P UBLISHED F OR T HOSE S ERVING IN THE
Volume 4, Issue 23
Soldiers help Daegu
get green
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Team Korea tops Army culinary arts contest
By Sgt. Ken Hall
Army News Service
FORT LEE, Va. -- Nearly 140 of the Army’s
best Soldier-chefs waged a variety of culinary
battles to see who could make the best dishes
and displays at the 31st Annual U.S. Army’s
Culinary Arts Competition, Fort Lee, Va.,
March 6-17.
Team Korea repeated top honors in claiming
Installation of the Year title, followed closely
by Fort Bragg, N.C., for second and Team
U.S. Army Europe finishing third.
This year, the competition hosted entrants
from 14 installations worldwide.
Major competition category winners were:
! Senior Army Chef of the Year: Spc. Jeffrey
Lagyak, Fort Bliss, Texas;
! Junior Army Chef of the Year: Cpl. Randy
Agno, Team Hawaii;
! Field Cooking Competition: Fort Riley,
Kansas; and
! Student Team Skills: Team Korea.
Special competition category winners were:
! Best Exhibit Cold Food Buffet: Sgt. Jason
Pratt, Team Korea;
! Best Exhibit Hot Food Shown Cold: Staff
Sgt. Bernard Book, Team Korea;
Former POW to speak
at Women’s History
Month observance
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — The
first female prisoner-of-war of
Operation Iraqi Freedom is
scheduled to be the guest speaker
at the Area II Women’s History
Month celebration 3:30 p.m. March
28 at Multi-Purpose Training
Facility #1 on Yongsan South Post.
Shoshana N. Johnson, a former
Army food service specialist
wounded when her convoy was
ambushed March 23, 2003, near an-
Nasiriyah, Iraq, is also the first
African-American female POW in
U.S. history.
Johnson received a bullet wound
to her ankle, causing injuries to both
legs. She and five other members
See POW, Page 4
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! Contemporary Pastry: Spc. Joanna Carrol,
Team USAREUR;
! Best Two Member Team: Nutritional Hot
Food Challenge, Team Hawaii;
! Baron H. Garland Culinary Knowledge Bowl:
Team Korea; and
! Best Centerpiece in Ice, Sgt. 1st Class
David Russ, Fort Bragg.
Trained by the best
Each year, competition participants are
given up-close critiques and cooking
demonstrations from certified master chefs.
“From day-one of the competition, we have
demonstrations by master chef ’s from around
the world,” said Stephen Posser, director of
SGT. KEN HALL training, Army Center of Excellence,
Spc. Anthony Mussari, left, and Spc. Ralph Pabon, 49th Subsistence. “It’s a constant learning exercise
Quartermaster Group, Fort Lee, Va. lay out their entry during the for the competitors, and they gain excellent
Nutritional Hot Foods Challenge at the 31st Annual U.S. Army constructive criticism from some of the finest
Culinary Arts Competition, March 15. master chefs in the world. Any time anyone
! Best Exhibit in Pastry and Confection: Spc. puts this much care into a dish, it’s going to
Alicia Hight, Team USAREUR; make the meals on the battlefield line taste all
! Most Artistic Centerpiece: Spec. Carmen that much better.”
Rosario, Fort Bragg; This year, culinary masters from Great
! Best Team Table Exhibit: Team USAREUR; Britain conducted cooking seminars throughout
! Contemporary Cooking: Sgt. Joshua Speiss,
Fort McNair; See Culinary
Culinary, Page16
Ready
Ready,, aim ...
Pvt. Kwan Hu-jang a Korean Augmeentee
to the U.S. Army Soldier, takes aim at
opposing forces during 2-1 Air Defense
Artillery Battalion’s External Evaluation
March 6 - 11. The unit was evaluated on
mission essential tasks, supporting
collective tasks and individual Soldier skills
during its first external evaluation since
being deployed to Korea in October 2004.
The unit is stationed at Gwangju Air Base,
a Republic of Korea installation that is
located 80 miles southwest of Daegu.
See Page 16 for related story.
PVT. DUSTIN ROBERTS
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http://ima.korea.army.mil/morningcalmweekly Commentary The Morning Calm Weekly

Making RSOI/FE06 ‘no injury

injury,, no loss of life’ exercises
T
he RSOI/Foal Eagle 06
exercise presents a great
opportunity for our entire
U.S. Forces Korea team to assess our
mission essential tasks and operating
procedures for supporting receiving,
staging, onward movement and
integration of on- and offshore forces
into the fight.
I know that everyone in USFK
will work hard to gain the maximum
training benefit from this exercise.
Should war come, our success will
be largely determined by our ability
to execute RSOI to standard.
During RSOI/FE06, we will see
our formations executing high-risk
training. I accept this risk, but only
with the right risk management
procedures and the mitigation of all
risk factors to not more than
moderate with senior supervision,
and preferably to low.
In all this, it is essential that
commanders and leaders at all
echelons engage with their outfits
Gen. B.B. Bell
to ensure safe execution. As
exercise play progresses, the
potential for accidents increases.
To exercise safely, we have to
defeat complacency overconfidence
and indeed fatigue. It is important
to review lessons learned form
previous training exercises to
ensure we understand the challenges importantly, how safely we conduct
facing our forces and work to the operation.
mitigate those factors. I am deeply committed to the
In order to ensure we set achievement of our RSOI and Foal
conditions for safe execution of Eagle training objectives. I am also
RSOI and Foal Eagle, we must all equally insistent that we execute the
aggressively embrace composite training safely.
risk management and risk No serious injury or loss of life
mitigation. is absolutely achievable in this
Commanders are responsible and upcoming exercise domain.
first-line leaders are the decisive Commanders and leaders, take
point in this effort. I want charge of your units.
commanders to empower Servicemembers, I want you to
subordinates, while holding them train and exercise safely.
accountable for the safety of their Thanks to all four your
servicemembers, crews, teams and commitment to our great Republic
squads. of Korea ally and the security of this
I expect leaders and magnificent land. I greatly
servicemembers to be thoroughly appreciate what you do and the
familiar with risk assessment and professionalism you exhibit in doing
risk mitigation guidance regarding it.
air, ground, sea and port operations. We go together!
Success of this exercise will be
measured against our execution of
battle tasks, management of tactical GEN B.B. Bell
risks for changing situations and, Commander, UNC/CFC/USFK

Talking with children separation. Others might have some difficulty going
to bed or staying asleep.
Children often want to find out more about “what,
where, and why” as a way of trying to understand

about deployment, war Parents should be prepared to spend extra time to

By Melissa Royalty
Seoul American Elementary School
Because we are a military community, the
world’s events are the topic of many conversations
in our homes, at the PX and even in our schools.
Make certain that our children are paying attention
to these conversations.
Children may have fear or anxiety because of
what they see on television, hear from their friends
on the playground, or hear from other
conversations. Subtle changes in parents’ moods
and behaviors can affect children — especially if
they witness reactions in their parents that they have
not seen before.
Many times parents are unsure if their child’s
response to the news of war is within the normal
range. Remembering that each child is unique, below
you will find a guide that will help you understand
age-appropriate responses as well as age-appropriate
topics for discussion.
Young children (below the age of 7 or 8) might
react with fear and anxiety. This could cause some
children to become clingy and to have trouble with
comfort and reassure them about their own safety and
the safety of loved ones. Parents can also help children
understand why other people may be reacting to the
war in different ways.
To help reduce children’s fears and anxieties,
parents should consider limiting young children’s
exposure to television coverage about the war.
Children may begin to show more “war” play, use
“tough talk,” or have mock battles. Although this can
be disturbing to adults, it is a very normal way that
children try to make sense of things that have made a
strong impression on them. As an alternative, parents
could encourage children to express themselves
through art, music or poetry. Don’t be surprised,
however, if the themes expressed in these activities
include aspects of war (e.g., fighting, death, displays
of military power).
Parents may want to initiate conversations with
older children (age 10 or so) about the events they
have seen on television. It is important to allow older
children to participate in viewing and talking about the
news if they want to. It is also wise to encourage their
continued participation in the normal routines and
activities that they enjoy. This will bring normalcy to
life and help diminish anxieties.
things they find confusing. Parents need to be
prepared to answer these questions, or at least be
willing to help find an age-appropriate answer.
Finally, children may find some comfort in the
days and weeks ahead by “doing something” or taking
some kind of action that makes them feel like they
are making a difference. You can help them with
specific projects at home, in school or as part of an
informal or organized group. Although you might
have some suggestions for these projects, consider
allowing children to come up with their own ideas
for what they can do to help. Taking action can help
children feel more empowered in confusing times.
Children that have a parent deployed may
experience anxiety due to the news of specific battles
in the area in which their parent is deployed. Consider
limiting anxiety by previewing the news and
newspaper articles before your child has the
opportunity to view it.
For information on supporting your child in dealing
with the issue of war, deployment or anxiety, contact
the appropriate counselor for assistance: Janine Parker
(grades K-1), Melissa Royalty (2-3) and Rydell
Wilkins (4-5), at 736-4613.
(Editor’s Note: Melissa Royalty is a counselor for
grades 2-3 at Seoul American Elementary School.)

