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Army wife accused in arson that killed her 2 kids

» by Bill November 22nd, 2008 at 9:40 am » Comments (0)

The killings happened at Fort Campbell in May of 2007 An Army wife accused of setting her apartment on fire botched an attempt to collect on her husband's $400,000 insurance policy ...more »

Team, School, or Company? Which Army Commercial Do You Like Best?

» by GI Korea November 18th, 2008 at 6:02 pm » Comments (8)

So which of the new Army commercials do you like the best? Team: School: Company: Vote below for your favorite commercial: <a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1105677/" >Which of the New Army Commercials Do You Like Best?</a> ...more »

Captain Retention Bonus to End this Month

» by GI Korea November 10th, 2008 at 6:39 pm » Comments (0)

For you Army captains out there, if you haven't already, you better hurry up and take advantage of this program before it ends this month: A two-phase, multimillion-dollar retention incentive program ...more »

Army Approves Clothing Deal with Sears

» by GI Korea September 13th, 2008 at 3:35 pm » Comments (5)

It should be interesting to see what ROK Drop readers think of this: From Cantigny, France, and the Argonne Forest to North Africa, Normandy, Vietnam’s Iron Triangle and Iraq —and now ...more »

Introducing the Army’s New Dress Uniform

» by GI Korea September 6th, 2008 at 8:59 am » Comments (12)

I think the Army's decision to make the every day dress uniform for the Army the Dress Blues which would replace the green dress uniform most people are familiar with ...more »

Kunsan AB Vignette: 90th Bomb Squadron (LNI)

» by Kalani August 13th, 2008 at 2:46 am » Comments (0)

The following is about the 90th Bomb Squadron (LNI) which later evolved into the 90th Fighter Squadron — the Dicemen — of Elmendorf AFB after being returned to their original ...more »

Kunsan AB Vignette: Occupation Period (1945-1948) — An Officer’s Family Tour

» by Kalani August 6th, 2008 at 5:51 pm » Comments (0)

Captain Grenig and Family The young Captain Grenig -- then regimental S1 and later regimental S3 -- and came to Kunsan via the Philippines and Okinawa in July 1946. He was ...more »

Kunsan AB Vignette: Occupation Period (1945-1948) — Camp Hillenmeyer

» by Kalani August 5th, 2008 at 2:20 am » Comments (2)

Repatriation: Prior to the 63d Infantry Regiment, the Japanese were told to report to a central collection point. 33,845 Koreans were processed through Kunsan on the way to relocation centers ...more »

Book Review: Boy Soldier: Coming of Age during World War II

» by Kalani August 4th, 2008 at 1:57 am » Comments (1)

Boy Soldier: Coming of Age during World War II Russell E. McLogan Hardcover - 432 pages (December 7, 1998) Price: $29.95 Reviews Publisher Comments ...a fascinating account of an 18-year-old rifleman who joined K ...more »

Riding Shotgun

» by GI Korea December 10th, 2007 at 10:30 pm » Comments (0)

I can only imagine the reaction of their commander after seeing this: more »