greatly improvesyour swimming skills.And one of the fun benefits of being a lifeguard is getting a

tan!There is one day in particular I will never forget: the day I

saved a boys life. It was Sunday and the sun was high in the

sky. I had just climbed onto the stand and blew my whistle,signaling the break had ended. I began scanning the water.

As all the kids excitedly jumped into the pool, I glanced to

the deep end. I watched a boy jump out into the 12-footarea. A second later he began yelling and thrashing aroundwildly.

I stood up just as another boy jumped into the pool and

swam over to the boy yelling. The frightened boy grabbedonto his friend and they both went under.

I immediately blew my whistle three times alerting theother lifeguards there was an emergency. Then, I jumpedinto the water and swam quickly toward the boys.

I grabbed onto the boys and began talking to them inorder to calm them down.

The boy that had jumped in to save his friend told me he

was OK and swam to the side. When I reached the side, my

fellow lifeguards pulled the coughing and still frightened boy

from the pool.

I pulled myself out and stood there a moment trying to

calm my pounding heart. Believe me, my heart has never

pounded so fast in my entire life. That was definitely an

experience I will never forget!When I think about saving that boys life, I know I did

my job well. Everything I learned working this summer has

changed my life for the better.

I encourage all teens who feel like doing nothing during

your summer to consider what I have said. Consider what

you can do to make a difference in your life and the lives of

others.

Life is full of great opportunities to serve others, serve

the community, and to also come away from it with an

experience you will never forget.Watch for the next available lifeguard training course and

also take advantage of the American Red Cross andcardiopulmonary resuscitation training.

Plan today, so you can to do something more with your

summer.

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Camp Henry

The following entries wereexcerpted from the past several

weeks military police blotters.

These entries may be incomplete

and do not determine the guilt or

innocence of any person.

Military police were notified recently of

an unlawful entry. Investigation disclosed

that a U.S. Soldier damaged the front

security gate of the Class Six store while

trying to forcibly enter after business hours

in order to get his keys. Two workers

returned to the store and found the soldier

in the store; the soldier tried to flee but

was detained by the workers. MPs arrived

and detected alcohol on the soldiersbreath. The soldier failed a series of field

sobriety tests, was transported to the Provost

Marshal Office, where he invoked his rights

and requested a lawyer. The soldier was

released to his unit. He returned to the

PMO after consulting with a lawyer and

rendered a written sworn statement admitting

to the offenses. An investigation continues

by military police investigators.

Military police were notified recently of

an assaul t consummated by ba t te ry ,

disorderly conduct (drunkenness) and failure

to obey an order or regulation (underage

drinking). An investigation disclosed thattwo servicemembers were involved in a

verbal altercation that turned physical when

one Soldier punched the other in the face.

They continued to fight until the fight was

broken up by another Soldier. The two

combatants were then apprehended and

transported to the military police station

where they were administered a series of

field sobriety test, which they failed. They

received a command directed blood alcohol

test, were further processed and released

to their unit. Both soldiers later reported

to the PMO and provided written statements

attesting to the incident. Investigation

continues by military police investigators.

A second later he began

yelling and thrashing

around wildly.

Because it gives the new Soldier

a chance to get know his or herduty station.

Pfc. Crystal Beauchamp,

302nd Signal Company, Yongsan

Because you have to make thenew Soldier feel more at home.That is what the company did forme.

Pfc. Tiffany Picece, 302nd

Signal Company, Yongsan


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Oct. 15, 2004

Curfew HoursCurfew HoursCurfew HoursCurfew HoursCurfew HoursCurfew is midnight to 5 a.m. daily. The

peninsulawide curfew applies to all U.S.

Forces Korea servicemembers, Department

of Defense civilians, contractors and familymembers. U.S. Forces Korea off ic ials

encourage the use of the buddy policy when

traveling off military installations.

176th FINCOM FTX176th FINCOM FTX176th FINCOM FTX176th FINCOM FTX176th FINCOM FTXThe 176th Finance Battalion will conduct a

field training exercise Nov. 1-5. In and out

processing will have normal hours at the 1st

Replacement Company. There will also be

customer service at Camp Coiner s Tent City.

Marine Corps Birthday Marine Corps Birthday Marine Corps Birthday Marine Corps Birthday Marine Corps BirthdayThe U.S. Marine Corps celebrates its 229th

year of existence with a birthday ball Nov.

10 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Ballroom in

Seoul. Tickets are $60 or 75,000 won. Send

an e-mail to [email protected]

or call 723-7053 for in formation on

purchasing tickets. A cocktail reception will

start 6 p.m., ceremony 7 p.m. and dinner

7:30 p.m. This is a black tie or military

equivalent event.

InformationInformationInformationInformationInformation Management Conference Management Conference Management Conference Management Conference Management ConferenceRegistration is underway for the Network

Enterprise Technology Commands 2004

training conference scheduled Oct. 26 - 29

in Seoul. Managing Information Technologyfor the Future Force is the theme of the

conference that will provide overviews of

key information management issues and

policies specific to Korea. For information

on registration, call Gary Gnidziejko at 723-

4218 or e-mail gary-

[email protected].

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day today. For more information call 724-

6490.

Korea America Korea America Korea America Korea America Korea America Friendship Society Friendship Society Friendship Society Friendship Society Friendship Society concert concert concert concert concert

A Korea America Friendship Society concert

will be held at the Seoul American High

School Auditorium 7 p.m., Oct.29 . The

concert is open to the public. Officials ask

attendees to be seated by 6:45 p.m. For

more information, call 738-5212.

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By Sgt. 1st Class Brian Sutton

Army News Service

RAMADI, Iraq Soldiers who

deployed to Iraq from Korea a month

ago began a sweeping operation in Ar-Ramadi Sept. 30 to deny anti-coalition

forces safe haven, round up suspected

anti-coalition leaders, and find weapons

caches.

This is the third brigade-leveloperation in as many weeks, officials

said, with the goal of increasing the

security environment for the residents

of Ar-Ramadi by keeping enemy forces

on the run.

We will not abandon Iraqi cities and

see them suffer the same fate as

Fallujah, said Warrant Officer

Christopher Wallitsch, targeting officer

for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2ndInfantry Division. We are determined

to maintain our foothold in this city and

drive out those who choose to disrupt

peace and stability here.

This operation closely follows

Operation Longhorn, last weeks

operation that officials said was

successful in routing insurgents and

criminal fighters in the city. Thisoperation, named Operation Bulldog,

netted 75 anti-coalition fighters, as well

as scores of ammunition, weapons

systems, maps, and communications

equipment.

This brigade combat team will

remain relentless in its pursuit of fighters

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in this city who are targeting thepeaceful residents to instill fear withinthem, said Wallitsch. We will notstand for that and we are taking everymeasure necessary to deny thosefighters a safe haven from which tooperate.

The units fighting on the groundcontinue to work with Iraqi andmultinational forces to bring peace toRamadi, officials said.

We cant do it alone, said Wallitsch.

It will take a consistent, coordinatedeffort between all friendly forces in the

area.

The 2nd Brigade Combat team,

although an Army unit, is assigned tothe 1st Marine Division at Camp BlueDiamond, Iraq, and is augmented witha Marine infantry battalion.

The 2nd BCT deployed from the

Republic of Korea in August to replace

1st Infantry Division, which wasoperating in the Ramadi area for oneyear.

The Army recently announced the2nd BCT will not return to its home

station of Korea after its tour in Iraq isfinished in one year. Instead, the brigade

will be restationed at Fort Carson, Colo.