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Sailors in Korea take Navy-wide
advancement examinations
By Navy Journalist First Class David McKee
CNFK Public Affairs
SEOUL – Seventy-nine Sailors
assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval
Forces Korea took the semi-annual,
Navy-wide advancement test cycle
that ended March 16 when the Navy
Seamen (E-3) put down their pencils.
Petty officer second classes (E-5)
took the examination March 2 and
third classes (E-4) took the
examination March 9.
The 200-question test, offered in
the spring and fall, assesses each
sailor’s knowledge of Navy Basic
Military Requirements and the sailor’s
specialty or rating.
The test score, however, is one of
four main criteria used to determine N JAVY F C D
OURNALIST MK
IRST LASS AVID C EE
advancement. A final multiple of total Personnel Specialist Second Class (PS2) Thomas Sorenson (foreground) and PS2 Kevin Tibbets
points is composed of the test score, both E-5s, take their first class petty officer Navy-wide examination March 2 at the Navy Club.
evaluation average, points for awards with the Bibliography (Bibs) and Navy for those who have prepared properly,
and points for passing the test but not instruction books and studying. the reward may mean more respect,
advancing. “Using the Bibs to study is the best responsibility and money. Still not
“Advancement is based on an way to improve your chances of getting everyone will advance, but according
evaluation of the whole sailor that advanced. Good evaluation and award to Betancourt that is not reason
includes test score and performance,” points counts towards advancement, enough to let frustration overwhelm
said Chief of Naval Operations- the more personal awards you have the her efforts to succeed.
directed Command Master Chief Petty more points you earn going into the “Until I pass I won’t get
Officer Michael C. Bruner. “How they exam,” Franklyn said. discouraged, I know it may take some
act, wear their uniform, perform on But for sailors whose rates are the time to make rate,” said Betancourt.
the job and how most competitive, only “In the end, when I make first class,
they do on the “In the end, when I make the most diligent it will definitely be worth it.”
score decides advance. CNFK is the regional commander for
whether they
first class, it will definitely be Yeoman Second the U.S. Navy in the Republic of Korea
move up in worth it.” Class Kari Betancourt and provides leadership and expertise in
rank or not.” took the first class test naval matters to area military
Education Yeoman Second Class Kari for the sixth time. commanders, including the Commander
Services Betancourt “I print out the for the United Nations Command, the
Commander
Commander,, U.S. Naval Forces bibliography for the
Officer, and Republic of Korea and U.S. Combined
Test Control Chinhae exam and then make a Forces Command and Commander,
Officer, Chief binder with all the United States Forces Korea. CNFK also
Personnel Specialist Sylvan Franklyn references and then I go through each serves as liaison to the Republic of
said though there are many factors reference and try to summarize things Korea Navy, the Combined Forces
involved in ascending to the next pay to make practice questions to help me Commander staff in armistice and in
grade, the test determines the bulk of study,” Betancourt said. wartime and to the Commander, U.S.
the score. That means sitting down Test results will be out in June and 7th Fleet based in Yokosuka.
A star is born
Staff Sgt. Courtney Leahy sings her
rendition of “Total Eclipse of the
Heart,” originally sung by country
singer Bonnie Tyler, for the Falcon
Community Center crowd during
the 2006 Kunsan Idol competition
Feb. 25. The competition, hosted
by the 8th Services Squadron,
mocked the popular reality television
show, allowing airmen to compete
in musical performances while
being judged by others. Leahy
placed first overall in the contest.
She is a member of the 8th Medical
Operations Squadron.
COURTESY PHOTO
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CSM/SGM boards convenes June 6
The Fiscal Year 2006 Command
Sergeant Major, Sergeant Major and
Sergeant Major Course Selection Board
will convene June 6 in Indianapolis, at the
Enlisted Records and Evaluation Center.
Eligibility criteria for consideration for
appointment to command sergeant major
include sergeants major and master
sergeant (P) with a Basic Active Service
Date not earlier than June 6, 1980, and a
date of birth not earlier than Nov. 6, 1954.
Master sergeants and first sergeants
with Primary Military Occupational
Specialty 79R who are eligible for sergeant
major selection are also considered for
appointment. Lastly, master sergeant/first
sergeants who are eligible for sergeant
major selection and have either graduated
the U.S. Army Sergeant Major Course,
are currently enrolled or are scheduled to
complete a sister service equivalency of
the USASMC by August 2006, are
considered for appointment.
Eligibility criteria for promotion
consideration to sergeant major include
the following: Master sergeant/first
sergeants with a DOR of June 6, 2004
and earlier, a BASD between June 7, 1981
and June 6, 1996, and a DOB not earlier
than Sept. 6, 1954.
Primary Zone DOR is June 6, 2003
and earlier. Secondary Zone DOR is June
7, 2003 thru June 6, 2004.
All first sergeant/master sergeants
selected by the CY05 command sergeant
major/sergeant major/SMC Board for
attendance as an alternate to the USASMC
(Class 57) are eligible for promotion
consideration - regardless of DOR.
Eligibility criteria for consideration for
attendance to the USASMC as an alternate
include master sergeants/first sergeants
with a DOR of Dec. 4, 2004 and earlier, a
BASD not earlier than June 6, 1984 and a
DOB not earlier than June 6, 1956.
SGM and USASMC Declination
Master sergeants may decline
POW
of the 307th Maintenance Company,
deployed out of Fort Bliss, Texas,
were captured and taken as
prisoners-of-war. The ambush and
its aftermath made headlines around
the world.
House raids conducted by U.S.
Marines in the city of Samarra, Iraq,
resulted in the successful rescue of
seven POWs on the morning of April
13, 2003. Three days later, Johnson
and the six other former POWs were
welcomed back to the United States
as heroes by a cheering crowd of
more than 3,000 people.
Johnson retired from the Army on
a temporary disability honorable
discharge in December 2003. Since
her return to the United States,
Johnson has presented talks
throughout the nation about her
experience as a prisoner of war, and
has been recognized with standing
ovations from small groups to over
65,000 people at select events
hosted by public and private
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consideration for promotion to sergeant
major and attendance at the USASMC by
declining (online or written) prior to May
19, 2006.
NCOs in any zone of consideration for
this board can go to the EREC Web site
at https://www.hrc.army.mil, click on
HRC, Indianapolis (EREC) and click on
the promotion file link. Enter the Army
Knowledge Online authentication and then
click on the statements link. Failure to
decline will result in automatic
acceptance for promotion consideration
AD
to sergeant major and course attendance.
CSM Program Declination
The command sergeant major program
is voluntary; therefore, Soldiers who meet
the selection criteria for appointment to
command sergeant major must accept or
decline consideration prior to May 19,
2006. Failure to submit an acceptance
statement for appointment to command
sergeant major will be construed as a
declination for consideration and those
records will not be provided to the board
for command sergeant major
consideration.
NCO Evaluation Reports
Compete-the-Record reports must
arrive at EREC, error-free, no later than
March 31. Sixty-day Option reports must
arrive at EREC NLT May 19. Eligible and
interested candidates are encouraged to
ensure that their records are accurate in
order to remain competitive.
Electronic Review of ERB
NLT May 19, eligible NCOs must
complete their online review of the
promotion ERB by logging onto
h t t p s : / / w w w. h r c . a r m y. m i l ,
selecting HRC Indianapolis (EREC)
and then clicking on promotion file.
NCOs must validate the ERB for
authentication. If any information
is incorrect or missing, the NCO
should visit their servicing PSD to
make corrections.
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organizations.
“We were really fortunate to get
her as a guest speaker,” said Master
Sgt. Tony McClure, Area II Equal
Opportunity advisor. “She is in
great demand on the speaking
circuit.”
This year ’s Area II Women’s
History Month celebration is hosted
by the 8th Military Police Brigade.
In addition to the guest speaker, the
90-minute program will include a
“Salute to Women” slide show,
poetry readings, music and other
entertainment.
“It will be a celebration to
remember,” said Equal Opportunity
Advisor Master Sgt. Eugene
Jackson of the 8th Military Police
Brigade. “The entire Area II and
Yongsan Garrison community is
invited.”
For information on the March 28
event, contact McClure by e-mail
at McClureTony@korea.army.mil,
or call 738-5950.
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PHOTOS BY SPC. TIMOTHY DINNEEN

1 HBCT tests new ‘anti-personnel’ ammunition

Canister rounds increase meters. There are 1,100 of
armor’s combat capability these deadly marbles in
every canister fired.
By Spc. Timothy Dinneen “Massive power on a
Second Infantry Division Public Affairs Office
group of infantry quickly
RODRIGUEZ RANGE – Lined up in a file, is the main purpose of the
the M1 Abrams tanks named “Cold Pimpin,” round, that’s what it was
“Crimson Knight,” “Death Wish” and “Doin made for,” said Kim Dean,
Time” stood proudly with cannons raised and a TRADOC Systems
ready for Soldiers to fire the newest Manager-Abrams
ammunition in their arsenal during a live-fire contractor from Fort
exercise held at Rodriguez Range March 7. Knox, Ky.
Soldiers with the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat The exercise tested fire
Team conducted a short sustainment gunnery at dummy troops from
exercise to test new canister rounds that will ranges of 200, 300, 400
accompany heat and sabot rounds currently in meters, and 100 meters at
their munitions store. troops in the wood lines.
“This is the first time we’re firing these Kim said the maximum
canister rounds and the live fire enables effective range of the
Soldiers to see what it can do,” said Maj. Chris round is 500 meters. Soldiers relax by their tanks prior to engaging targets with new cannister ammunition at
Connolly, operations officer, 2nd Battalion, 9th “Heat and sabot rounds Rodriguez Range March 7.
Infantry are primarily anti-vehicle. Tanks are best at canister round shoot before,” said Capt. Mike
Regiment. killing other tanks. Sabot rounds will put a Phrockmorton, Delta Company, 2-9 Inf.
According hole in a wall. Heat rounds will burn a hole commander. “We think it should do a great job
to a through a lot of armor, but again, it just makes of suppressing troop targets without collateral
document a hole. effects which is what we’re having a hard
released by “Canister rounds will give us that spread time doing in Iraq.
1st HBCT, like a shotgun, that will be more effective than “This will make it much easier and Soldiers
the new heat or sabot rounds to eliminate enemy spread won’t be as limited to what they can do
canisters turn out in the weeds. It would be like trying to pertaining to the rules of engagement.”
the tanks into take a sledge hammer to take out a gnat. The exercise consisted of 10 targets of
a giant A canister round is anti-personnel but can varying distances including mine fields,
shotgun. At also be used to clear away wire, obstacles, cement walls, dummy troops, utility vehicles
100 meters mine fields, knock down walls and suppress a and bunkers.
the new bunker. It gives the tank a lot more capabilities The rounds riddled these targets with
round in a restrictive environment,” Connolly said. multiple wounds. Many of the targets
pulverized a Soldiers who fired these resembled spaghetti strainers
cinder-block rounds speculated what the “My expectation of the because of all the holes put
wall and the new round could do and through them. However, not
new round is it will knock
enemy behind how easily it would be to everyone was impressed.
it. After work with. down some freakin’ walls “I thought it would’ve been a
several test “My expectation of the and put holes in stuff.” bigger spread,” said Pfc. Benjamin
shoots at a new round is it will knock Spc. Mark Lannholm Guillon, a tank uploader. “It was a
utility down some freakin’ walls and 2-9 Infantry Regiment gunner light round though, so it wasn’t
The concrete target (top) proved no match vehicle, all put holes in stuff,” said Spc. hard to load.”
for a direct hit from the new cannister round scores were Mark Lannholm, a 2-9 Inf. gunner. “Coming out Whatever the opinions were at the range,
(bottom). 100 percent, here gives us the advantage of seeing how the Soldiers were able to test the new round and
leaving the new round performs and actually getting the feel see what it can do to varying targets.
vehicle destroyed. of it. Instead of just training on electronics, you “It was a great event and a great
The shot spreads are of 3/8-inch ball actually get to take crews down and have opportunity for all the Soldiers out here to see
bearings spewing from the main gun. The shot everyone work as a team.” what the Army’s coming up with,” said Jason
is a consistent 10 meter spread for every 100 “I don’t think anyone out here has seen a Dunm, tank commander, 2-9 Inf.
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ICW Wrestling
ICW Wrestling representatives will be
at Camp Red Cloud Mitchell’s Sports
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Parenting Skills, Safety
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A Parenting Skills and Safety Education
Workshop is planned from 1 – 3 p.m., at
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Camp Red Cloud; April 20, Camp Casey;
and April 28 at Camp Stanley.
Dominoes
Starting the first Saturday in April,
Dominoes will be played, beginning at 6
p.m. at Camp Red Cloud Mitchell’s Sports
Bar and Grill. Prizes awarded to the
winning team. There is no entry fee.
ASAP Awards Ceremony
Area I ASAP is hosting its first military
and civilian award ceremony 2 p.m.
Tuesday. For information, call 730-4148.
Holy Week Services
Holy Week services will be offered
according to the following schedule:
Palm Sunday, 9 a.m. April 9, CRC Chapel
and 1 p.m. Camp Stanley Chapel.
Holy Thursday, 7 p.m. April 13, Mass of
the Lord’s Supper, CRC Chapel.
Good Friday, 11:30 a.m. April 14, Stations
of the Cross, CRC, and 5:30 p.m. Service
of the Cross, CRC.
Holy Saturday, 7 p.m. April 15, Easter Vigil
Mass, CRC.
Easter Sunday, 9 a.m. April 16, Mass at
CRC and 1 p.m. Camp Stanley Chapel.
Leadershiptraining
set for May 18-19
An Organizational Leadership
for Executives seminar is scheduled
for May 8-19. First-line supervisors
and nonsupervisors who do not
meet the criteria will be considered
for attendance at OLE if they are
GS-12 or above and class space is
available.
In all other cases (non-
supervisors and GS-11 and below),
applicants must complete a waiver
of eligibility Requirements
document for attendance.
Nominations must be submitted
through Area I CPAC, using DD
Form 1556, to
HanKU@korea.army.mil.
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Rodriguez Range opens to local leaders
Second Infantry Division Public Affairs
Special to The Morning Calm Weekly
RODRIGUEZ RANGE – The 2nd
Infantry Division invited community
leaders of Pocheon City to Rodriguez
Range, to provide a better understanding
of how and why they train the way they
do here.
First Heavy Brigade Combat Team
Commander Col. Michael Feil hosted the
visit on March 6.
An Army bus drove the visitors around
the range, passing the Military Operations
in Urban Terrain training site.
Looking down from a hill, the MOUT
training site consisted of traditional Korean
houses with kiwa roofs and some urban-
style buildings like those seen on a movie
set.
PHOTOS BY YU, HU SON
“Laser beams are used instead of live
First Heavy Brigade Combat Team commander Col. Michael Feil provides a brief explanation of
fires here,” Feil said.
the type of training done at Rodriguez Range to visiting Pocheon City leaders..
As for the graves around the range,
Feil said, “Families are allowed to visit either side of the water is blocked by “By firing at the mountain, we can
their decendants graves and conduct their cement,” Feils said, “assuring local citizens ensure the safety of the Soldiers as well
traditional rituals.” the Army had taken measures to protect as that of the local people,” Feil said. “In
Next, they went to see the Warrior the landscape. addition to force protection, we almost
Valley training site. “There are two good benefits to using always fire at wooden targets, not on
“To protect the natural stream bed, this site. One is that live-fire rounds will metal targets so that the rounds will not
not fly out of the training site, furthermore, bounce off.
the valley will reduce the noise,” Feil said. “I train here almost every day and the
From there, the bus headed to the range relationship with the local people here is
tower, the highest point at Rodriquez very important. We will continue to
Range. coordinate with Eighth Army to prevent
At the tower building, Meals Ready to accidents from occurring and to carry on
Eat, and fruit was available for the visitors. the agreement we have made with the
Pfc. Seo Sang Myun, Headquarters and Republic of Korea,” Feil said.
Headquarters Company, 1st HBCT, Lee Yong Jik, the community leader
demonstrated how to boil the MRE for of Oga-sam-ree said tanks destroyed the
the visitors before Feil continued his brief. drainage road and he wished something
Feil mentioned the two priorities that would be done to fix it.
U.S. Forces Korea commanders had The vice mayor of Pocheon City was
come up with. One was ensuring peace informed by Kim Hyong Nam, the
and stability of the peninsula. The second community relations officer at Camp
was enhancing warfighting readiness. Casey Enclave, that there existed a proper
He also said there are three factors to channel to resolve such problems and
being safe and to preserving the explained the process to community
environment. leaders.
He mentioned the safety for the local “Today was a good opportunity for the
community, the safety and preservation Army to hear the voice of the local people
First Heavy Brigade Combat Team for the Soldiers and the preservation of in person,” said Hwang Yung Chul, the
Commander Col. Michael Feil assists a visitor local terrain. vice mayor of Pocheon City.
with their MRE.
Leisure Travel Office moves, expands services
Travel
By Pfc. Lee Seung Hyub “Before our offices were consolidated, I worked for
Second Infantry Division Public Affairs the Official Travel Office and there were a lot of leisure
CAMP CASEY – Camp Casey’s Leisure Travel Office, once travel customers coming into our office,” said Kim
located in the Morale Welfare and Recreation building, has moved Myung-Hui, site manager. “So we had to send the
to Building 2408 behind the Post Exchange. customers to the Leisure Travel Office and heard a lot
With the move, the LTO has consolidated with the Official of complaints.”
Travel Office and become the Commercial Travel Office. Since merging, those problems are a thing of the past.
The reason for the change is because both offices were However, another problem has occurred. Since the LTO
providing virtually the same services but were divided into two has moved, some customers had difficulty finding them.
separate entities because the needs of the customers were “After the consolidation, customers who want leisure
different. travel have decreased because of difficulty finding our
The Leisure Travel Office provided airline tickets for personal office,” said Oh Eun-Young, sales representative.
travel to the United States or anywhere else abroad. The CTO provides almost every airline ticket from
On the other hand, the Official Travel Office provided tickets American Airlines to Korean Air and also has tour
for official travel such as permanent change of station, temporary programs.
duty and emergency leave. “We are providing all kinds of airline tickets for the
Because they were providing almost the same services, many lowest price,” said Lee Hyunju, sales representative. “We
customers ended up in the wrong office. also have a tour programs such as China and Japan.”
To reduce confusion it was decided to consolidate the offices. The CTO’s operation hours are from 9 a.m. to 5
Furthermore, the decrease in traffic due to the amount of Soldiers p.m. weekdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
now stationed at Camp Casey didn’t require two offices. for emergency leave only.
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Casey claims indoor soccer championship

