Comments on: A Pictorial History of Camp Casey

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:04:42 +0000

Tony I love posting old pictures on this site. If you would like me to post the pictures just send them to me on e-mail. My e-mail address is gikoreaonline at yahoo dot com. Thanks.

By: Tony Scalise

Tony Scalise — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:36:35 +0000

I was station at Camp Casey from 1962 to 1963 with the 31st Artillery B BATTERY Honest John rockets. I have a lot of picture I took while over there AND WOULD LIKE TO POST THEM TO THIS SITE , But I’m not sure of how to do it need a little help on this.
My commanding officer was Cap’t Moore. I’d like to hear from anyone who was stationed with me there.
email uticave@aol.com
Thank you,
Tony Scalise

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:29:34 +0000

Stationed at Camp Casey (Turtle Farm) 2d AG Co in ’82 to ’84. Appreciate the pictures. Brings back memories. Recognized some of the club names even after all these years. But….the landscape sure has changed.

By: Cliff Krause

Cliff Krause — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:57:34 +0000

Anyone reading this can email back with any comments. I was in CoB1stBn23dInf2ndInfDiv USAR PAC. This is followup from 1st post on 11/1/11

By: Cliff Krause

Cliff Krause — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:52:39 +0000

I was in Korea Sept 70 thru Apr 71. I remember hanging around Tokori village, had a few suits made and even took in the community bath house for 100 won. I’ve been looking around these sites trying to find out the name of the original camp I arrived at in 9/70 and then shortly after moved over the bridge into the DMZ for a few months then back to (I believe it was) Camp Hovey. The girls back then were called business girls and had to carry a VD card if they were to accompany a GI. The prices were $3 to $5 and you could have a steady girl for $90 a month. I think I did get hustled just before leaving the country by a girl saying she was pregnant. When I didn’t fall for it she never actually was. I have to say being stationed in Korea was a good experience in life I’ll never forget. Looking at the pictures of the areas now has sure changed. No paved roads when I was there. Grass houches and delapidated outhouses that drained into the river.

By: Gary J.

Gary J. — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:40:24 +0000

Thanks for your site. I served at Camp Casey in 74-75. 702nd Maint. Bat. It is just amazing how it has changed. When I was there they didn’t even have a black top highway going to Seoul until the latter part of my tour. I only saw one or two cars in the ville at that time. I took a trip back to Korea in 2000 and couldn’t believe how modern it was now. They still had a quansit hut standing as a storage shed and I told the private that was giving me a tour of the camp that we used to sleep in those and I don’t think he believed me. Although I had a Kimchee over night pass and always slept above the savoy club. You talked about the drinky girls and back then they were all Koreans and you could have a short time for $3.00 to $5 bucks and a over night was about $10. Many times I went home with them for free. They were just poor girls trying to make a living and if you treated them good they would treat you good. At 17 years old I had some of the best days of my life there. I probably would have re-enlisted to stay there but I couldn’t stay in country because I got busted for black marketing beer and whiskey. They didn’t believe in free trade and still don’t today from what I could see.

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By: Vic Pitts

Vic Pitts — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:23:19 +0000

I have already put up one post but wan to add this one as well. The turtle name "Turtle Farm" was given to the replacement station because when you arrived there you had a long slow year ahead of you before going back to the states. That year could feel like a long time if you didn't keep busy and consentrate on your job, as I did. My 3 tours in Korea went fast to me because my units were either Tank Battalions or a CAV units and we spent a lot of time in the field or on the DMZ. One of you mentioned Rodriqez Range, I spent a lot of time during my last tour on that range doing live fire training. I left Korea the last time in July 1977, 2 months after I left there one of the tank commanders I had in my platoon, I was the platoon sergeant, was killed on Rodriquez from an M16 round from an infantry man that was also a part of the live fire exercise. He was like a brother to me and I'll never forget him. In 1987 when I retired, I was going through a divorce at the same time, and I had thought real hard about going back to Korea to live because I had made many good friends there, but I met someone here and we now have been married for 23 years. I still wish I could have made at least one more trip back to Camp Casey and the other areas that I had spent time in to include across the Imjim River on the DMZ. Once again thank you for having this web site. Vic Pitts 1SG U.S.A.RET in N.C.

By: Vic Pitts

Vic Pitts — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:39:41 +0000

I just found this site this morning and in a way happy and in a way sad. I retired from the army 1 January 1987 after spending 241/2 years in it. My first tour was Korea, January 1963- January 1964. I was with Aco 40th Armor in at the old Camp Beavers about 10 miles up the main road above Camp Casey. In June 1963 my company was moved to the 1st CAV Division across the Imjim River around the corner from old RC#3. Our mission was to support the CAV units 8th and 9th, if the crap hit the fan. I did 2 more tours, 73-74 with C troop 4th 7th CAV, and then 76-77 with C company 1/72nd Armor in Happy Valley. I have only about 5 pictures from any of those days because my ex wife threw all of my things away in 87 during the divorce proceedings. After retiring, I thought very seriously about moving to Korea for I liked the people and I wanted to get away. But, I met my 2nd wife and still here. It is hard to visualize the the differences between each of my 3 tours to Korea and the way it is now in the same areas. I could go on and on about the differences, but won't unless someone mails me about them. I want to thank you so much for having this web site for "Old Soldiers" like myself to be able to reflect back on the good days of our youth, I was just 17 when I arrived in Korea on my 1st tour. Vic Pitts, 1SG USA RET, Kings Mountain, N.C. vctpit@aol.com

By: John Gilles

John Gilles — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 03:32:56 +0000

I wast stationed at Ccmp Casey 70 to 71 2nd Admin JAGC, I was a court reporter legal clerk enjoyed the pictures