Building r Building r Building r Building r Building roadsoadsoadsoadsoads

Korean construction worker Ham Il-sik finds himself knee-deep in aCamp Casey road Oct. 6. U.S. Army Garrison, Camp Casey officials

expect the project, running from Gate 2 to the Army and Air Force

Exchange Service Filling Station, to be finished within 60 days.

PHOTO BY DAVID MCNALLY

Army Sgt. Dustin Peregrin of 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment and Marine Sgt. Christopher

Gimello of 4th Civil Affairs Group, log in the serial number from a captured AK-47 assault rifle

Sept. 30 in Ramadi, Iraq during Operation Bulldog.

PHOTOBY SGT. 1ST CLASS BRIAN SUTTON

Department of Defense News Release

YONGSAN Remains believed to be those of

American soldiers missing in action from the Korean War

have been recovered by two teams of United States

specialists and will be repatriated 10 a.m. today to U.S.

control at Yongsan Army Garrisons Knight Field.

The repatriation marks the fifth and final remains

recovery operation in North Korea this year.

Since 1996, 32 joint operations have been conducted

in North Korea, during which remains believed to be those

of more than 200 soldiers have been recovered. Of the88,000 U.S. service members missing in action from all

conflicts, more than 8,100 are from the Korean War.

The remains are to be repatriated overland across the

demilitarized zone, as was done for the first four recovery

operations in 2004.

Specialists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting

Command comprised the 27-man U.S. element of the

recovery teams. The first team operated near the Chosin

Reservoir where the 1st Marine Division and the Armys

7th Infantry Division fought Chinese forces November-

December 1950. Approximately 1,000 Americans are

missing in action from the Chosin campaign.

The second team recovered remains in Unsan County

about 60 miles north of Pyongyang. This area was the

site of battles between communist forces and the U.S.Armys 1st Cavalry and 25th Infantry divisions in

November 1950.

The remains will be flown to Hickam Air Force Base,

Hawaii, where the forensic identification process will take

place in the JPAC laboratory.

The joint remains recovery work resulted from

negotiations with North Korea led by the Defense POW/

Missing Personnel Office.

American remains to be returned


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and went to an Apache Longbow flight

simulator for a briefing on cockpit

procedures and a preview of the actual

flight to come as the others watched.

The VIPs were then escorted to an

aircraft parking area, where Ahn climbed

into a waiting Apache Longbow whilethe others were briefed at a static display

nearby.

Ahn flew with Chief Warrant Officer

3 Jeff Johnson, 6th Cavalry Brigade

master gunner, on a half-hour mission

in the vicinity of Camp Humphreys.

Following the flight, Ahn said he had

been very impressed by the aircraft.

The AH-64D Apache Longbow, first

fielded in Korea in 2001, is the Armys

heavy division or corps attack

helicopter. It has fire control radar, fire-

and-forget radar-guided Hellfire missiles

and cockpit management and digitization

enhancements that provide increasedlethality and survivability. Manned by a

two-person crew, the AH-64D has a

combat mission speed of 167 mph and

a combat range of 300 miles. The

Longbow also has 2.75-inch rockets

and a 30 mm cannon and a computerized

heads-up display that allows pilots to

actively track and engage as many as

16 active targets at a time and monitor

even more.

Though Ahns familiarization flight

had been planned for some time, it came

one day after the Republic of Korea and

the U.S. announced a phased withdrawal

of 12,500 United States forces over the

next few years. The United States

maintains that the introduction of

technologically superior weapons

systems like the Apache Longbow and

the enhanced Patriot missile already

OfficialOfficialOfficialOfficialOfficial from Page 5fielded here and other advanced systems

more than compensates for the phased

withdrawal of boots-on-the-ground.

According to brigade S-1, Maj.

William Coker, Ahn asked a lot of

questions during his initial briefing at 6th

Cavalry Brigade headquarters.Dr. Ahn asked very detailed

questions, said Coker. He wanted

specific knowledge about how the 6th

Cavalry Brigade offers greater firepower

even though we have sent one AH-64A

Apache squadron back to the states for

Longbow upgrade.

The 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry cased

its colors at Camp Eagle earlier this year

and shipped its 21 AH-64A Apache

helicopters to the United States to be

upgraded to the Apache Longbow, the

AH-64D.

Coker said the brigade has greater

firepower even without its firstsquadron because of the Longbows

improved battlefield versatility, enhanced

communications, improved drive train

and rotor system, improved sights and

sensors and an advanced integrated

weapons system.

Ahn is former deputy C3 and deputy

chief of staff for Combined Forces

Command, and former senior ROK

member of the United Nations Command

Military Armistice Commission.

After his flight, Ahn presented

Ministry of National Defense coins to

pilot Johnson and two Longbow crew

chiefs, Spcs. William Small and

Christopher Kiser, before going to lunch

at the 6th Cavalry Brigades

Blackhorse dining facility.

E-mail [email protected]

Savings from the system has already

amounted to more than $56 million.

That's just 2003. It doesn't include

paying workers to process the

paperwork, Kintner said.

The automated payment of

government charge cards is one of thebest things about DTS, Kintner said.

This takes much of the after-the-fact

bill paying responsibility away from thetraveler.

Once a voucher is approved,

payment to the travelers government

travel charge card account is made

electronically.

There are currently 250 sites wherethe system has been set up, according

to DTS officials.

The system will be deployed to more

than 11,000 locations by the middle of

the decade, officials said, at which point

DTS will support more than 90 percentof all DoD business travel.

The goal is to have the system fully

implemented by 2006, Kintner said.

That's all of DoD.

To learn more about DTS online, visit

www.defensetravel.osd.mil.


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was to make the user responsible,

Hayes said, adding that there would be

no incentive otherwise.

Just like the off-post person is

responsible (for utilities), the person

living on post in privatized housing will

be responsible too, Bolden said.

Only new and renovated houses willreceive the mock bills, Bolden said,

because these homes are energy

efficient, or energy-star compliant,

which he said is the industry term.

The majority of old quarters are not

individually metered, Bolden said, so it

BillsBillsBillsBillsBills from Page 1would be difficult to gauge usage or billresidents.

Under the RCI program, more than37,000 family housing units at a dozeninstallations have been turned over toprivate developers. The companiesmanage the housing and collect rentthrough Soldiers Basic Allowance for

Housing. In return, the companiespromise to maintain and renovateexisting homes and build new housing.

Its all about providing qualityhousing for the Soldiers and theirfamilies and using our nations energyin a wise manner, Bolden said.


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NEWS & NOTESNEWS & NOTESNEWS & NOTESNEWS & NOTESNEWS & NOTESCID Offers RewardCID Offers RewardCID Offers RewardCID Offers RewardCID Offers Reward

The Criminal Investigation Division is offering a

$1,000 reward for information leading to thesuccessful apprehension and prosecution of theperson or persons responsible for stealing sixU.S.government Compaq desktop computers, andnine Hansol flat screen computer monitors. Theequipment was taken from Building 3752, CampHovey, between Aug. 15 - Sept. 13. Anyone withinformation pertaining to the whereabouts of theseitems or persons responsible for the theft is urgedto contact the CID office at 730-3820 or 011-695-1784. Caller identity can remainconfidential. This reward expires on Sept. 30,2005.