By Pfc. Lee Seung Hyub
Second Infantry Division Public Affairs
CAMP CASEY – After a brutal
two-day tournament, indoor soccer
teams from Camp Casey and Camp
Red Cloud met for the Area I Indoor
Soccer Championship.
Unlike outdoor soccer, the indoor
game only allows five players per
team on the playing surface
including the goalie. Goalies are also
not allowed to use their hands to
block a shot on the small goal.
Usually played on a basketball
court, the indoor game can also be
very rough and fast-paced.
Coming out of the loser’s bracket
the CRC team needed two wins over
Camp Casey ‘A’ to take home the
Area I Championship.
Before the game, CRC player
Rogerlio Pineda said, “we expect to
Alvaro Barragan received a long
pass from midcourt and put the ball
into the back of the net, giving the
Casey team a 1-0 lead at the half.
But the Casey team did not stop
there. Less than a minute into the
second half Leroy Tolo gave a swift
kick to the ball out of midair putting
it into the goal for a 2-0 lead.
“I knew the ball was going in
once it hit my foot,” Tolo said.
The 2-0 lead was too much for
the CRC team to overcome, as they
were unable to get the ball into the
KIM POK MAN Casey team’s net after repeated
The 2006 Warrior Division Post Level Invitational Soccer Tournament was held at Carey Physical attempts.
Fitness Center, Camp Casey, March 11-23. The Camp Casey Team “A” won the championship “The game was hard but it was
by defeating Camp Red Cloud by the score of 1-0. Both of these teams will represent Warrior good to win,” Tolo said.
Country (Area I) in the 2006 Eighth United States Army Indoor Soccer Championship, April 21-23 “I’m very happy we won because
at Area IV’s Camp Carroll, Waegan, Area IV. that’s what we’ve been practicing
have a great match.” half, with no team able to gain an edge. for the last month,” said Casey’s
Back and forth it went in the first That was until Camp Casey’s Adan Alfaro.

A wealth of information
available at www .irs.gov
www.irs.gov
By Capt. Erin M. Delevan
Second Infantry Division Legal Office
Have you been wondering whether or not you can
deduct that contribution to the Combined Federal
Campaign? Or maybe you’d like to know how much
income tax you should tell your employer to withhold?
Well, wonder no longer; because the Internal Revenue
Service has a very useful Web site that can easily
answer these questions and many others.
The Web site is www.irs.gov. Whether you’ve
already finished this year’s personal income taxes, or
are working to meet an extended deadline, the
homepage has a number of links to useful information.
On the left hand side, there is a link called “Where’s
My Refund?” You’ll need your social security number,
your filing status and the amount of your refund.
Click “Submit” and you should be told when your
refund was sent to you or directly deposited in your
account.
COURTESY PHOTO
Note that sometimes the amount of refund you
Second Infantry Division Soldiers joinin the Seoul Marathon Race. The marathon draws more foreigners than any other Korean race. expected to receive is different from the amount the

Warriors enjoy Seoul Marathon Race
By Pfc. Lee Yoon Joo
Second Infantry Division Public Affairs
SEOUL – The Han River welcomed thousands
of area runners and 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers
competing in the Seoul Marathon with a fresh breeze
at the Han River Park March 5.
The annual international competition is a
prestigious event, celebrating its ninth anniversary
this year. About 12,000 amateur runners participate
in this event each year, which boasts the largest
foreign competition among Korean marathons.
The event consisted of four course selections
including six kilometer, 12 km, 21.0975 km (half-
marathon course), and 42.195 km (full-marathon
course).
The 9th Annual Seoul Marathon Race featured
about 250 Soldiers from 1st Heavy Brigade Combat
Team, Fires Brigade, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade
and Special Troops Battalion.
The Soldiers arrived early at Han River Park signing
up at the Good Neighbor tent, set up by the Eighth
U.S. Army, to pick up their numbers and chips.
The electronic chips were used for the time check
for the runners on the half- and full- marathon
course.
“My section chief encouraged me to enter this
event and here I am ready to run,” said Pfc. Kim
Dong Yoon, Headquarters and Headquarter Company,
1st Bn., 15th Field Artillery, who participated in the
half-marathon course run. “The scenery here is
beautiful and the air is very fresh. I think it’s going
to be a great run today.”
The full course group was divided into two groups,
“A” and “B.” The “A” group consisted of runners
with a recorded run time under 2 hours, 40 minutes.
As the starting gun alerted runners to begin the
race, the Eighth Army Band began playing music
lifting the crowd to its feet among shouts of
encouragement as the “A” runners went by followed
by the “B” group.
After a couple of hours the lead group of the half-
marathon race reached the finish line determining
the event champion.
Although 2ID Soldiers didn’t come in as the
winners, many finished the course proving they are
truly “Warriors of the 2nd Infantry Division.”
IRS actually gives you. This is usually due to simple
math errors on your part.
In cases like this, the IRS simply makes the correction
for you and sends you the correct amount.
Another useful link on the IRS home page is entitled
“Frequently Asked Questions.” This link is in the middle,
along the bottom. Click on this and the site will take you
to a list of topics -- you can search by category or by
keyword. Sometimes it is easier to find your question
on the category list and sometimes it is easier to find it
on the keyword list, so be sure to check both.
You can find all kinds of topics here -- tax treatment
of Independent Retirement Accounts, IRS procedures
and information for U.S. citizens living abroad -- just to
name a few.
A third useful link is the “Taxpayer Advocate.” This
one is right next to the “Frequently Asked Questions”
link. The taxpayer advocate may be able to help you if
you have an ongoing issue with the IRS that you have
been trying to resolve.
If you’re having problems with the IRS, it is a good
idea to call them and try to work it out. The IRS offers
extended phone service hours at its Philadelphia service
center for U.S. taxpayers living outside of the country.
It is available from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. eastern time,
Monday - Friday.
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Fire strikes Yongsan facilities

