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June 19th, 2011, 06:24 PM
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#1 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: north coast
Posts: 19
| Korea Service
Korea 1981 -82 595th Maint. Korea 1984-86 702nd F Co. anyone here. Only have contact with roommate from 81 -82 best man at wedding to Korean National still married 30years this fall. Really best time of My life in 595th Commanding Officer Jeanette K Edmunds. Sound off Korea Vets.
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June 20th, 2011, 05:01 AM
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#2 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Maryland
Posts: 50
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Did two tours in Korea. 1965-66 and again 1978-79, both were good tours, the second one was better..... Got to see more of the Country.
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June 20th, 2011, 05:43 AM
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#3 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Yuma, AZ
Posts: 557
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C Co, 702d Maint '74-'76; D Co, 702d Maint '78-'80; 595th Maint '82-'83; F Co, 702d Maint '83.
Now with the 2ID G-4 MAIT Team as a DA civilian, 2008-2012.
D 702d was THE WORST unit I was ever in, bar none; F Troop the next worst. G-4 ain't no bed of roses, either, but we're seriously hoping it will improve with a regime change over the next month or so. 595 wasn't bad for the first six months or so; we had the Small Arms shop out at Camp Colberern, and there were only 3-4 of us there; and I was in charge. Then they moved us back to Yongsan and things rapidly deteriorated. I was excess to the TO&E by then, and transferred to Camp Casey and F Troop. Too close to the flagpole, and the unit was THE WORST company-size unit in Division at the time - most Article 15s, most ration violations, most AWOLs, most blotter incidents, highest VD rate, etc. We received a lot of command attention, so to speak.
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June 20th, 2011, 05:53 AM
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#4 | | Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 2,432
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ROK, 1980-81. 332 ASA, Camp Humphries, Pyongtaek.
Korean veterans are also eligible to join the VFW.
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June 22nd, 2011, 07:39 AM
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#5 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 143
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Arrived in Korea in November 1968, just in time to see Bob Hope and his entourage. Was with 2ID at Camp Howze, 2nd Admin Company. Rotated out on December 7th, 1969 to Ft. Benning, GA. 
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June 22nd, 2011, 10:06 AM
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#6 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Southern AZ
Posts: 25
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'84-'85 Pan Mun Jom. Camp Kitty Hawk. Now it is camp Bonifas.
Great duty, I would love to go back.
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June 22nd, 2011, 10:41 AM
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#7 | | Platoon Sergeant
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Schofield Barracks, HI
Posts: 309
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'00-'01, B Co 2nd Engr Bn, Camp Castle. Nothing like the alerts at 0300, good times.
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June 22nd, 2011, 11:05 AM
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#8 | | Newbie
Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: mn
Posts: 2
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67-68 7th s&t camp casey, I didnt care much for the army and was glad to go home
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June 22nd, 2011, 04:57 PM
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#9 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: north coast
Posts: 19
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C Co, 702d Maint '74-'76; D Co, 702d Maint '78-'80; 595th Maint '82-'83; F Co, 702d Maint '83.
Sounds Like we just missed each other at 595th and F 702 . When in 82 did You arrive at 595th , I departed in April. Was Capt Edmunds still the Co?
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August 27th, 2011, 02:45 PM
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#10 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: alabama
Posts: 21
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HHC 1st battilion 17th inf regiment 7th ID at Camp Kaiser.Recon platoon.Drove a M114.Got there a few days before North Korea captured the USS Pueblo, Jan 68.Being from Pensacola,Fl. I almost froze.Jan 69 I rotated to Ft Hood,Tx.
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August 27th, 2011, 03:30 PM
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#11 | | Lifer
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NorCal
Posts: 2,126
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86-88 Marine Security Guard Detachment U. S. Embassy Seoul. In the midst of the rioting of the time, mostly happening right in front of the Embassy.
Whenever there weren't riots, and I was off duty, got to see a fair amount of the country and of course party way too much in Itaewon. I had a local girlfriend that I affectionately referred to as my "cultural advisor/tour guide" because when I had a few days off-duty she could lay on a trip anywhere in the country via train, plane, bus, boat whatever and then explain the history and culture of wherever we were.
Needless to say I had a great time. I feel bad for the guys that never got out of the local "ville" outside the gate, and never saw anything but the typical "rip off the GI" mentality that exists outside any military base, even in CONUS.
I found Korea to be a very beautiful place, and the people for the most part to be warm and friendly.
One of my favorite memories is of when I would be walking on the street in Seoul and some gray-haired Korean man or woman would spot me as an American serviceman, and would run across the street through traffic, grab my hand and shake it with tears in their eyes. Even jabbering away in Korean the meaning was clear. It happened more than once. They did not forget, and I still say we did not lose that war. Teary-eyed Koreans shaking my hand while we stood amidst bullet pock-marked buildings and bridges surrounded by relatively happy, free, and prosperous people tells me a different story.
One of these days I'm going to catch a MAC flight over and visit again. I haven't been back since Team Spirit in '92. Or maybe I'll just chuck it all, sail my boat over and stay forever.
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August 28th, 2011, 09:23 PM
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#12 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cleman Barracks, Dept. of The Columbia.
Posts: 616
| The ROK = Kimchi Land
I did Three weeks TDY with the I (First) Corps TAC at Suwon ROK AFB back in August of 92…
Being in my early 40’s at the time, there was not a whole lot for me to get excited about, about being stationed in Korea…  Certainly if I would have been 17-21 years old, I’m sure I’d have had a different perspective… But I was impressed with the combat ready status attitude of the ROK forces. After spending a few previous trips to Northern Japan and working with the JGSDF, I knew that Japan would NEVER EVER be able to invade and subjugated the Korean People ever again.
BRAVO ZULU to Kimchi!!!.. Loved it before I went there, LOVED it in County and still love it now!!!
Last edited by IC2(SS)19Z50C5; August 31st, 2011 at 12:05 PM.
Reason: Year correction in line one.
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August 28th, 2011, 09:36 PM
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#13 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cleman Barracks, Dept. of The Columbia.
Posts: 616
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QUOTE=jpowen;728384]1st Battalion 17th Infantry[/QUOTE]
Now a Battalion in 2-2SBCT… They have a very POOR “credit rating” in our sand box….. They are well below "420"
Last edited by IC2(SS)19Z50C5; August 28th, 2011 at 09:38 PM.
Reason: editing
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August 30th, 2011, 06:14 PM
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#14 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina
Posts: 42
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Camp Page, 1971-72. Communications detachment, Co. A LL/BN North. Supported the
4th Missile Command that had Honest John Rockets. A very poor country back then. I believe there has been alot of economic progress for them over the last 40 years. Very friendly, hard working people. The small statured ROK soldiers running around the mountains all day, lugging M1 garands almost as long as they were with no problems. Driving a jeep into a small mountain village and the whole village turing out to see the "round eyes" and shake our hands, while the little school kids translated for the elders. The stench of newly fertilized rice paddies. Kimche and rice beer. I felt like Marco Polo.
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August 31st, 2011, 12:04 PM
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#15 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cleman Barracks, Dept. of The Columbia.
Posts: 616
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonnie  Camp Page, 1971-72. | Thanks Bonnie!!... Excellent posting about the smells and etc… During my TDY time there in August of 92 the building boom of high rises right out in the middle of farm country astounded me!!!... Also most folks drove like maniacs, stop lights???, stop if you could or just blow right on through if you were on a Moped/scooter rider. I almost got nailed in a cross walk in Seoul… OH!!! And we all forgot to mention the One Eyed Buffalos…
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