FAST Class FAST Class FAST Class FAST Class FAST Class

The Camp Red Cloud Education Center isholding a Functional Acedemic Skills Trainingclass, or FAST, for GT-score improvement 8a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 18 - 22. Interested Soldiersmust take the pretest of adult basic education,which is offered 8 a.m. every Monday at theeducation center. Registration for this class endstoday.

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Staff Sgt. Richard Joseph, Company B, 602nd Aviation Support Battalion (right,) poses Oct. 6 for an official Army portrait with photographer Kim

Sung-nam at the Camp Casey Visual Information Support Center.

PHOTOS BY DAVID MCNALLY

Left and above: Staff Sgt. Dennis Carpenter, Company B, 102nd

Military Intelligence Battalion,reviews his official photograph Oct.

6 with photographer Kim Sung-nam at the Camp Casey Visual

Information Support Center.

Area I Public Affairs Office

CAMP CASEY Armyphotographers beat their one-day recordOct. 6 when they shot and processed

official photographs for 120 Soldiers.The Camp Casey Visual Information

Support Center is the place for WarriorCountry staff sergeants and above toget an official snapshot, which can playa part in future promotions.

We work with the customer, saidArmy photographer Spc. Teddy Wade.

They can even retake a photo if theydont like it.

Wade said he knew one sergeant

who came in three times in less than a

month.Thats okay, he said. Well help

them out.

Wade and the two Korean civilian

photographers shoot official

photographs 8-11:30 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.

Mondays and Wednesdays.

Usually we get 25-50 Soldiers for a

day, Wade explained. But, there is a

deadline coming up, so we shot 120

official photos in one day.After the Soldier reviews and

approves the photograph, VISC

transmits the image to the Department

of the Army Photograph Management

Information System.

Staff Sgt. Dennis Carpenter,

Company B, 102nd Military Intelligence

Battalion, said he went through a Class-

A inspection at his unit.They want to make sure everything

is in proper order, Carpenter said. I

got a lot of support from my chain of

command.

Carpenter said he was happy with

his official photograph.

This guy here is good, he said. He

put a lot of effort into making the

uniform look good.

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CAMP RED CLOUD The Warrior community celebrated Hispanic Heritage

Month Saturday at the Mitchells Club parking lot.Morale, Welfare and Recreation sponsored several bands for the event,

including the group The Escovedo Project.

Area I and 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers and civilians enjoyed Hispanic food

and dance, as well as contests.

The event went from 3 p.m. until early the next morning.

PHOTOS BY PFC. S TEPHANIE PEARSON


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By Spc. Chris Stephens

2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

PANMUNJOM With the Vietnam

War over, the 1976 incident on the Korean

demilitarized zone axe murders broughtU.S. troops back to the grim reality of

facing an enemy.

We were enraged at what happened

inside the JSA, said Mike Bilbo, a

specialist 4 at the time of the attack.

We wanted to go to war.

War was not the response U.S.

leaders chose.

After the 1976 axe murder incident at

the demilitarized zone, the President had

many options.

The tree was going to be cut down,

said Wayne Johnson, in his book Get the

Flags Up.

Johnson said his unit was going to help

make sure it was cut down, and to

protect the men that were going to be

doing the cutting. In case the North

Koreans had any ideas, we were there to

make them think twice.

There were a lot of questions from

the troops about the pick handles, and

another officer did his best to explain the

theory behind minimal show of force,

said Charles Ladd, a second lieutenant at

the time. There was a lot of grumbling,

but Soldiers do what they are told if they

trust their leadership. I credit our

noncommissioned officers for keeping

things together.

Operation Paul Bunyan

Everything was ready Aug. 21, 1976.

All units in Operation Paul Bunyan were

in position.

At 6:45 a.m., United Nations Joint

Security Area Commander Lt. Col. Victor

Vierra gave a message to the joint-duty

officer to be handed to his North Korean

counterpart. The message stated, At 7

a.m. this day, a UNC work force will enter

the JSA and commence to pruning the

tree in the vicinity of Checkpoint 3.

In addition, the message stated that

should there be no interference, and the

work force would depart the JSA

compound after completing the mission.

Obviously, we were apprehensive

about the reaction we would get, Vierra

said. Its not every day that you are

the point man for a potential second

Korean War.

At 7 a.m., Task Force Vierra entered

the JSA security compound and moved

directly to the Poplar tree next toCheckpoint 3. There were 16 2nd

Engineer Battalion Soldiers charged with

cutting the tree down.

In addition, Soldiers from Company

A, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment

moved into position as a quick reaction

force to support the task force along

with 1st Batallion, 38th Field Artillery

and a few military aircraft.

I was in the lead truck of the convoy,

said Mark Luttrull, a specialist 4 at the

time. It was quiet, but the men were

full of resolve. We knew we stood on

the brink of war, and we would be the

first to know.

As engineers began cutting down the

tree, there was little reaction from the

North Koreans. According to accounts,

the North Koreans were totally taken

by surprise, and had no clue about what

they should do. The show of force made

by the ROK and U.S. forces was

unexpected.

Finally, after days of planning thetrees demise, U.S. and ROK Soldiers

cut the tree, branch by branch, until all

there was left was the stump.

After the final branch came down,

Vierra, who commanded the entire

operation, relayed to higher

headquarters, The tree is down.

We didnt really take our time

(getting out of the DMZ after the tree

was down), said Bill Fergueson, a

specialist 4 at the time. But, we sure

werent in a hurry to get out of there

either. We did our job, not a single shot

was fired and nobody else was going

to die. We wanted to savor the moment

so we could have something to

remember.

After a moment of reflection, TaskForce Vierra, the JSA Security Force

and all vehicles departed.

Aftermath

But, Operation Paul Bunyan was not

over. Only the overt part of the

operation had been completed. Over the

next few weeks U.S. forces remained

on a high state of alert.

When we withdrew, we took cover

between two hills just outside of

Panmunjom, Johnson said. Weapons

were now distributed and the men were

very alert to the possibility of trouble

from the KPA. We were no longer in

Panmunjom this was the DMZ, ourdomain.

My company commander was

called down to Camp Liberty Bell for a

briefing, he said. When we broke into

view of Camp Liberty Bell, he

immediately noticed that the three

flagpoles were barren, he said. We

had no idea if the camp would even exist

by mid-morning so we never raised the

U.S., Korean and UN flags. Instead,

they had been tucked away in one of

the vehicles so that they would not fall

into enemy hands. Get the flags up,

he ordered.

Once the flags were up and things

quieted down in the JSA area,

everything seemed to return back to

normal for the Soldiers, or as close as

it could get. But, these Soldiers now had

the time to reflect on the lessons they

learned before, during and after the axe

murders and Operation Paul Bunyan.

(Editors note: This is part two of a

three part series on the 1976 DMZ axe

murders)


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Second Infantry Division Soldiers prepare to cut down a Panmunjom tree Aug. 21, 1976, at the

center of the infamous demilitarized zone axe murders.

PHOTO COURTESY 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION MUSEUM

By Capt. Stacy PicardDetachment A, 509th Personnel Services Battalion

CAMP CASEY In 1905, the

Armys first school for cooks and

bakers opened at Fort Riley, Kan. Up to

this point, Soldiers prepared their own

meals with issued rations.

The Army has come a long way since

creating the Mobile Kitchen Truck, or

MKT for short. The first mule-drawn

MKTs were used in World War I.

The 509th Personnel Services Battalion

incorporated an MKT during a four-day

field training exercise Sept. 24-26.

The purpose of having the MKT atthis FTX was to validate the abilities of

the cooks and MKT to support the

battalion in a wartime situation, said Capt.