Area II explores options to restore public works services,
prays for injured Korean Service Corps employees
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — Three
Korean Service Corps employees were
seriously injured March 16 in an early
morning fire that destroyed several
Yongsan Garrison buildings.
The men are being treated for burns at
a local Korean hospital.
The blaze destroyed one Korean
Service Corps building and two adjacent
Directorate of Public Works buildings that
housed offices and workshops.
“Our prayers go out to the Korean
the largest fire they have ever fought,”
said Temporado.
The impact of the fire was immediate.
Gate 1 was closed until around 6:20 a.m.
as Korea National Police personnel
secured the outside perimeter. Korean fire
trucks, red lights flashing in the dark rainy
night, lined the avenue across from the
USO at Camp Kim as firefighters blasted
water over the garrison wall. At the peak
of the fire, flames shot high into the sky.
Inside, Area II Support Activity
firefighters battled the blaze as Directorate PHOTOS BY DAVID MCNALLY

Service Corps employees and their
families,” said Area II Commander Col.
Ron Stephens. “We wish for their speedy
recovery.”
The Area II Support Activity Fire
Department responded to the huge fire
around 1:55 a.m. Korean firefighters from
nine Seoul districts also responded with
63 fire trucks and more than 130
personnel. The fire was contained within
about five hours, though hot spots were
still being extinguished throughout the day.
Stephens thanked the Korean fire
departments that responded under a
mutual assistance agreement with the
Area II Support Activity Fire Department.
“Without their help, we may have lost
many more buildings,” Stephens said.
Area II Fire Chief Alex Temporado said
the fire is the largest in memory at Yongsan
Garrison.
“My senior firefighters, who have been
here for more than 35 years, say this was
of Public Works and other personnel Yongsan Garrison Firefighter Kim Tae-song sprays water on smoldering flames March 16.
braved dense smoke to empty buildings
of paint and other flammable materials in
case the fire spread.
“In addition to offices and workshops,
we lost a lot of tools, supplies and other
equipment,” said Director of Public Works
Col. Paul Legere, adding that eight fire-
damaged DPW trucks are repairable.
Legere said a cost assessment is under
way to accurately estimate the total Books, manuals and wood are quickly
amount of damage. consumed by the fire.
He said that offices and shops once
housed in the lost buildings will be relocated
and tools and equipment will be replaced
as quickly as possible.
“It’s been a shock, but we’re still in
business. Some installation services may
be affected, but there has been no impact
on service order requests.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation
by the Korea National Police and the U.S. Firefighters spray water on what is left of the Highly flammable materials remain untouched
Army Criminal Investigation Division. Directorate of Public Works carpenter shop. by the fire 10 yards away.

Longtime employees sift through aftermath

PHOTOS
Heating Branch worker Chae Du-sok searches what was left of
his desk in Building 1346 March 16.
Carpenter Shop Foreman Yim Mu-ho speaks
about the fire’s impact .
By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — The March 16 fire that
devastated much of the Yongsan public works and Korean
Service Corps compounds also left its mark on the
employees who worked there.
Some employees found out about the blaze after
reporting for duty, only to find their offices and
workshops completely destroyed. Others, like Carpenter
Shop Foreman Yim Mu-ho, were called moments after
the fire was discovered.
BY DAVID MCNALLY
“When I saw the fire, I felt helpless,” Yim said. “I just
stood and watched the buildings burn for three hours.”
Yim couldn’t get near his building because of the
ongoing emergency response.
Approximately 185 Korean employees were displaced
by the fire. About 70 Korean employees worked in Yim’s
U-shaped Building 1300, a 1958-vintage wood and
cinderblock structure that was home to carpentry,
masonry and other shops.
A U.S. Army employee for 36 years, he said this was
the worst thing that has ever happened.
“I feel devastated,” Yim said. “I don’t know what the
future will bring. At the moment, we feel lost.”
In the hours after firefighters extinguished the flames,
some employees ventured a look at their offices.
Heating Branch worker Chae Tu-sok searched what
was left of his desk in Building 1346.
Chae found a set of keys and walked slowly away
from his desk.
Director of Public Works Col. Paul Legere met with
Chae and other DPW employees Friday afternoon to
reassure and encourage them.
“We are a DPW family and we’ll get through this
together,” Legere said. “We’ll take care of you.”
Legere said equipment would be replaced and the
organization would “be better than it was” in providing
services to Yongsan Garrison’s 25,000-plus residents.
At the meeting, 8th U.S. Army claims personnel told
employees how to file for loss of work uniforms or
other personal property in the burned buildings.
Legere said his staff is now working from temporary
facilities and still answering work orders.
“The impact of the fire should be transparent to our
customers,” he said.
For DPW employees like Yim, who have invested much
of their lives working for the U.S. Army, the fire may be
out, but rebuilding from the ashes is far from over.
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Radio Town Hall

The Area II commander and staff will
answer questions during an Area II
Radio Town Hall 11 a.m.-noon Monday.
Community members can phone
questions or concerns to 738-7040 during
the live broadcast or e-mail
areaiitownhall@korea.army.mil before or
during the AFN-Korea Eagle FM
broadcast. For information, call 738-7354.

ACU Sewing Service

Beginning April 3, U.S. Army enlisted
Soldiers can take their new Army Combat
Uniform (ACU) to the Area II Sewing
Center for embroidery of name and U.S.
Army tape with Velcro only. For
information, contact your unit supply
office or call 738-5311.

ACS needs 300 Volunteers

Three hundred volunteers are needed for
registration, swimming, bowling,
barbecue and fun-and-game activities
during the Army Community Service
June Jamboree. The jamboree will be June
2. For information, call 738-5311.
‘Harvey’ comes to Yongsan
The comedy play “Harvey” will be
staged 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday
and at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Moyer Music
Theatre. The cost is $3. For information,
call 723-5721.
Family Walk ‘n’ Run
Step out and support the family 5-
kilometer “Walk ‘n’ Run” April 1 at
Collier Field House in recognition of
Child Abuse Prevention Month and
Month of the Military Child. For
information, call 738-8861.
Meet the CPOC
Area II managers and supervisors have
a chance to meet members of the Civilian
Personnel Operations Center Korea 8:30-
11 a.m. and 1:30-4 p.m. April 7 at the
Tejano star Shelly Lares and her band perform for about 50 Area II community members March 16 at the Main Post Club.
Tejano music star sings for Area II
By Pfc. Lee Yang-won
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON —
Country and Tejano music star Shelly
Lares performed for Area II fans
March 16 at the Main Post Club.
A San Antonio native, Shelly Lares
is known as “Little Miss Dynamite.”
She is on an Armed Forces
Entertainment and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation Pacific tour.
“For us to come over here and bring
home to [servicemembers] is a great
honor,” Lares said. “It’s the least we
could do for them for all the sacrifices
they make for us and our freedom.”
Lares sang “Here for the party,”
“Red Neck Woman” and “Can I have
this dance” along with a couple of
Spanish-language songs during her
PFC. LEE YANG-WON
Yongsan performance.
“This is my second time in Korea and
I’m having a great time,” Lares said.
“The people here are great. All of the
community members make us [feel]
really welcome here.”
Lares gave out autographs and took
photographs with the audience after the
show.
“Twenty years ago, I saw Shelly
Lares’ songs hit really big in San
Antonio,” said Sgt. 1st Class Albert Shelly Lares
Lujan, Headquarters and Headquarters as if the songs were theirs. I was very
Company, 8th U.S. Army. “Being from impressed with that,” said Lt. Col.
the same state and standing right next Daniel Hagmaier, U.S. Air Force
to her makes me real happy.” programs branch chief. Lares’ Pacific
For some people this was their first tour began in Japan. She is currently
encounter with Lares. visiting U.S military bases in Korea.
“Today she covered a lot of well-
known country songs but it sounded E-mail yangwon.lee@korea.army.mil

