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Monthly Archives: April 2007

8th Army Commander Answers Questions at Conference

» by April 30th, 2007 at 6:27 am » Comments (2)

8th Army Commander General Valcourt answered a number of questions during a recent question and answer period during an AFAP conference held at the Dragon Hill Lodge in Yongsan.  You ...more »

Soldiers Complete the “Manchu Mile”

» by April 30th, 2007 at 6:27 am » Comments (45)

This is something if you are stationed in the Second Infantry Division that you should really take advantage of: A “Manchu Mile” involves some tricky math: it ...more »

First Sergeant Rape Case Begins on Camp Casey

» by April 29th, 2007 at 7:17 am » Comments (10)

From the Stars and Stripes: The trial of a sergeant first class accused of soliciting and raping a female soldier, sexually assaulting another and coercing a third ...more »

Kunsan AB Restriction Ends

» by April 29th, 2007 at 7:11 am » Comments (9)

The mass punishment for the airmen and soldiers on Kunsan Airbase has ended: The order at Kunsan Air Base that kept troops restricted to base for five ...more »

Kunsan AB Restriction Continues

» by April 28th, 2007 at 7:09 am » Comments (7)

The Stars and Stripes has a good article today showing the various viewpoints from airmen stationed on Kunsan Airbase in regards to the restriction they have been hit by due ...more »

Korea Finder #40

» by April 27th, 2007 at 6:10 pm » Comments (4)

Who can name this city in Korea: Here are this year’s current Korea Finder Leader’s Board: Mark - 8 James - 2 Sonagi - 2 Peekstr - 1 Note that who ever totals the most points ...more »

The Mother of All MP Related Incidents

» by April 27th, 2007 at 6:55 am » Comments (3)

Military Policemen have been making plenty of headlines recently and this incident in Iraq has to be the most outrageous misconduct by an MP I have seen yet: ...more »

US Blamed for Japanese Annexation of Korea Again

» by April 27th, 2007 at 6:39 am » Comments (3)

The Marmot has a post about a new book being released that claims to prove the US helped the Japanese annex Korea after the Russo-Japanese War.  The book is titled, ...more »

Koguryo Controversy Makes US Headlines

» by April 27th, 2007 at 6:30 am » Comments (99)

From Reuters: South Korea is fighting a battle with China over ancient history using one of the most powerful weapons in its arsenal -- sappy TV dramas ...more »

General Bell Pushes for Three Year Tours

» by April 26th, 2007 at 5:58 pm » Comments (7)

General Bell is definitely persistent in pushing this issue: The top U.S. commander in Korea urged Congress Tuesday to help him introduce standard three-year rotational tours for ...more »

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