William Vick Jr., Headquarter and

Headquarters Detachment commander.

They did a superb job.

Its our mission to support the

Soldiers, and boost their morale by

Army cooks serve hot meals in the field

See CooksCooksCooksCooksCooks on Page 8

PHOTOBY CAPT. S TACY PICARD

Soldiers from the 509th Personnel Services Battalion take in a hot meal Sept. 25 during a field

training exercise at Camp Casey.

preparing an outstanding meal forthem, Spc. Michael Dillard,

Headquarters Detachment said.

Detachment Soldiers, who normally

work at the Division Support Command

dining facility, provided breakfast and

dinner meals for the 509th Soldiers

during the exercise.

Our supplies are limited as to what

we receive, but were always trying to

think of new ways to make it better than

what is issued to us, Dillard said.

On the first evening, the food-service

Soldiers served what they refer to as the

Thanksgiving meal. Dillard said its one

of the most popular meals with turkey,gravy and all the fixings.

At first I was hesitant about how

the food would taste since this was the

first time Ive had meals prepared

through an MKT, said Pvt. Princess

Gibbs, Detachment A. It was a positive

experience, not only for me, but the


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The inside of the truck is dark and

filled with smoke, and has four obstacles

the children have to negotiate: stairs, a

slide, a hidden door and a backdraft

simulation. The children had to crawl

and use their hands to find the way out,

which simulates conditions that might

be present in a real fire.

SafetySafetySafetySafetySafetyfrom Page 5

That was my favorite part, said John

Lee, a second-grader from Uijeongbus

International Christian School, who visited

the fire department Oct. 6. I was a little

scared at first before I knew what was

going on, but then it was fun.


Three camps in Korea did well in the

competition. Camp Hialeah placed

second in the best event contest. CampsEagle and Long took second place for

an extra-small installation in the best

BOSS program category.

The people who attended the

conference were also the judges, said

Command Sgt. Maj. Yolanda Lomax,

senior noncommissioned officer for

Area I and a representative at the

conference. Camp Page BOSS

members competed against six other

extra-small installations Armywide.

Lomax said each group gave a

multimedia presentation. But, each group

also displayed a BOSS board. The

three-panel display highlighted threethemes:

Well-being

Community service

Recreation and leisure

The BOSS board, Hegard explained,

was what the participants used to judge

the overall best BOSS program.

Camp Page Soldiers are proud,

Hegard said. Ive been told this

installation hasnt won anything like this

in the past. I never expected anything,

but I had a good feeling.

entire unit. Its definitely a moralebooster for us to have great-tasting, hot

meals while in the field.

We work together as a great team,

Dillard said. We can accomplish

anything together. Each person gives

100 percent effort and it shows.

Each team member has a specific

responsibility, he said, which allows the

operations to run smoothly.

The Soldiers are highly trained, said

Sgt. 1st Class Renante Ranan, the team

noncommissioned officer in charge. He

is proud of what they accomplished,

Spc. Michael Cox, hosts the morning show

at the new Camp Casey radio studio.

PHOTOBY DAVID MCNALLY

BOSSBOSSBOSSBOSSBOSS from Page 5

CooksCooksCooksCooksCooks from Page 6

both in garrison and field environments.Because of the time it takes from set

up to clean up, the MKT teams can only

provide two hot meals each day. The

MKT team in this exercise can feed up

to 350 people.

The MKT was incorporated as part

of sergeants time training for the

battalion in the weeks before the

exercise. The cooks practiced their craft

to give Soldiers a taste of what to expect

during the field training exercise.


We were pretty isolated at Camp

Falling Water.

Cox begins his broadcast day at 5

a.m. weekdays. He said the new studio

is full of new broadcast equipment.

I know the staff likes being here,

Vallone said. The infrastructure,barracks and work environment are a

lot better at Camp Casey.

The new facility is located near

Maude Hall, on the first floor of a

building once occupied by a Corps of

Engineers project office. Vallone said

there is still work to be done.

When we took over the building, it

was pretty much bare walls, Vallone

said. Once the engineers left, we

cleaned up and moved our broadcast

equipment in.

Vallone said he plans to work toward

making the building into a premiere

broadcast facility.I think its a great thing were back

at Casey, closer to the Soldiers, Vallone

said.

Cox spends 4 hours on the air during

his morning show, playing music, news

and interviewing community officials.

He fills the rest of his duty day writing

and producing radio commercials, or

spots, which air throughout the

broadcast day on Eagle FM and

Thunder AM. He also plans his next

show and updates the music.

The Eagle FM signal is broadcast

throughout Warrior Country on 88.5

and 88.3 FM. The station also has an

alternate service, Thunder AM, on 1197

and 1440 AM. American Forces

Network-Casey features an afternoon

show from 3-6 p.m. weekdays.

The biggest part of the project was

getting the installation of the broadcast

equipment, Vallone said. Our

leadership gave us a deadline of Oct. 1,

and we beat that by 10 days.



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Area II Commander Col. Timothy

McNulty gave the all-clear signal at

about 9 p.m.

The affected Blackhawk Village

families returned to their homes

without incident.


By Col. Timothy K. McNulty

Area II Commander

YONGSAN Fall is in the air,

students are well into their studies and

participating in extra-curricular

activities, and our newly arrived

residents are adjusting in the

community.

Thanks for your patience andassistance with our force protection

enhancements and traffic enforcement

measures.

I also appreciate your support for

our smooth school opening. Our streets

are safe for our students because you

are aware and care for their safety.

We have begun work on the

relocation of

the H-208

helicopter

landing pad

on 3rd

D i v i s i o n

R o a d .

Please be

patient with

us as we

work in this

area.

This years fall sports program is

well underway. Weve got 550 kids

playing soccer on 39 teams. And Im

very excited to say that we have, for

the first time, a flag football league, with

14 teams, totaling 224 players.

Another topic I want to mention is

fall clean-up. I want to remind

commanders, units and residents of

their responsibility to conduct fall clean-

up in their respective areas. The fallclean-up period is Oct. 25-28 for unit,

activity and troop billet areas, and Oct.

29 for bachelor officer, bachelor enlisted

and family quarters. Residents and unit

personnel can visit the Self-Help store

to pick up mowers, rakes and other

cleaning equipment to meet the

scheduled dates listed above.

I encourage you to do your part in

keeping Yongsan and Area II the

assignment of choice in Korea.

On another note Id like to remind

you about the post pet policy and our

athletic fields. Pets are being allowed

to roam all over the post to includeplaygrounds and ball fields. I know

you wouldnt do it, but there are some

people who just dont care about

standards.

If you see someone letting their pets

wet on our fields and playgrounds or

worseplease take the initiative and tell

Commanderoutlines Area II

vision

See VisionVisionVisionVisionVision on Page 10

By Alex Harrington

Area II Public Affairs Office

YONGSAN Area II common-

access-card holders have a new

service available if they forget their

p e r s o n a l

i d e n t i f i c a t i o n

number, or are

locked out from

their computer

systems, due tounsuccessful login attempts.The Area II CAC rekey center is

located at the 201st Signal Company,

Building 2320, Yongsan Main Post.

We will be able to go into their

card and reset their personal PIN

number, said Capt. Allan Goode,

201st Signal Company commander,

So they again access their card and

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McNulty

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services.With our CAC rekey center

we are able to assist users.

Community officials inaugurated the

new service with a ribbon- cutting

ceremony Oct. 7.