University talks about AIDS awareness

Moyer Community Services Center
auditorium on Yongsan Main Post. For
information, call 738-3603.
Public lectures cover social, education issues Cho also detailed the economic loss due to HIV that can
Summer Hire Program By Pfc. Lee Yang-won be devastating to a nation in the long run.
Military and civilian dependent teens Area II Public Affairs “Last year among the HIV-infected patients, half of them
may be eligible for the 2006 Summer Hire
YONGSAN GARRISON — About 15 Yongsan were young kids from 14 years of age to 24,” he said. “These
Program. Session dates for college
community members learned about AIDS March 10 at a people are the ones that will eventually lead our future.”
students are May 15 - Aug. 18. High
public lecture at the Dragon Hill Lodge. Of the 15 AIDS lecture attendees, many were UMUC
school sessions are June 26 - July 21
The University of Maryland University College invites the students, but some used the information to further their
and July 24-Aug. 18. Registration
public to free lectures on important social issues about five knowledge for graduate studies.
deadline is April 20. For information, visit
times a year as a community service. “I’m a graduate student studying the AIDS epidemic, and
http://8tharmy.korea.army.mil/G1/Cpd/
Dr. Cho Myung-hwan, AIDS Society of Asia and the this lecture has been really helpful,” said 1st Lt. Adrian Alina.
Area2Cpac/default.htm.
Pacific president, gave a presentation about AIDS deadliness “I think it’s important for the military to inform Soldiers of
and how to protect against it. AIDS and HIV awareness.”
JROTC Scholarships
“Forty million people are “I think it’s important for Cho pointed out prejudices some people
Seoul American High School Junior
Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets may
infected with HIV,” Cho said. everyone to be aware of AIDS” have against HIV patients. The truth, he said,
win one of five $1,000 scholarships offered
“Among them, 30 million — Dr. Cho Myung-hwan is that HIV can only be transferred by body
people die from AIDS, a fluids.
by the Yongsan Sergeants Major
subordinate symptom after a victim is infected by HIV.” “I always had a vague idea what AIDS was,” said Kim
Association by writing a 300- to 400-word
Cho talked about how the virus destroys a person’s Hak-sun, another lecture attendee. “Now I know clearly how
essay. Entries must be postmarked by April
immune system and what pre-tests are available. HIV actually kills a person.”
15. For information, call 738-4138.
“Unfortunately, we don’t have a vaccine for AIDS,” he Cho said after getting his doctorate he wanted to share his
said. studies about AIDS with the community.
On the Web
Cho explained how a cocktail of 27 drugs helps patients “I have been doing lectures about AIDS since 1991,” he
For more News & Notes, visit the Area II
live longer. said. “I think it’s important for everyone to be aware of AIDS.”
Web site at http://ima.korea.army.mil and
He mentioned several partially successful vaccines that
click on the “News & Notes” button.
only work for certain ethnic groups. E-mail yangwon.lee@korea.army.mil
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K-16 Air Base Soldiers have paintball blast
MWR tour offers combat
adventure, folk village tour
By Sgt. Christopher Selmek
Area II Public Affairs
YONGJU TRAINING CENTER —
K-16 Air Base Soldiers took out some
aggression March 4 by blasting each
other with paintballs.
The 28 Soldiers split off into red and
blue teams for two capture-the-flag
games at Yongju Training Center,
alternating offense and defense.
Although the bus ride down lasted
nearly three hours, many Soldiers felt
the travel time was well worth the
experience.
“This was probably the best Morale,
Welfare and Recreation trip I’ve ever
been on,” said Spc. McKenna
McClellan, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Aviation
Regiment. “I managed to get some of
my friends together and just have a really
good time doing a fun group activity.”
Everyone wore protective masks and
reviewed a few safety rules before
beginning the first game.
“You’re all military personnel, and
you’ve all done this before, so you know
the rules,” said Eric Yim, K-16
Community Activity Center director.
“Stay at a safe shooting distance and
announce close kills. These things are
washable, but if you get a bruise it stays
for a little while.”
Far from being a flat battle arena,
Sgt. Neil Rerucha (left) and Mun Su-hee prepare to attack March 4 during a K-16 Air Base Morale,
Welfare and Recreation trip to play paintball at Yongju Training Center.
players in Yongju have a whole
mountain at their disposal, complete
with crunching leaves, thorny vines and
fallen branches.
McClellan said getting shot with a
paintball hurts about as much as the
sticks and trees jabbing during the game.
“I’ve played before, but never quite
like this,” she said.
Some players had fun applying
combat strategy to their game.
“We broke off into three squads in
SGT. CHRISTOPHER SELMEK
order to flank them left and right while
the center kept them occupied,” said
blue team captain Sgt. Neil Rerucha,
2nd Brigade, 2nd Aviation Regiment.
“We tried to use combat movements to
get up the mountain and camouflage
ourselves, so I think this was really great
from a military standpoint.”
Other players were a bit less
technical.
“Don’t get shot,” said red team
captain Sgt. Jacob Mohn, 2nd Brigade,
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2nd Aviation Regiment. “Take cover. We
don’t really have a strategy, we’re just
going to run in and beat them.”
The blue team won the first game
by storming the top of the mountain and
overwhelming the defenders.
The second game ended differently,
however, with the red attackers racing
in and stealing their opponent’s flag
while most of the defending squads
were busy elsewhere.
“We wanted to set up a few ambush
sites, which we did, but we still didn’t
see them,” Rerucha said.
Rerucha wrongly assumed that the
red team had gone up the valley.
“The force we sent out to meet them
didn’t work out,” he said.
Following the paintball games, the
group ate lunch at a village located within
walking distance of the paintball course.
Following a brief tour of the area, it
was back to the bus for a three-hour
ride back to K-16 Air Base.
Yim said this trip was so successful
he is already planning future paintball
events.
“K-16 wants to challenge Yongsan,
so I’m trying to set up something like
that,” Yim said. “We’re looking at
different courses, but this is the only
one I’ve seen that allows you to go up
into the mountains; get out into nature
and have fun.”
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Dragon Hill LLodge
odge opens
new business center
Facility offers myriad of
computer-related services
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON —
Dragon Hill Lodge opened a new
business center March 15 at the facility’s
Market Square.
The new office offers a drop-off
point for express mail services, like
United Parcel Service and DHL.
Dragon Hill Lodge Assistant Sales and
Marketing Director Gina Park said
customers will find a long list of services
at the new office.
“Besides Internet access, customers
can use the office for computer repairs,
cellular telephone services, translations
and printing,” she said.
Troop Command salutes
women in uniform
Yongsan celebrates Women’s
History Month 2006
By Sgt. Christopher Selmek
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — The
Army Troop Command saluted women
March 14 at the Dragon Hill Lodge,
during a Women’s History Month
celebration.
Guest speaker Col. Donna Alberto,
secretary Combined Joint Staff, focused
largely on one woman’s struggle to
open the Women in Military Service for
America Memorial at Arlington National
Cemetery, Va.
Alberto said that one woman was
retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma L.
Vaught.
“One wonders how one woman
could possibly affect an entire
community, but you can,” Alberto said.
“Vaught was one woman who touched
not only every woman in the armed
forces, but every woman who preceded
her, even into the American Revolution.”
One of Vaught’s greatest
contributions, in addition to the
dedication of the Arlington memorial,
was a database listing every woman who
ever served her country, to include
American Red Cross workers before
women were allowed in the military.
“When I saw the opening of that
memorial, I was so awestruck and so
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Park said the business center offers
prepaid cards for wireless Internet
connectivity for the entire Dragon Hill
Lodge, including its restaurants.
Employees held a grand opening
March 15 complete with cake and
refreshments. Throughout the day, the
staff gave out free telephone and
Internet usage cards.
“We even gave out a round-trip
ticket to the United States,” Park said.
“I thought I’d won some phone
cards when they told me I’d won,”
said Master Sgt. Robert Willey, 18th
Medical Command, the stateside trip
winner. “I never win anything. I guess
my luck is changing.”
Ironically, Willey just returned from
a trip to the United States.
touched by the show of support that I
immediately committed myself to
volunteer there,” Alberto said. “Ever
since [then], I have tried to start some
outreach wherever I have been
stationed.”
This year’s theme was “builders of
communities and dreams.”
Another important part of the
ceremony involved nine women dressed
up as famous figures in history. Each
woman read a short paragraph about
the woman she represented, and then
invited the audience to guess her identity.
The women represented were figures
like Condoleezza Rice, Oprah Winfrey
and Clara Barton.
“I thought that was the best part of
the ceremony,” said Michelle Van-
Woodfork. “We don’t often hear about
the women who opened the doors for
us, and it was interesting that there were
so many the audience couldn’t name.”
Several other presentations, such as
a poetry reading and duet, honored the
accomplishments of women.
“I enjoyed the ceremony, and I
especially appreciated seeing so many
men here,” said Rosemary Dow, who
dressed as Clara Barton. “In a lot of
places women are still held back, but
it’s good for our little girls to have role
models like these to look up to, and I
think it’s making a difference.”
E-mail christopher.m.selmek@us.army.mil
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Resources available to document newborns’ citizenship
By Michael Edwards
U.S. Embassy, Seoul
SEOUL – If you are an American parent of a
newborn child, the child most likely is entitled to
U.S. citizenship. Parents should apply on behalf of
the child for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad
issued by the American Citizen Services Unit at the
U.S. Embassy in Seoul.
Before receiving a U.S. passport or a Social
Security number, the child needs to be
documented as a U.S. citizen. Since there are
several requirements, it is important to start the
CRBA process as soon as possible after the child
is born.
If the child will travel outside Korea, he or she
will need a U.S. passport. In addition, Korean
Immigration requires that parents of U.S. citizen
children obtain a Korean visa in their child’s
passport within 30 days of the child’s birth, if the
child will remain in Korea for more than 30 days.
Failure to apply for a child’s Korean visa could
result in a fine levied by Korean Immigration.
Only the child’s parents or legal guardian may
apply for a CRBA on the child’s behalf. The CRBA
application must be signed before a United States
consular officer or a designated military official.
Applying for CRBA, Passport and SSN
Most parents choose to apply for their child’s
U.S. passport at the same time as the CRBA. It
takes about two weeks to process an application for
a passport because the application is forwarded to
the United States, where the passport is printed.
The child’s passport and CRBA can be sent by
military courier delivery service for pick up from a
military passport acceptance agent or may be picked
up at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul. The CRBA
application includes the application for a Social
Security card. The child’s Social Security card will
be sent directly to the parent by the Social Security
Administration. Please allow from three to six
months for the card to arrive.
Both parents must bring their child to either the
American Citizen Services Unit of the Embassy or
one of the USFK passport acceptance facilities
located at Camp Casey (for all of Area 1), Camp
Henry (Daegu), Camp Hialeah (Busan), K-2 Air Base
(Daegu), Kunsan Air Base, Osan Air Base or
Yongsan Garrison.
Parents will need to present on behalf of their
child:
! Application for a Consular Report of Birth
Abroad (DS-2029/SS-5);
! Application for a U.S. Passport DS-11;
! Two passport photographs of the child (2-
inches-by-2-inches on a white background, eyes
open, with parents’ hands hidden from view);
! $147 fee ($82 for the passport and $65 for the
CRBA) payable by money order made out to
“Cashier FMC, American Embassy Seoul” if
applying at a USFK base; if applying at the U.S.
Embassy, U.S. dollars or Korean won equivalent in
cash or by credit card.
! Evidence of the child’s birth, such as an
original U.S. military hospital certificate, which must
be signed and sealed by the doctor or a hospital
administrator, or a Korean hospital birth certificate,
which must be accompanied by an English
translation;
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! Evidence of U.S. citizenship of the parent(s),
which can be one of the following: full-validity U.S.
passport, U.S. birth certificate, CRBA,
naturalization/citizenship certificate, and/or CRBA
for a previous child of the same marriage born
overseas. Evidence of citizenship documents must
be either an original or a copy certified by the
issuing agency. A photocopy or a “true copy”
cannot be accepted;
! Evidence of identity: a valid photo ID such as
a military ID card or driver’s license;
! If only one parent is a U.S. citizen, evidence
of the American parent having resided in the U.S. or
been with the U.S. military for at least five years,
two years of which were after the age of 14.
! If married, an original or certified copy of the
marriage certificate issued by a city, state, or foreign
government;
! Evidence of legal termination of any
previous marriages, such as original or certified
copies of all divorce or annulment decrees or
death certificates. For a Korean citizen, the
Family Census Register is acceptable proof of
legal termination of a prior marriage. An English
translation must be included.
! Confirmation of paternity — if the father is
the only U.S. citizen and the parents are not
married.
CRBA and passport regulations are complex
and reflect changes to U.S. law as enacted by
Congress. For downloadable forms and up-to-
date information about documenting a child as a
U.S. citizen, visit the Embassy Web site at
www.asktheconsul.org.
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The Morning Calm Weekly
Passover traditions provide meaningful lessons
By Chaplain (Capt.) Avrohom Horovitz
41st Signal Battalion
Passover, which begins April 12 at sundown,
concludes at nightfall April 20. The night before
Passover, the house and the car are searched for
leaven (bread), which tradition dictates should be
burnt or sold by the next morning.
The first two days and the last two days of
Passover are major holy days and work-related
activities are not allowed. Work is permitted during
the intermediate days.
The story of Passover is told in the book of
Exodus. Jewish people were slaves to the rulers in
Egypt for more than two centuries. Moses receives
a divine call at the burning bush to lead the Jewish
people out of bondage. Ten plagues were visited on
the Egyptians. The final one, death of firstborn
sons, “passes over” the Jewish homes and the
Egyptian king agrees to let the people go. With no
time to wait for bread to rise, the Jews eat roasted
lamb with unleavened bread and bitter herbs — the
first observance of Passover. Moses then leads the
Jewish people through the Red Sea to Mount Sinai
where they receive the Torah.
Passover, as the holiday of spring, symbolizes
renewal, freedom and deliverance, and has always
captured the American imagination. Thomas
Jefferson proposed for the U.S. national seal a
depiction of the Israelites in the desert, led by a
cloud and a pillar of fire (Exodus 13:21). Benjamin
Franklin’s proposal was Moses lifting his staff,
splitting the sea (Exodus 14:16) with the motto
“Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to G-d.”
Almost a century later, the chorus of the spiritual
calling for freedom from slavery began with “Go
down, Moses,” and ended with “Let my people go.”
The Passover Seder, the traditional holiday meal
of the first and second nights of the festival, is an
opportunity for all members of the family to join
together in thanksgiving. The story of the Exodus
is retold through songs, prayers and stories. Each
Seder participant symbolically experiences the
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“bitterness of slavery” by eating the bitter herbs,
and feels the joy of being redeemed by drinking
four cups of wine and eating a festive meal.
The special biblical precept that is identified with
Passover is the eating of and getting rid of all
leavened food for the entire eight days of the
holiday. Matzah is called the bread of affliction
because it was fed to the Jewish slaves in Egypt.
When eaten during the Seder, it brings back
memories of the Egyptian experience. A deeper
insight into the matzah is that the flat unleavened
bread represents humility, which is the beginning of
liberation and spiritual growth. Only a person who
can acknowledge his own shortcomings and submit
to a higher wisdom can free himself from his own
limitations.
May we all be blessed this holiday season to pass
over limitations and realize the infinite potential in
every aspect of life.
For information about Passover Services, please
call 011-9832-1468.

