Comments on: Places in Korea: Geoje POW Camp

By: Hwacheon Country Opens Vietnam War Memorial Village

Hwacheon Country Opens Vietnam War Memorial Village — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:04:57 +0000

[...] Hopefully one day in Korea that focus on the ROK Army’s involvement in Vietnam will not be one of highlighting the negatives of the ROK’s participation in the war and instead focus on how these soldiers went to fight communist expansionism in Vietnam much like when allied countries came to Korea during the Korean War to fight communist expansionism there. All the soldiers that served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars should be respected for their service and shouldn’t be dismissed and forgotten. That is why it is good to see that Hwacheon County has decided to erect a memorial in their honor. I only hope the memorial doesn’t turn into an amusement park type of atmosphere, which unfortunately is what has happened at other memorials in Korea. [...]

By: Places in Korea: Goeje-do Island

Places in Korea: Goeje-do Island — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:06:01 +0000

[...] island is also the location of more recently military history where it served as the site of the allied POW camp that housed a total of 170,000 captured North Korean and Chinese soldiers during the Korean War. [...]

By: Peter McGuire

Peter McGuire — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:44:19 +0000

will be going there this weekend— any requests?

By: [GI Korea] Geoje POW Camp Today - USFK Forums

[GI Korea] Geoje POW Camp Today - USFK Forums — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:10:47 +0000

[...] [GI Korea] Geoje POW Camp Today Published: Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:49:16 +0000 Today a small section of the former Goeje Island POW camp has been reconstructed into a museum to remember this little known chapter of the Korean War.?* The museum is located adjacent to the modern day city Gohyeun which is more well known for its massive ship yards than for its significant Korean War history.?* [...] Read More… [...]

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:54:25 +0000

CPT Kim,

I actually posted one of them in a Korea Finder before so that is why they may look familiar.

By: CPT KIM

CPT KIM — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:51:08 +0000

These photos look familiar. Have you posted these photos in prior blog?

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:44:03 +0000

lirelou,

You are definitely old school army.

yangyo,

Thanks for the suggestion I will have to add it to my Amazon wish list.

By: yangyo

yangyo — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:56:53 +0000

Minor note: If you'd like to read about that camp from the Chinese prisoner pov, try the Chinese-American writer Ha Jin's War Trash. Great writer but not his best book.

By: Lirelou

Lirelou — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:06:16 +0000

Minor nitpicking. The monument noted portrays an M-1 carbine, which would have been an appropriate weapon for MPs and guards. By rifle standards, the .30 cal M-1 carbine was something of a popgun due to the lack of power in the cartridge. (carried one myself from 1962-64, and the M-2 carbine for a few operations in 1968) Great bayonet, though. If the barrel ring was filed off, it made a really great field knife.