Goode said the new center will help

organizations by

preventing loss of

productivity.

In the past, to

reset their PIN,

users (had to) return to (the) 1stReplacement Companys identification

card office, Goode said. This has

caused loss of work productivity,

diversion of resources from card

issuance, and threatened the ability to

meet milestones.

They dont have to go through the

hassle of waiting in long lines at the

ID center on South Post, Goode

added.

Newer Department of Defense

identification cards have a computer

chip embedded with 32-kilobytes ofmemory.

Officials envision the new card as a

gateway to computer networks and

eventually facility access.

The new cards are required to

digitally sign and encrypt e-mail.Current identification cards are being

phased out.

The new facility hours of operation

are 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. and 1:30 to 4:30

p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and

Friday. It is open at 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.on Thursday. For more information, call

723-4003.


By Alex Harrington

Area II Public Affairs Office

YONGSAN A Department of

Public Works construction crew

discovered an unexploded ordnance

artil lery shell here Wednesday.

Officials alerted and evacuated

Blackhawk Village near Gate 37.

The Area II Fire Department and

military police soon arrived at the

scene.

Immediately, we asked the military

police to clear the area, said Alex

Temporado, Area II fire chief. The

loop road on the northwest side of the

village was blocked to pedestrians and

traffic and about 12 families in

housing adjacent to the area were

evacuated.

An explosive ordnance detonation

team arrived to determine if the round

was safe to move.

We discovered that the device was

safe to transport with minimal

incident, said Staff Sgt. Scott

Rominger, 718th Explosive Ordnance

Detonation Company, one of a three-

man team.

The ammunition was a 76 mm

artillery round, Scott said.

The EOD team speculated that the

round was from the Korean War-era.

The DPW construction crew

unearthed the round while digging with

a backhoe.

Community officials canceled

scheduled soccer games near the site,

and encouraged the use of the youth

service facilities while emergency

response team dealt with the device.

A 76 mm artillery round lies unearthed at Yongsan Army Garrison Wednesday.PHOTOBY CPL. PARK JIN-WOO

Officials evacuate

neighborhood before

moving ordnance

We will be able toreset their personal PINnumber. Capt. Allan Goode


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NEWS & NOTESNEWS & NOTESNEWS & NOTESNEWS & NOTESNEWS & NOTES

Postal facility closurePostal facility closurePostal facility closurePostal facility closurePostal facility closureAll postal facilities in Yongsan will be closed

today for the 8th PERSCOM organization day. All

facilities will be open normal hours Saturday.

USACCK ClosureUSACCK ClosureUSACCK ClosureUSACCK ClosureUSACCK ClosureThe U.S. Army Contracting Command Korea will

be closed for its organization day picnic today.

For more information, call 724-6490.

Itaewon Global Village Itaewon Global Village Itaewon Global Village Itaewon Global Village Itaewon Global VillageMarathonMarathonMarathonMarathonMarathon

There is a marathon competition sponsored by

the Itaewon Special Tourism Zone Association 2-

4p.m. Sunday at Itaewon Boulevard. This

marathon competition is open to all. For

registration and more information, call 02-757-

6161.

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BoardBoardBoardBoardBoardThere is a promotion board for all first lieutenants

with a date of rank of March 31, 2004, and earlier,for promotion to Captain. Applicants need to

update their promotion files. The selection board

will meet Oct. 26. Contact the personnel services

detachment for more information.

TTTTTotal Fitness and Healthotal Fitness and Healthotal Fitness and Healthotal Fitness and Healthotal Fitness and HealthClinicClinicClinicClinicClinic

There will be a fitness and health clinic Oct. 29.Assessments will include body-fat analysis,

strength testing, flexibility testing, posture

analysis, video-gait analysis, running shoeprescriptions and cholesterol testing. For more

information, call 737-5092 or 737-5001.

OCS BoardOCS BoardOCS BoardOCS BoardOCS BoardThe Area II Support Activity local Officer

Candidate School board will meet 9:30 a.m. Nov.

1 at the Command Conference Room, Building

4305, Room 107. For more information, call

738-5017.

Native American Heritage Native American Heritage Native American Heritage Native American Heritage Native American HeritageCommemoration CeremonyCommemoration CeremonyCommemoration CeremonyCommemoration CeremonyCommemoration CeremonyArea II Ethnic Observance Committee is searching

for talent to sing, dance, recite poetry in

contribution to the celebration of Native

American Heritage Month 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Nov. 3 at the Naija Ballroom, Dragon Hill Lodge.

For more information, call 738-5950/5900.

Ethics T Ethics T Ethics T Ethics T Ethics T raining for DA raining for DA raining for DA raining for DA raining for DApersonnelpersonnelpersonnelpersonnelpersonnel

The acting secretary of the Army mandated that

all Soldiers and Department of the Army civilian

employees receive a one-hour face-to-face

ethics training from a judge by the end of 2004.

Training sessions in Area II will be conducted atBalboni Auditorium on Yongsan Main Post. For

more information, call 723-7092.

Korea America FriendshipKorea America FriendshipKorea America FriendshipKorea America FriendshipKorea America Friendship Society concert Society concert Society concert Society concert Society concert

A Korea America Friendship Society concert will

be held at the Seoul American High School

Auditorium 7 p.m., Oct.29 . The concert is opento the public. Officials ask attendees to be seated

by 6:45 p.m. For more information, call 738-

5212.

YYYYYongsanongsanongsanongsanongsan

CommunityCommunityCommunityCommunityCommunity

celebratescelebratescelebratescelebratescelebrates

Columbus DayColumbus DayColumbus DayColumbus DayColumbus Day

Area II from Page 9

PHOTOS BY PFC. PARK YUNG-KWI

Seoul American Middle School student Kayla Randoloph and her sister

Aliana show interest in playing Korean drums.

Local kids take the opportunity to say hello to Tigger the Tiger, one of

the characters from Winnie the Pooh.The Republic of Korea Honor Guard exhibit a precision rifle drill.

A Taekwondo demonstration-team member jumps over five people Saturday to break a wooden board.

that person pets are not allowed on the

playgrounds or ball fields. There are no

exceptions to this policy.There are three reasons that come to

mind when pets are allowed to run

everywhere: 1) unrestrained pets may

become aggressive around children and

could frighten or, heaven forbid, bite a

child; 2) some children are asthmatic or

susceptible to lice or ringworm from

associating with animals; and 3) if

owners do not clean up after their pets,

the pets leave residue andor urinate where

athletes or children play.These are unacceptable practices and

will not be tolerated.

I dont like to police up people who

trash the community, but I will enforce

the policies we have to maintain an

environmentally clean community for our

residents, workers and visitors.

I mention it to you because most of

you see this happening and you can make

a difference immediately. If you have an

issue with some one who continues totrash the community, use

[email protected] or call

738-5017 and provide the details so we

can look at it.

Thank you in advance for being a

model citizen who takes care of the

community. Have a great fall season!

Hooah!


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Cultural Events, TCultural Events, TCultural Events, TCultural Events, TCultural Events, Tours and Enterours and Enterours and Enterours and Enterours and EntertainmenttainmenttainmenttainmenttainmentExperience

Greater Seoul

USO Tours

Tour for Ginseng and Bamboo Market in

Bomun temple 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Today

Suanbo Hot Spring 3:45 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday

Tour for Shilluk temple (Mokah Buddhist

Museum), 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sunday

Cultural tour to Kyungbok Palace & Changduk

Palace 8:40 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Tuesday

Inchon tour 8 a.m.- 10 p.m. Thursday

For more information, call the Seoul USO office

at 02-792-3380.