Area III W orship Services

Worship
Eastern Orthodox Suwon Air Base Chapel Tuesday 7 p.m. Freedom Chapel
Saturday 6 p.m. Freedom Chapel 2 p.m. Camp Eagle Chapel Sunday 9:30 a.m. Freedom Chapel
Gospel Mass
Protestant Sunday 1 p.m. Freedom Chapel Sunday 4 p.m. Camp Long Chapel
Collective
Wednesday 7 p.m. Freedom Chapel 5:10 p.m. Camp Eagle Chapel
Sunday 10:30 a.m. Camp Humphreys’
Contemporary KATUSA
Zoeckler Station Chapel
Sunday 8 p.m. Camp Long Chapel
11 a.m. Camp Humphreys’ Catholic
Freedom Chapel, Sunday 6 p.m. Freedom Chapel Faith Formation
Camp Long Chapel, KATUSA Wednesday 4 p.m. Freedom Chapel

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Culinary from Page 1

the competition for their American battlefield. Each Soldier-chef is

counterparts.
“British chefs held seminars and
they showed us different ways to
prepare food and that gives us a
lot of experience, “ said Pfc.
Porfirio Romero, 4th Battalion, 1st
Infantry Division, Fort Bliss,
Texas. “We took the best things
we learned from them and adapted
the techniques to our own style.
This is my first time at the
competition but next year, I’ll be
coming back with more skills.”
“The demonstrations from the
British chef ’s have been
excellent,” said Pvt. Anthony De
Leon, 6/10 Base Support Battalion,
Fort Riley, Kan. “They have ways
of creating exquisite-tasting dishes
that are different from our own
styles of preparation, so I’ve
taken note of how they make
everything and I’ll have that
training in my arsenal for next
year’s competition.”
Raising the stakes
The ultimate purpose of the
MINDY CAMPBELL
competition is to elevate the
Team Korea competitor Spc. Jay Ruff, left, and his sous chef, Pvt. Patrick Warner, strain some
standards of food service in
ingredients while preparing a dish during the Senior Chef portion of the U.S. Army Culinary Arts
military dining facilities and on the
Competition at Fort Lee, Va., March 10. The competition ends Friday.
selected for the competition based
on performance.
Winners of the competition are
often selected to be on the U.S.
Army Culinary Arts Team.
The American Culinary Federation
sanctions the competition. Medals
received from federation entries can
be used towards master chef
certification. The competition is
open to active duty members of all
Services, DoD civilians, and U.S.
Army Reserve and Army National
Guard troops.
The USACAT tradition began in
1976 when the first Army team,
consisting of three Soldiers
competed in the international
Culinary Olympics and won one
gold and two silver medals. The
USACAT represents the highest
skill level for the Soldier who
works in the Food Service
Specialist military occupational
specialty.
(Editor’s Note: For full
coverage of the competition and
all competing teams, go to http://
www.ima.lee.army.mil/sites/pao/
CulinaryCompetition_2006.)

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Area I Support Activity
Company Commander: Capt. Ryan Gist
Charles E. Kilbourne Dining Facility Manager: Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Montgomery
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Win a Trip to the States
Participants may win a round-trip
ticket to the United States, or an LG
laptop computer, simply by
registering in MWR’s RecTrac. By
registering with RecTrac at any sports
and fitness, recreation center, arts &
crafts center or autmotiove skills
center, individuals will become
eligible for a drawing to be conducted
on American Forces Network - Korea
during the last week of June. For
information on RecTrac or the
drawing, call 723-3730.
Swim Instructor Sought
A Child and Youth Services swim
instructor is being sought for the
Yongsan area. The job is a NF-03
position with a salary ranging form
26K-34K per year. Applicants must
submit resume and NAF application
DA Forms 3433-1 and 3433-2.
Additionally, local applicants in Korea
must complete a Local Applicant
Questionnaire.
Resumes may be sent vial e-mail to
resume_naf@korea.army.mil. For
information, call or e-mail
Roxanne.chancellor@korea.army.mil
at 738-2311.
Soccer Players Sought
Anyone interested in participating in
twice-monthly pick-up soccer games
should contact John Eastlake by e-
mail at a7952149@kornet.net. Players
of all ages, ability and experience
levels are welcome.
Bass Tournament
The Second Annual Area IV MWR
Bass Tournament will be 4:30 a.m. – 3
p.m. April 1, at the Jang Chuk Gi
Reservoir, about 45 minutes south of
Daegu. Cost is $20 for entry fee and
$10 for equipment rental. Food and
drinks will be provided. This event is
restricted to the first 40 to sign up at
the Camp Walker Community
Activities Center. Registration
deadline is Thursday. For information,
call Luis Rios at 764-4440.
Indoor Soccer
Tournaments Scheduled
The first ever Daegu enclave/Camp
Carroll Indoor Soccer Tournament will
be conducted April 14–15 at the Kelly
Fitness Center on Camp Walker. Units,
organizations and individuals
interested in participating in this pilot
program must register by close of
business April 10 at Kelly Fitness
Center or the Crown Jewel Fitness
Center on Camp Carroll. The top two
teams will represent Area IV at the
inaugural 8th Army Indoor Soccer
Championships April 21–22 at Camp
Carroll. For information, call Kim
Chong-hwan at 764-4225, or Carlos
Algarin, 765-8118.
The Morning Calm Weekly
Youth bowlers roll for scholarships in Far East,
Korean Youth bowling championships
IMA-Korea Region MWR Okinawa Tournament Director Stacey
Special to The Morning Calm Weekly Smith commented, “I am very happy
YONGSAN GARRISON -- Area II with our athletes’ performances. They
Morale Welfare and Recreation and all showed great sportsmanship
Yongsan Lanes hosted the Far East Youth throughout.”
Bowling Championships and 2nd Annual Yongsan’s Matthew Hwang was a
Korea Youth Bowling Championships shining star with a 159 tournament
March 12 and 18. Both tournaments average and rolling a 193 game.
awarded a combined $1,900 in college The Korea Youth Bowling
scholarships. Championships gave several strong
Two youth bowlers earned a trip to bowlers another opportunity to earn a
the Pepsi National Championships and championship. As a scratch-only
two received berths in the United States tournament, it matched up 12 year old
Bowling Congress Junior Gold National and above overachievers in a head-to-
Championships based on their play at head contest.
the local championships. The Samuel Wilson, runner up from the
tournaments will be conducted at several previous tournament, poured it on this
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., bowling centers week with unbelievable scores. Four of
over a two-week period in July. his six games were 234, 237, 245 and
The Far East tournament featured 62 C P
OURTESY HOTO 247 — for a 217 scratch average over
athletes from Korea and Okinawa. This Allen Wagner bowls his way to a second place six games. The crowd watched in
year ’s tournament had 14 scratch finish in the Korea Youth Bowling Championship disbelief as he racked up world-caliber
games of over 200 pins. Most notably at Yongsan Lanes March 18. scores.
were a 248 tournament high game compete against over 1,500 of the best As in the previous week, Allen
thrown by Johnathan Johnson of Camp youth bowlers in the sport this summer. Wagner wasn’t about to let Wilson off
Humphrey’s, and 237 scores from five- The 2006 handicap champions are the hook as they traded high scores to
time Far East Scratch Champion Johnathan Johnson from Camp the end. When the smoke settled, Wilson
Christopher Baker and 2004 Pepsi Far Humphreys and previous Far East captured the victory with the slimmest
East Handicap Champ Samuel Wilson. Handicap Champion Stephanie Badurski. of victories, defeating Wagner by a mere
This year’s field of competitors was Johnson rolled the tournament high 9 pins to secure the last remaining JG
packed with talented athletes. Christopher scratch game and averaged 198 scratch. National Championship berth.
Baker captured the 2006 scratch title with Badurski rolled a 1,231 six game In the girls category Jennifer
a 204 average, 1,229 six-game series. En handicap series and averaged 205 Simmons dramatically improved on the
route to his victory, Baker was under handicap. previous week to average 183. Her
constant pressure from previous national- Rounding out the champions honors improvement appeared to be the result
l e v e l were the 11 of aggressive competition from a trio
competitors “They all showed great sportsmanship year old and of sisters, Anna Theresa, Georgina and
S a m u e l below category Athenia Laupola.
throughout.”
W i l s o n w i n n e r s When Tournament Director Thomas
(2004) and Stacey Smith M a t t h e w Bruce was asked his thoughts, he
Allen Wagner Okinawa TTournament
ournament director Hwang, Korea, replied, “I have mixed emotions. I don’t
(2005), and Kaiti Smith believe there is an adult league team in
averaging 195 and 194, respectively. The from Okinawa. Smith’s exceptional this country that can outdo these elite
female scratch category was captured by performance of a three-game 646 bowlers. Our adult volunteers have spent
repeat champion, Jennifer Simmons. A handicap series brought victory. She the last nine years grooming these athletes
998 series sealed the victory for Simmons averages a 94 during league play and pulled and in a few short months many of them
and locked in her trip to the JG National out a 112 average in the tournament. will graduate. Next years champions are
Championships. Baker and Simmons will When asked about her athletes, already chomping at the bit.”
There she is ...
Miss USA Chelsea Cooley soars through
the sky, after exiting the airplane at an
altitude of 13,000 feet, during a tandem
skydive with the U.S. Army Parachute
Team, the Golden Knights, March 14.
Cooley has become a regular participants
in USO-sponsored events like this, and
has visited a variety of military bases,
including: Camp Lejeune, N.C.;
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; and
McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.
STAFF SGT. BRIAN SCHNELL
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HHC, Area III Support Activity
Headquarters Soldiers impact Area III and beyond
By Susan Barkley
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS – Members
of one Camp Humphreys unit affect
the daily lives of Soldiers, civilians
and family members in Camp
Humphreys, Area III and across the
peninsula.
Without these Soldiers, others would
be waiting for official mail, waiting for
legal services, waiting for transportation
for themselves or household goods,
waiting to land aircraft, waiting to fuel
aircraft, waiting for clearance to take
off in aircraft, waiting for clothing and
equipment necessary to complete
missions – waiting for a range of
services that are sometimes taken for
granted.
Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, Area III Support Activity, is
composed of about 71 U.S. Soldiers
and 76 Korean Augmentation to the
U.S. Army Soldiers serving under the
leadership of 1st Sgt. Donna M. Bush
and the command of Capt. Bernita F.R.
Briggs.
These men and women daily fill
jobs that support the installation and
tenant units. They also staff customer
service points in areas I, II and IV
where Table of Allowances 50 (TA-
KATUSA chaplain’s assistant plans to become pastor
By Susan Barkley
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS – One
Korean Augmentation to the U.S.
Area III KATUSA chaplain’s assistant, Cpl. Jang Min-wo, sets up the chapel for each
Freedom Chapel service and prepares the chapel’s Sunday bulletins.
50, Army-issued individual equipment)
gear is issued to Soldiers in virtually
every unit on the Korean peninsula.
“Our Soldiers are mission-focused
and provide good customer support,”
said Bush. “We support the installation
and provide base defense when
needed.”
Bush noted that HHC Soldiers are
assigned to the official mail room, the
legal office, the chapel, the equal
opportunity office, transportation, the
airfield, the hot refuel point,
Directorate of Public Works,
Directorate of Emergency Services,
Inspector General’s office – in short,
just about every office or function on
the installation that is needed by the
community.
There are five KATUSAs assigned
to the Republic of Korea Army
headquarters who process paperwork
and leave forms for all of the
KATUSA Soldiers assigned to tenant
units. Recently a ROK sergeant major
was assigned to HHC to assist with
training.
Referring to the nearly equal number
of U.S. and KATUSA Soldiers, Briggs
said, “Our KATUSA Soldiers do pretty
much everything that our U.S. Soldiers
do. Yes, they are KATUSA Soldiers, but
Army Soldier, a member of U.S.
Army Area III Support Activity
Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, is enjoying the
F. NEIL NEELEY
we’re one unit.”
“We have U.S. and KATUSA
Soldiers out there doing their jobs
seven days a week,” she added and
observed that many of the customers
really never see the Soldiers who
provide critical services.
Sgt. Lee Ki-sub, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Area III Support Activity, consults
with Chong Chong-sun, Area III Community Relations assistant, on paperwork to support the
public affairs mission. Lee’s work at public affairs impacts Soldiers, civilians, family members
and the local community.
opportunity to use his time in the
service to benefit a large segment of
the Camp Humphreys community
and continue in his chosen career
path at the same time.
Cpl. Jang Min-woo has been a
KATUSA for 13 months and is
assigned to the Area III Chaplain’s
office. Jang plans to become a
pastor, so his daily assignments are
helping him as he helps the
community. Jang is majoring in
theology and English at Baptist
Theological University in Daejon.
He plans to complete his university
studies and attend seminary in either
England or Australia when his military
service is complete.
“I work at Freedom Chapel as a
chaplain’s assistant,” Jang said.
“This job is a continuation on my
path to become a pastor. I think this
is a very rare opportunity for me as
a chaplain’s assistant.”
Jang is one of 76 HHC Soldiers
whose everyday work has far-reaching
impact. In his case he touches all
members of the Freedom Chapel
congregation. He sets up the chapel for
each of the services by preparing the
sound system and setting up the altar.
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Bush noted that most of Soldiers are
serving unaccompanied tours and
thinks this allows them to focus on their
jobs more. They also have excellent
opportunities to go to school.
“They are really good troopers,”
she concluded.
F. NEIL NEELEY
He also prepares the Chapel’s Sunday
bulletins for the community.
Jang also sings and participates in
many special programs at the chapel.
Jang can thank his brother, Jang
Min-sung, for the idea of applying
to become a KATUSA. The older
Jang was a KATUSA Soldier from
2004 to 2005, and was assigned to
the 618th Dental Company at
Yongsan. He strongly advised that
his brother apply for the program.
“The KATUSA Soldier’s life is
very meaningful because we can use
our time more usefully compared to
the ROK army,” said the younger
Jang. “After duty hours we can use
our time to prepare for the future.
We are all students so we study. I
appreciate that I have a chance to
learn to speak English in the two
years that I serve as a KATUSA.”
An additional reason for liking
where he is and what he’s doing was
summed up when he said, “Compared
to the ROK army, the facilities here
are very high quality. I live like a ROK
officer would. I have my own room,
bath and kitchen. We couldn’t have
imagined in our dreams that army life
could be so good.”
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Civil Gathering Alert
Civil gatherings are expected to
begin tomorrow and continue
through Tuesday in the vicinity of
Camp Humphreys main gate and
Daechu-ri. The gatherings may
occur anytime between 8 a.m. and
6 p.m. The Camp Humphreys main
gate may be closed without notice.
Daechu-ri, Bongjong-ri, Wonjong-
ri, Nae-ri, Dodu-ri, Hamjeong1-
ri,Hanjeong 2-ri and Duejeong-ri are
off-limits to all personnel except
those traveling to and from their
residence. All personnel are advised
to avoid civil gatherings. Monitor
the command channel (Channel 3)
and AFN radio and television for
the latest information.
DFAC RSO&I Hours
Camp Humphreys dining facilities
will serve meals during the
following hours of operation
through April 5 in support of
exercise RSO&I.
Pegasus Dining Facility
Breakfast: 8 to 9:30 a.m.
Lunch: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Dinner: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Blackhorse Dining Facility
Breakfast: 8 to 9:30 a.m.
Lunch: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Dinner: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Midnight Meal:
9:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Flaming Dragon Dining
Facility
Breakfast: 8 to 9:30 a.m.
Lunch: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Dinner: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Housing Office Moves
The Area III Housing Office is now
located on the ground floor of
Building 133. Hours of operation
and telephone numbers remain the
same.
Lent and Easter
Services
Freedom Chapel is holding Stations
of the Cross services each Friday
through April 7, at 5:30 p.m. A
Stations of the Cross service will
be held at 4 p.m., April 14. This
service will be followed at 5 p.m.
by the Good Friday service Easter
Vigil will begin at 8 p.m., April 15.
Easter Sunrise service begins at
6:30 a.m. Easter Sunday, on
Freedom Field.
English Camp
Families are needed to host a
Korean high school student for the
USFK sponsored English Camp
Apr. 4-8. For information, call
784-4044 or 031-661-4044
Area III The Morning Calm Weekly
Humphreys group visits DMZ
By Susan Barkley 11 for a trip to the Joint Security Area. Humphreys. Song’s goal is to educate
Area III Public Affairs Song Young-kyu, KFLCC president, both the KFLCC members and students
CAMP HUMPHREYS — Four joins with the Area III community relations while showing appreciation for the
Soldiers and two civilians joined a group program to sponsor a trips for KFLCC Soldiers continued support of the ROK-
of about 40 members of the Korea members, high school students from U.S. alliance.
Freedom League Chonan Chapter March Chonan and personnel from Camp “This was my first time at the DMZ,”
said Sgt. 1st Class Timothy M. Martin,
249th Military Police Company. “Just to
be able to walk in the building was
awesome. Now I’ve been to North Korea.
This all had a special meaning for me
because my stepfather fought in the
Korean War”
Spc. John B. Friend, Camp
Humphreys BOSS President, echoed
Martin’s feelings.
“You can hear about it, know that the
enemy’s there but to look across and you
see them and you’re like WOW, the threat
is real,” he said
KFLCC members had similar thoughts
F. NEIL N EELEY and feelings.
Pfc. Abbey A. Schallhorn, 249th Military Police Detachment, uses binoculars to peer into North “It wasn’t easy in the past to come
Korea during her tour of the Joint Secutiry Area March 11. Shalllhorn was one of several Soldiers over here and make a visit to this JSA
and civilians who accompanied the Korea Freedom League Choenan Chapter on a tour of JSA, area, but nowadays it’s more convenient
Observation Point Dora and Dora Station. KFLCC uses the tours to let their members see the to visit and for more people to see this,”
reality of the JSA and they often invite Soldiers and civilians to accompany them. said Young Mi-choe.
Wild deer captured at Camp Humphreys
Pyeongtaek city firemen Kim Kyung-soo and Han Sang-deok (left)
remove a Korean Water Deer from the Camp Humphreys hot refuel
point bulk storage area Monday. The animal is a small, German
Shepherd-sized deer that grows tusks instead of antlers. Area III
Safety office personnel captured the animal without injury. Following the
capture, safety contacted Humphreys Directorate of Public Works
Environmental office, which called in the Pyeongtaek City fire
department and city services. “The animal will be cared for and
released back into the wild,” said Kim Jin-sung of the Pyeongtaek City
environmental office.
PHOTOS BY F. NEIL NEELEY
Mmmm, Pi
Humphreys American Elementary School
third-graders celebrate National Pi Day
March 14, by measuring the radius,
diameter and circumference of a pizza
and apple pie. Paige Crofford and
Ashley Burton (at left) record
measurements while Paige Severino
measures a pizza. Parent Chona La
Barretta (right) assists the students. Pi is
a numerical constant that represents the
ratio of a circle’s circumference to its
diameter on a flat plane surface
NANCY TURNER
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Humphreys ARC station promotes preparedness

