I don't catch the reference.

I am still left curious why a search of Stars & Stripes has no followup of an event as major and unusual as this.

Did he commit suicide in this way?

As Everett said in Delta Farce: "I AM YOUR KING, BOW DOWN BEFORE ME"

Why was his nudity never explained? I would imagine even some CID hack with an advanced certificate in watching every episode of CSI could determine if the clothes were removed before or after getting smacked by a car.

Also, after reading your link, I found it interesting how USFK quickly pushed the anti-drinking agenda without confirmation of alcohol being involved. In Lt. Col. Frankenhauser's case, however, there was no hint of alcohol being an issue despite a grown man getting hit by a big, bright bus in the middle of the street.

(If the reported jaywalking is true, it is even more interesting because it is usually MUCH safer to look both ways for oncoming traffic than crossing at a corner where right-turners and red light-runners complicate the crossing decision).

This is not to say it couldn't have been a pure accident but considering the number of very drunk privates running amok in Seoul who manage to avoid moving vehicles on a nightly basis, the chance of a bus scoring an experienced and sober Lt. Col. is somewhat akin to winning the lottery.

As for the taxi driver, for 30 minutes, he was probably thinking, "What am I going to do? I'll get fired and maybe go to jail even though I was minding my own business when a naked guy jumped in front of me."

It is a good question, though. Why has Stars & Stripes not followed up on this?

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&ar…

Also alcohol was not involved in the incident and according to people who read the site he went hiking in the late afternoon with some friends who ditched him on the mountain and he got lost. He got hit by the taxi on his way back to base from the mountain.

Possible scenario is that he got hit by a taxi that ran a red light and the guy strips his clothes to make it look like the GI is up to no good. He can't just drive away because the front of his taxi is smashed up which his cab company will surely notice.

Why would a GI that is not drunk, who was coming back from hiking trip, strip his clothes off and stand in the highway?

Also what cause am I supposedly finding martyrs for?

It seems SPC Vang Her was naked. Maybe the taxi driver ran a red light district.