Royal Asiatic Tour

Andong , Pusoksa & Hahoe Village Tour

Saturday-Sunday

Masterpieces of Silk Embroidery Tour

Saturday

Odaesan Park & Woljongsa Templs Tour

Sunday

Soraksan National Park Tour Oct. 23 - 24

Tour to Songnisan and Popchusa National park

Oct. 30

Call 02-763-9483 for more information about

Royal Asiatic Society events.

Entertainment

Recital A soprano singer Sim Jae-hwa will

do a recital 7:30 p.m Saturday at a little theater in

Sejong center. . For more information, call 02-399-

1111.

Opera Opera Lucia di Lammermoorwill be

held at 7:30 Wednesday to Oct. 23 at Seoul Arts

Center Theatre. For more information, call 02-580-

1300

Festival Seoul International Computer Music

Festival will be held 7: 30 p.m.Thursday to Oct.24

at Jayu theatre in Seoul Arts Center. For more

information, call 02-2290-1709.

CatholicCatholicCatholicCatholicCatholic

Area II Chaplains Area II Chaplains Area II Chaplains Area II Chaplains Area II Chaplains

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Vincent [email protected] or DSN 725-2955

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David Colwell

[email protected] or DSN 738-3011Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Thomas Drake

Area II WArea II WArea II WArea II WArea II Worship Serorship Serorship Serorship Serorship ServicesvicesvicesvicesvicesProtestantProtestantProtestantProtestantProtestantContemporary

Episcopal

Church of Christ

United Pentecostal

Church International

Collective

Sunday

Sunday

Sunday

Sunday

Sunday

10 a.m.

10 a.m.

2 p.m.

1 p.m.

8 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

10 a.m.

11 a.m.

Multipurpose Training Facitlity

Memorial Chapel

South Post Chapel

Memorial Chapel

Memorial Chapel

121 Hospital Chapel

Hannam Village Chapel (Korean)

South Post Chapel

Hannam Village Chapel

Sunday

Tuesday

8 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

12:05 p.m.

7 p.m.

South Post Chapel

Memorial Chapel

121 Hospital Chapel

South Post Chapel

Mass

Chaplain (Maj.) Stanley [email protected] or DSN 736-3018

South Post Chapel

Camp Colbern Chapel

Camp Colbern Chapel

Memorial Chapel

Memorial Chapel

6 p.m.

1 p.m.

6 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

11:45 a.m.

Sunday

Tuesday

Thursday

2nd Tuesday

Collective

Korean

M o n / W e d /

Thur/Fri

12:05 p.m.

5 p.m.

Memorial Chapel

Memorial Chapel

Mass

[email protected] or DSN 738-4043


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Community Events,

Classes and Meetings

Yongsan Bike Rodeo

In a collaboration effort United

Services Organization, D.A.R.E and

Area II Safety are host ing a

Yongsan Bike Rodeo, 10 a.m.

Saturday at the Commissary park lot.

This event will teach kids and adults

about bike safety. Participants need

to bring a bike, helmet, and reflective

vest/belt. USO Korea will be giving

away two bicycles with protective

equipment. For more information,

call SPC. Morrison at 011-9690-

1296.

ARC first aid and safety courses

American Red Cross is offering

the following courses: first aid and

safety9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday andbabysitting, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 30.

For more information 738-3670.

Food Show Coming to Seoul

There is more to Korean Cooking than

Kim chi and red-hot chili pepper paste!

If you would like a sample of Korea

culture and food, plan to attend the Seoul

International Health Food Expo 2004. It

will be held at the AT Center in Yangjae

in southern Seoul, now Sunday. For

more information go to

www.seoul.healthfood.com. (Admission

is free. Area II will provide bus

transportation to the show on Saturday,

departing at 10 a.m. from Building 4106

and return at 3:30 p.m. Please call 738-

5212 for reservations.)

AFSC looking for volunteers

American Forces Spouses Club is

looking for volunteers to give back to

the community. For more information,

call 738-7327 or 736-8119.

Meeting for people overweight

Weight management support group

meetings are 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. the first

and third Mondays of each month. For

more information, 736-3029.

Learn how to make baby blankets

U.S. Forces Korea members are

invited to a quilters workshop, 9 a.m.

to 2:30 p.m Monday, at the South Post

Chapel. Attendees will learn how to

make baby blankets for the 121st

General Hospital Storks Nest Unit.Baby blankets are donated to new moms

who waited at the hospital for the birth

of their babies. For more information, call

02-319-2683.

AFSC luncheon

Armed Forces Spouses Club is

hosting a luncheon Tuesday at the

Dragon Hill Lodge. This months

speaker is Dianne Wermenlinger. She

will speak on personal empowerment

for women through communication.

For reservations, call 738-3899 or 02-

6355-5073.

School Jam

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. will

host a School Jam on Oct. 23 at the

Dragon Hill Lodge. The event will raise

funds to build scholarships for students.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was

founded in 1906, with the goal of

service to all mankind.

Essay contest

Korean corporate members of the

Association of U.S. Army are sponsoring

an essay contest, Life in Korea, for

active-duty Soldiers, family members and

Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army

Soldiers. For more information, call 723-

6306 or e-mail [email protected].

Marine Corps Birthday Ball

The 229th United States Marine

Corps Birthday Ball will be held Seoul, 6

p.m., Nov. 10, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.Guest of Honor is retired Lt. Gen. Kim

Sung-Eun, 15th minister of National

Community NewsDefense, and fourth commandant,

Republic of Korea Marine Corps.

For t i cket s , e-mai l

[email protected].

Thanksgiving Golf Trip to AustraliaUnited Services Organization is

hosting an international golf gateway

over Thanksgiving to Australia, Nov. 19-

27. Call Rita at the USO for more

information, 724-7781.

DoDDS Yongsan

SAHS Homecoming

The Seoul American High School

Homecoming is Saturday at Seoul

American high school. The Homecoming

dance will be held at the Dragon Hill

Lodge, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m at the same day.

Area II commander speaks before

DoDDS students

Col. Timothy McNulty, Area II

commander, will address the freshman

and sophomores 11 a.m. Oct. 22 in the

high school auditorium and before

juniors and seniors 11 a.m. Oct. 26.

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week, a drug

prevention program, begins Oct. 25.

Ms. Sheila Bryant from ASACS will

host a Red Ribbon presentation in

the Seoul American High Schoolauditorium 11 a.m. Oct 28 in the high

school auditorium.