By Susan Barkley
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS – March has
been celebrated as Red Cross Month
since 1943 when President Franklin
D. Roosevelt made the first
proclamation. The theme for 2006 is
preparedness and the Area III Camp
Humphreys American Red Cross staff
of two and about 40 volunteers are
working to increase preparedness in
numerous ways.
“We are working on preparedness
on a continuous basis,” said Sue
Carter, station manager. “We offer
CPR classes and volunteers can
complete individual self-paced training
makes it worth it for me.”
Staff Sgt. Dalmida Cooper, 618th
Dental Company non-commissioned
officer in charge, confirms that dental
health is indeed a readiness and
preparedness issue.
“She steps in where we don’t have
a Soldier and that keeps us mission
capable. That keeps our doctors
working,” said Cooper. “Ms. Cryer
does everything that a 91E (Military
Occupation Specialty of dental
specialist) does.”
Amber Cookey volunteers at the
Humphreys American Elementary
school. She helps enhance
preparedness by giving parents the
Jon Emond, Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 2nd Combat
Aviation Battalion is a CPR instructor
trainer who trains others to be certified
to teach CPR. He said his goal is to
ensure all instructors are
knowledgeable in the subject matter.
The instructors he trains turn around
and train their unit members.
He said that having Soldiers trained
in CPR enhances unit preparedness in
field environments.
“The new battlefield is spread out,”
he said. “The better Soldiers are
trained the better their survival
chances.”
Emond said American Red Cross F. NEIL NEELEY

for disaster preparedness.”
Some of the volunteers are
increasing preparedness in the medical
and dental areas. Kim Cryer is
currently completing a 600-hour on-
the-job training dental assistant
course. Upon passing the
examination, she can be certified in a
field where there is high demand for
employees.
“I assist in all procedures such as
fillings, extractions and root canals,”
said Cryer.
Cryer, who is about half-way
through the 600-hour course, said she
feels that she is helping Soldiers stay
ready for their mission and she is able
to make good use of her time in Korea.
“(American) Red Cross is a huge
and awesome organization,” she said.
“It’s an honor to help out and that
peace of mind knowing that their
children’s medical issues are identified
and receive attention. Cookey has been
volunteering at the school since
November and has logged over 90
hours to date.
“Right now I’m helping with health
screening, she said. “We’re making
very happy parents because we’re
making them aware of any problems
that their kids might have or we’re
reassuring them that their kids are
healthy and OK. They can face
deployments or do their job better
because their minds remain focused
on the mission and not on problems
at home.”
Many of the units assigned to
Camp Humphreys have CPR
instructors who provide training for
their Soldiers. Chief Warrant Officer
enhances individual preparedness Kimberly Cryer prepares instuments for a dental
because it provides Soldiers a link to exam. Cryer is completing a 600-hour on-the-
the States in times of emergency. job-training course to bcome a certified dental
“Every Soldier knows Red Cross assistant. She is one of the American Red Cross
is there to support them,” he added. volunteers who help servicemembers maintain
American Red Cross volunteers preparedness.
have logged about 3,000 hours since
July 1, 2005, and contribute $48,000
in value to the community according
to Carter.
Jackie Pace is the newest face at the
Humphreys station. She began work as
a Field Office Assistant March 13 and
already sees her role in facilitating
preparedness by “being available when
the service members and family
members need us,” she said.
F. NEIL NEELEY
For information on other ways to
Sixth-grader Jeremy Love gets his vision
be more prepared for emergency
checked by volunteer school nurse Amber
situations, go to the American Red
Cookey. Cookey has been volunteering at
Cross Web site at redcross.org.
HAES since December 2005.

