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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 »

Just when things were getting quiet… Police arrest U.S. soldier for alleged robbery

» by Kalani August 4th, 2008 at 12:11 am » Comments (8)

Just when things were getting quiet before Bush's stop-over summit a bozo robs a convenience store on 2 Aug. Police officers arrested the U.S. soldier, whose full name ...more »

Advice for Military Divorces

» by GI Korea July 14th, 2008 at 4:37 am » Comments (4)

I just have no respect for people that would do something like this: One sailor abandoned his family at Tokyo’s Narita airport. He collected the boarding passes for his wife ...more »

Study Recommends Repealing “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”

» by GI Korea July 11th, 2008 at 4:53 pm » Comments (14)

There has been a steady stream of articles over the past year advocating for allowing gays to openly serve in the military and here is yet another one: Congress should repeal ...more »

New GI Bill On the Verge of Being Signed Into Law

» by GI Korea July 1st, 2008 at 6:43 pm » Comments (13)

The new GI Bill is on the verge of being signed into law by President Bush after months of political theater by the Democrats holding it up in order to ...more »

Army Leave Policy Changes

» by GI Korea June 29th, 2008 at 8:05 pm » Comments (1)

Here is a message I got today over the e-mail that will be of interest to you military types out there: The Department of Defense is presently coordinating a conforming change ...more »

US & Iraqi Government Negotiate Status of Forces Agreement

» by GI Korea June 19th, 2008 at 5:56 pm » Comments (5)

Iraqi blogger Omar Fadhil has an excellent article he has posted today in the Long War Journal (by the way anyone serious about understanding the global war on terror should ...more »

How to Be A Military Millionaire

» by GI Korea May 29th, 2008 at 10:12 am » Comments (6)

Do you want to be a millionaire one day?  Forget about teaching English in Korea to meet your financial goals, you might just want to consider joining the military: ...more »

Courts Now Involved in Gays in the Military Issue

» by GI Korea May 22nd, 2008 at 5:24 pm » Comments (0)

The infamous activist judges in the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals have struck again: The military cannot automatically discharge people because they're gay, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday in ...more »

Army to Ask Pentagon to Institute “Warrior Pay”

» by GI Korea May 22nd, 2008 at 2:40 am » Comments (11)

I like this idea of Warrior Pay: The Army is preparing to ask the Defense Department to move forward with a new type of compensation for soldiers who serve repetitive deployments ...more »

Catching Up with Joseph Darby

» by GI Korea May 19th, 2008 at 9:18 pm » Comments (8)

The vast majority of people who just read this title probably have no clue who Joseph Darby is, but you should. It wasn't 60 Minutes, Dan Rather, or any ...more »
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