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Oct . 15 - 21

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Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 21

Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 21

Schedule subject to changeSchedule subject to changeSchedule subject to changeSchedule subject to changeSchedule subject to change

Essayons

732-9008 Dodgeball Anchorman

Garry Owen

734-2509Dr. Seuss The Cat in

the Hat

Hovey

730-5412

Howze

734-5689 Jersey Girl Connie and Carla

Long

721-3407

Page

721-5499 No Show No ShowNo Show No Show

Red Cloud

732-6620

Stanley

732-5565 Twisted

Henry

768-7724 No Show

Hialeah763-370

No Show

Yongsan I

738-7389

Yongsan II

738-7389

Yongsan III

738-7389

Casey

730-7354

Humphreys

753-7716

Kunsan

782-4987 No Show

Osan

784-4930

Around the World in

80 Days

God Send

No Show No Show

No Show No Show

The Chronicles of

Riddick

No Show No Show

No Show No Show

Anchorman

No Show

No Show

Collateral Yu-gi-oh! The Movie

Princess Diaries 2 Collateral Collateral

The Day After

TomorrowAlien vs. Predator

The Village

Princess Diaries 2

Black Cloud

Black Cloud White Chicks

50 First Dates

First Daughter

PG

Collateral

R

First Daughter First Daughter Collateral

I, Robot

Sky Captain and the

World of Tomorrow

No ShowHarold & Kumar go

to White CastleNo Show

Anacondas: The

Hunt for the Blood

Orchid

First Daughter Yu-gi-oh! The Movie Without a Paddle

Collateral Eternal Sunshine King Arthur Yu-gi-oh! The Movie

The Village First Daughter

The ManchurianCandidate

The Village The Village

Collateral

No Show No Show No Show No Show No Show No Show No Show

Envy

Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 18

Resident Evil:

ApocalypseResident Evil:

Apocalypse

Black Cloud

Yu-gi-oh! The Movie

Oct. 15, 2004

Mr. 3000 Mr. 3000 Catwoman

First Daughter First DaughterSky Captain and the

World of TomorrowPrincess Diaries 2 Princess Diaries 2 Collateral Collateral

Mr. 3000The Manchurian

CandidateThe Village

Mr. 3000Sky Captain and the

World of Tomorrow

Shark TaleShark Tale Black Cloud Princess Diaries 2 Princess Diaries 2 Without a Paddle

Collateral

The daughter of

the President of the

United States goes

off to college after

insisting that she beab le to en joy her

school years without

the omnipresence of

the Secret Service.

The government

agrees to her demands but assigns a young

agent to go undercover as a student in order to

keep an eye on her. The first daughter and the

agent fall in love, until she learns his trueidentity.

The girl who always stood out is finally

getting the chance to fit in.

Max has lived amundane life as a cabdriver for twelve years.The faces have comeand gone from his

rear-view mirror:people and placeshe's long sincef o r g o t t en - - u n t i ltonight. Vincent is acontract killer. When

an off-shore narco-trafficking cartel learns that they'reabout to be indicted by a federal grand jury, theymount an operation to identify and kill the key witness,and the last stage is tonight. It is on this night Vincenthas arrived--and five bodies are supposed to fall.Circumstances cause Vincent to hijack Max' taxicab,and Max becomes collateral--an expendable personwho's in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Mr. 3000

Anacondas: TheHunt for the Blood

Orchid

Black Cloud

Collateral

Yu-gi-oh! The Movie

Black Cloud

Princess Diaries 2

Princess Diaries 2

Princess Diaries 2

Princess Diaries 2

Shark Tale

Princess Diaries 2

Princess Diaries 2

Shark Tale Collateral

The Village

The Bourne

Supremacy

The Village

The Bourne

Supremacy

Collateral

The Village

The Bourne

Supremacy

Collateral


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http://ima.korea.army.mil/morningcalmweekly 15The Morning Calm Weekly Chaplain Oct. 15, 2004

By: Chaplain (Maj.) Stephen Cruys23rd Area Support Group

How do you measure how you are doing? How

do you judge if you are better off than you were

years ago? How about days ago? Hours? Lets get

right down to it. The truth is, we answer this question,

Are you better off now than you werewhenever,

by talking about the things we have. Whether we

measure our wealth in dollars or diamonds, stocks or

bonds, cars or homes, we all measure how were

doing by our things.

And maybe we should. Our things are important.

Our homes provide more than a place to stay dry and

warm and raise our families. They provide security.

Chaplain: How well off are you?Chaplain: How well off are you?Chaplain: How well off are you?Chaplain: How well off are you?Chaplain: How well off are you?Our cars do more than move us from one place to

another. They bring us to our jobs and our kids school

activities and sporting events things that provide

meaning for us and give us an internal sense of worth.

Things do matter. But the question remains, Howdo you measure if you are better off now than?

Scripture is full of examples of people who are

well off. Some become even better off as the story

unfolds while some become worse off. What becomes

clear as you read the stories of the wealthy and the

not so wealthy is that how well off they are isnt the

point of the story at all. Its how they use their wealth

that matters. Jesus once told a man, who was mad at

his brother for not sharing his inheritance to, Be on

your guard against all kinds of greed; for ones life

does not consist in the abundance of possessions.

His point is well taken. Its not what youve got; its

what you do with it that matters.

I pulled up behind a car the other day with a bumper

sticker on it that read, Life is a test. It is only a test. Ifthis were your actual life, you would have been given

better instructions. Its easy to resonate with the writers

sentiment. We live in a less than perfect world surrounded

by less than perfect people. And yet, here we are. Maybe

were better off than we were years ago. Maybe we

arent. Perhaps thats not even the right question. Or

perhaps, just perhaps, how you answer that question

depends on how you measure what youre worth.


Area III Worship ServicesProtestant Catholic Mass Area III Chaplains

Lutheran 8 a.m. Freedom ChapelCollective 10 a.m. Suwon Air Base

10:30 a.m. Camp Eagle

10:30 a.m. Zoeckler Chapel

11 a.m. Freedom Chapel

12:30 p.m. Camp Long

Gospel 1 p.m. Freedom Chapel

Latter-Day Saints 4 p.m. Freedom Chapel

Contemporary 6 p.m. Freedom Chapel

Korean 7 p.m. Camp Long

(All services are on Sunday)(All services are on Sunday)(All services are on Sunday)(All services are on Sunday)(All services are on Sunday)

Daily 11:45 a.m. Freedom Chapel

Sunday 9:30 a.m. Freedom Chapel

1 p.m. Suwon Air Base

4 p.m. Camp Long

5:15 p.m. Camp Eagle

(Mass is daily at Camp Humphreys)(Mass is daily at Camp Humphreys)(Mass is daily at Camp Humphreys)(Mass is daily at Camp Humphreys)(Mass is daily at Camp Humphreys)

Chaplain (Maj.) Matthew [email protected]

753-7274 or 011-9496-7445

Chaplain (Capt.) Darin Olson

[email protected]

753-3049

Chaplain (Maj.) Stephen Cruys

[email protected]

753-7275


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16 The Morning Calm WeeklyFeaturehttp://ima.korea.army.mil/morningcalmweekly Oct. 15, 2004

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Area III Public Affairs Office

DANGJIN Just a few minutes southwest

of Camp Humphreys, the Sapgyoho Marine Park

is an interesting day trip that shows how sailors

lived and fought aboard two vintage war ships.

A landing ship and a destroyer, both U.S.

Navy vessels transferred to the Republic of

Korea Navy, have been converted into floating

museums with galleries and exhibits throughout

their expansive hulls.

Visitors can wander at their own pace

through the nicely-designed exhibits. Though

there are no English translations, most of the

exhibits are understandable. They depict the

uniforms, weapons and the lifestyle of sailorsthat served aboard the ships.

Guests can squeeze through narrow

passageways past the galley, state rooms or

operations centers and up stairs to the bridge,

where captains once issued orders.

During World War II, about 1,050 landing

ship transports, or LSTs, were built to to carry

troops and supplies to American and allied troops

fighting in Europe and the Pacific theaters. When

the war ended, most of the LSTs werescrapped, modified or given to navies of other

countries. Some remained in service and saw

action in Korea, Vietnam and even the Cuban

Blockade.

The destroyer docked at the marine park was

formerly the USS Rogers. Named for three

brothers killed in action aboard the USS New

Orleans during the Battle of Tassafaronga in the

Solomon Islands, it is a Gearing class destroyer

launched in November 1944. It saw action in

World War II, the Korean War and in Vietnam.

The USS Rogers was decommissioned in

October 1980 and transferred in July 1981 to the

Republic of Korea Navy and renamed Jeong Ju.

After exploring the ships, visitors can viewother dockside exhibits, including an amphibious

landing craft and seaplanes, or visit the souvenir

shop, restaurant and photo gallery nearby.

Entrance fee is 5,000 won for adults, 4,000

won for children and 3,000 won for Soldiers

and students.


A visitor looks at the guns on the Jeongu Ju, formerly the USS Rogers,

a destroyer that saw action in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam.

Students begin their tour of historic ships docked at the Sapgyoho Marine Park near Asan.PHOTOS BY STEVE DAVIS

A man peers through the entrance of the

Sapgyoho Marine Park to get a glimpse of

ships docked there.

Exhibits range from

maps to photographs,

and uniform and

weapons displays.

Instruments aboard the Jeong Ju appear much as they did

when the ship was commissioned in the U.S. in 1945. Visitors walk around an amphibious landing craft.

FrFrFrFrFr om Seoul:om Seoul:om Seoul:om Seoul:om Seoul: Take the Seohaean Expressway

No.15 to the Songak I.C. and follow signs to the

Sapgyoho Lake Tourist Complex and Hamsang Park.The trip takes about an hour-and-a-half.

FrFrFrFrFr om Camp Humphrom Camp Humphrom Camp Humphrom Camp Humphrom Camp Humphreys:eys:eys:eys:eys: Take Highway

45 past the Camp Humphreys CPX Gate and driveabout 10 miles to the second Asan sea wall. Exit

and drive toward the battleships.

By Bus:By Bus:By Bus:By Bus:By Bus: From Seouls Nambu Bus Terminal,

take the bus that goes to Sapgyoho Lake. From

Pyeongtaek, take a bus to Dangjin and get off atSapgyoho.


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18 The Morning Calm WeeklyMWRhttp://ima.korea.army.mil/morningcalmweekly

Swimming RegistrationSwimming RegistrationSwimming RegistrationSwimming RegistrationSwimming RegistrationYongsan Children and Youth Services Sports willconduct swimming registration throughoutOctober for youth ages 5-18. For more informationcontact 738-8117.

Photo Contest Exhibition Photo Contest Exhibition Photo Contest Exhibition Photo Contest Exhibition Photo Contest ExhibitionThe winning 72 photos from the Koreawide Armyphoto contest are on display until Oct. 31 on thesecond floor of the Yongsan Arts and CraftsCenter, Building 4254 on Yongsan South Post.Hours for the Arts and Crafts Center are 9 a.m. to8 p.m.

All Y All Y All Y All Y All You Can Eat Buffetou Can Eat Buffetou Can Eat Buffetou Can Eat Buffetou Can Eat Buffet

Camp Red Cloud Mitchells All-U-Can-Eat-Lunch Buffet is available 11:30 a.m. - 12:30p.m. on weekdays. For more information,call 732-8189.Monday Italian buffetTuesday Barbecue ribsWednesday Oriental buffetThursday Mexican buffetFriday Variety buffet

Playgroups For Children Playgroups For Children Playgroups For Children Playgroups For Children Playgroups For ChildrenYongsan Playgroups is now accepting newmembers . The g roup p lans p lay da tes ,educational activ i t ies and f ield tr ips forfamil ies wi th in fants, toddlers and pre-schoolers in Yongsan and Hannam Villageareas. E-mail [email protected] for

membership information.

Outdoor CookoutOutdoor CookoutOutdoor CookoutOutdoor CookoutOutdoor CookoutCamp Casey Warriors Club presents SpecialOutdoor Cookout, St. Louis Baby Back Ribs11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Cornon the cobs, beans, salad and drink areincluded. For more information, call 730-2193.

Armed Forces Armed Forces Armed Forces Armed Forces Armed Forces Entertainment Show Entertainment Show Entertainment Show Entertainment Show Entertainment Show

MWR is hosting Armed Forces EntertainmentShow: Billy Blanks. A high-energy workoutsystem sports clinic will be held 10 a.m.Saturday at Carey Fitness Center, Camp Casey.

WWWWWresresresresres ttttt ling T ling T ling T ling T ling Tournament ournamentournament ournamentournamentThe 8th U.S. Army Wrestling Tournament willbe held 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Carey FitnessCenter, Camp Casey. This tournament is opento active-duty members in Area I. Weigh-insand medical exams begin 10 a.m. For moreinformation, call 732-6277.

Ultimate Speed PoolUltimate Speed PoolUltimate Speed PoolUltimate Speed PoolUltimate Speed PoolTTTTTournament ournament ournament ournament ournament

An U l t imate Speed Poo l p re l iminarytournament will be held 1 p.m. Oct. 23 atPrimos, Camp Casey. The winner will receivea pool cue and advance to the final whichwill be held 6 p.m. Oct. 30. Sign-up sheetsand rules of play are available at Primos

Express, Camp Casey. For more information,call 730-4334.

Car WCar WCar WCar WCar Wash Serash Serash Serash Serash ServiceviceviceviceviceArea I MWR Service Division offers 24-hourservice Car Wash at Camp Mobile. The carwash at Camp Mobile is self service andaccepts 500 won coins only. For moreinformation, call 730-3928.

by Mike Mooney

Area III Marketing

CAMP HUMPHREYS Those are not mermaids being

placed into the Zoeckler Station Outdoor Swimming Pool atCamp Humphreys.

But for activity-starved fishermen, its just about as good.

The outdoor swimming pool, which closed for the seasonjust after Labor Day, has remained filled with water thats

turned just a little bit green in preparation for the second ever

Jethro Bodine C-ment Pond Fishing Derby 10 a.m. Saturday.

Trout weighing 3-to-5 pounds each have been purchased

from a Korean trout farm and will be placed in the swimming

pool to provide a novel f ishing opportunity.

Our goal in the Area III Morale, Welfare & Recreation

program is to provide unusual and different activities to keep

our soldiers, airmen, civilian employees and family members

entertained, said Area III Sports Director Jim Howell. Iguess a fishing derby in a swimming pool qualifies as

something unique.

Inspiration for the Fishing Derby was provided by JethroBodine of Beverly Hillbillys fame who made fishin in the C-

ment Pond famous throughout the U.S.

The speckled trout, which average a kilo each, are being

trucked from a trout farm near Koreas east coast and will be

put in the pool upon arrival.

We havent added any chemicals to the pool since we

closed it, Howell said, so the chlorine has dissipated, making

it safe for the fish. The water is a little green from the algae,

but its pure, which is what the fish need.

The Fishing Derby starts at 10 a.m. and wraps up about 3

p.m. Entry is $5 for adults. Children may fish for free.

Fishermen will be allowed to catch up to three fish, which

they can clean and cook at the pool or take home with them.

Trout invade Camp Humphreys pool

By Tim HippsArmy News Service

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Four BetterOpportunities for Single andUnaccompanied Soldiers programs inKorea have won awards at the Armysannual BOSS conference.

Camp Page BOSS won first place forthe best BOSS event in the extra-smallinstallation competition (see relatedarticle on page 5). Camp Hialeah BOSSwon second in the extra-small

installation category. Camp Hialeah was

last years winner in the extra smallinstallation category.

Camps Long and Eagle placedsecond for the Best BOSS

The Morning Calm Korea Weekly - Oct. 15, 2004

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