A-Frame carrier played significant part in Korean War

By Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Frace
Area III Support Activity
CAMP HUMPHREYS - As you drive or walk by
the Humphreys Korean Service Corps headquarters in
Building T-633, a Quonset hut across the road from
Freedom Inn, you may notice a significant item. It is
called an A-Frame.
A distinctly Korean artifact, the A-Frame has been
used by Korean workers throughout the country’s
history in construction, farming and transporting
goods. A-Frame use continues today.
In the summer of 1950, North Korean forces
overwhelmingly invaded South Korea. The United
States military presence was not large enough to sustain
the war effort required and was in desperate need of
manpower. Lack of roads and extreme grades on
existing roads, made it impossible to send U.S. Army
cargo trucks to the front lines. Within weeks of the
invasion the Republic of Korea had organized a civilian
labor force to help make up for the transportation
vehicles could not provide. That labor force eventually
became known as the Korean Service Corps.
The KSC regiments served long and tedious hours
during the war hauling cargo over increasingly dangerous
and very mountainous terrain throughout the conflict.
The KSC laborers remained exceedingly organized and
played a valuable part in the United Nations mission on
the peninsula. The average schedule for the KSC members
was to build bunkers by day and haul out the dead or
injured by night. Much of this was done by the use of
what is known as the A-Frame.
The A-Frame was a wooden framed backpack,
much like the ones you see today used by the local
farmers who haul hay or rice from the fields. The use
of the A-Frame was a dominant feature on the Korean
battlefield. Using the A-Frame, a man could carry up
to 50 pounds of ammunition, fuel, food or many of
the other items needed to sustain the troops on the
front-lines. They did what military vehicles could not;
these men carried an enormous amount of supplies
for a minimum of 10 miles, up extremely rugged
terrain, in harsh weather featuring extremes of cold
and heat, under extreme hostile fire.
A key fact is that they were and still are today an
unarmed labor force.
Although the A-Frame is not used today, the Korean
Service Corps continues to provide a strong civilian labor
force on the peninsula and in your community. They are
men who know their history. They are very proud of
their predecessors, the men who made those long and
historic travels to support the fledgling Republic of Korea
and the forces of her United States allies.
You will see many of our Korean Labor force still
today providing needed support in the Logistical
Support Areas during Ulchi Focus Lens, Reception,
Staging Onward movement & Integration, and
throughout the community providing customer service
to all.
As you travel around Humphreys, take a moment
to see the A-Frame and reflect on the great service
the men of the KSC provided. We are all very proud F. NEIL NEELEY
of our history and we should share this opportunity The Korean Service Corps became known as the A-Frame
with our comrades in arms. Army because they hauled war materials to the field on their
We will continue to provide this historical data as backs using an A-Frame similar to the one displayed (above)
in our earlier articles as we build the future of Camp at the entrence to the 22nd KSC Company at Camp Humphreys.
Humphreys, STAY TUNED.
March 24, 2006
Pusan Commissary contends for top DeCA award
Facility vies for title
of best OCONUS
small commissary
By Cpl. Park Kwang-mo
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP HENRY – The Pusan
Commissary is competing for the L.
Mendel Rivers Award as the best
small commissary overseas in the
annual Defense Commissary Agency
competition.
Pusan is competing against the
U.S. Army Garrison, Garmisch,
Germany Commissary for DeCA’s
top small store award overseas. The
award recognizes excellence in
commissary operations and service,
and the competition is designed to
improve commissaries.
Wayne Walk, the Korea Zone
Manager from Yongsan Garrison,
nominated the Pusan Commissary for
the award. However, the
commissary’s participation in the
competition wasn’t guaranteed until
Richard Page, the Western/Pacific
regional director in McClellan, Calif.,
selected it to represent the region.
Area IV Commissary Store
Director Lito Miraflor attributes
the nomination to the contributions
and customer service provided to
the commissary’s patrons by his
staff and management.
“Being nominated for the award
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what the customer wants on a special
order,” Phillips said. “Our store is
very supportive to the community
helping with activities such as the
BOSS Program, women’s club,
chapel, and other events.”
The commissary also partnered
with Army Community Service for
an international cooking class that
taught participants how to use
products carried in the store. Such
services are intended to help
patrons feel more at home,
according to Philips.
The Best Commissary Awards
will be presented during the Defense
Commissary Agency/American
Logistics Association Conference in
May in Norfolk, Va. The Taegu
Commissary was the last store in
PAK TO-YONG Korea to win the L. Mendel Rivers
Pfc. Ashleigh Abbott, 552nd Military Police Company, looks over an item while shopping at Award for the best small overseas
the Pusan Commissary, which is competing for the L. Mendel Rivers Award as the best commissary, taking the honor in
small commissary overseas. 1999. It also competed for the
is truly an excellent achievement for C o m m i s s a r y C u s t o m e r S e r v i c e award in 2003.
an outstanding effort well Survey score of 4.90 out of The Defense Commissary Agency
deserved,” Miraflor s a i d . possible 5.0, and sales growth of operates a worldwide chain of
“The management and staff have more than two percent. The stores providing groceries to
received many positive comments nomination package also included military personnel, retirees and their
on the outstanding services they photographs that depict people families. Authorized patrons
provided to their most deserving engaged in a variety of commissary purchase items at cost plus a five
customers and the P u s a n activities and a store profile fact sheet. percent surcharge, which covers
Community on their day-to-day Charles W. Phillips, Pusan the cost of building new
operation.” Commissary manager, credits commissaries and modernizing
The nomination touts the Pusan customer service for the store’s existing ones. Shoppers save an
Commissary’s outstanding annual nomination. average of 30 percent or more on
inventory results, unit cost savings “Since we are small and carry their purchases when compared to
t h a t e x c e e d 1 5 p e r c e n t , i t s limited items, we work hard to get commercial prices.
‘Blue Ridge Boogie’
U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet Band vocalist MU2
A. C. Smith dances with Kim Yeon-yi, Korea
Freedom League Busan Chapter women’s
member president, during the band’s concert
played before a standing room only crowd at
the KFL Hall in Busan Monday. The band
performed in Japan, Thailand, Malaysia,
Singapore and Hong Kong during its two-
month underway period around the western
Pacific. Busan was the last stop for the
Seventh Fleet’s USS Blue Ridge before
returning to its homeport at Yokosuka, Japan.
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Indoor Soccer
Tournaments Scheduled
The first ever Daegu enclave/Camp
Carroll Indoor Soccer Tournament will
be conducted April 14–15 at the Kelly
Fitness Center on Camp Walker. Units,
organizations and individuals interested
in participating in this pilot program must
register by close of business April 10 at
Kelly Fitness Center or the Crown Jewel
Fitness Center on Camp Carroll. The top
two teams will represent Area IV at the
inaugural 8th Army Indoor Soccer
Championships April 21–22 at Camp
Carroll. For information, call Kim Chong-
hwan at 764-4225, or Carlos Algarin, 765-
8118.
‘AA’ Meetings slated
An Alcoholics Anonymous group
meets at the Camp Henry Community
Counseling Center, Bldg. 1220, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays and 11:30 a.m. Saturdays.
For information, call Mike at 011-9372-
0199.
Estate Claims
Anyone who is believed to have claims
against the estate of Maj. Timothy P.
Auvil, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 20th Area Support Group,
Camp Carroll, may contact Capt.
Michael Summers, summary courts
officer, at 765-4095 or 010-9429-1278.
Speed Limits Lowered
Maximum speeds on Camp Walker’s
Nebraska Street, Rhode Island Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue have been
reduced to 25 kilometers per hour
through April 3. For information, call
Rolen Johns at 768-8650.
Outstanding Volunteer
Nominations Sought
Nominations for the Daegu-area
Volunteer of the Year Awards are being
accepted through Friday. Individuals or
units can nominate registered
volunteers in the following categories:
civilian, Korean national, youth
volunteer, organization, unit and
Soldier. Nomination forms are available
at Camp Henry Army Community
Service. For information, contact
Bonnie McCarthy at 768-8126 or
bonnie.mccarthy@korea.army.mil.
Apple Tree Hours
The Apple Tree Gift and Thrift Shop
will be open from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Tuesdays through Saturdays until
April 1. For information, call Tami
LeJeune at 764-4152.
Bass Tournament
The Second Annual Area IV MWR
Bass Tournament will be 4:30 a.m. – 3
p.m. April 1, at the Jang Chuk Gi
Reservoir, about 45 minutes south of
Daegu. Cost is $20 for entry fee and
$10 for equipment rental. Food and
drinks will be provided. This event is
restricted to the first 40 to sign up at
the Camp Walker Community Activities
Center. Registration deadline is
Thursday. For information, call Luis
Rios at 764-4440.
Area IV The Morning Calm Weekly
Volunteers help spruce up Daegu
By Cpl. Park Kwang-mo
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP HENRY – Soldiers from Area IV joined the annual
Daegu City Arbor Day ceremony with local citizens
representing several civic groups and organizations to plant
trees on a hillside near Keimyung University in the city’s
western district March 17.
About 60 U.S. and Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army
Soldiers from camps Henry, Walker, and Carroll, led by Chief
Warrant Officer Brian E. Parrotte, commander of
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Area IV Support
Activity, and Command Sgt. Maj. Patricia A. Keit, Area IV
Support Activity command sergeant major, contributed to
the city’s ongoing forestation effort, which began in 1996
with a goal of planting 10 million trees across the city. Six
Daegu enclave Cub Scouts also pitched in. About 500 Daegu
residents from 13 different civic organizations participated
as well.
The goal of the tree-planting event was to sow 2006 trees,
symbolizing this year, on the hill. U.S. and KATUSA Soldiers
were assigned to two sectors with the task of planting 100
trees at each location.
Daegu City Mayor, Jo Hae-nyung, recognized the
participating Area IV personnel in his opening remarks and
expressed special appreciation for their ongoing participation
in local community activities.
“I would like to say to all of the participants here to put
your hearts and wishes into planting every tree for our CPL. PARK KWANG-MO
future,” he said. “About 75 acres of pine trees were cut down Sgt. Erica McCullom, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 19th
here where you are standing now because of a fatal disease. Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), works alongside members of
To be an environmental city it is important to plant trees and the Korean Vietnam War Veterans Association.
care for them afterwards. (Including the trees planted here including painted maple, zelkova, mountain cherry and acorn,
today to replace the lost pine trees) we will achieve our goal were planted.
of planting 10 million trees throughout Daegu.” Parrotte was pleased with the successful turnout and
Other city officials shared the same sentiment toward the positive response from the community.
Soldiers. “We have a wall that separates our two communities,” he
“We remember working together with U.S. Soldiers last said. “But we can break down the wall by going out into the
year and we are very happy to have a chance to work together community to show who we are, which further strengthens
again this year,” said Hu Tae-jo, vice president of the National our sense of belonging and alliance.”
Forest Conservation Association. “We hope to have more Soldiers also understand the significance of their
events with U.S. and Korean Soldiers participating together, participation in local activities.
including this event, so that we can strengthen our “Local residents may not know what we are doing inside
relationship.” the installation,” said Pfc. John M. Feoktisto, Headquarters
After a brief explanation on how to handle and plant the and Headquarters Detachment, 6th Ordnance Battalion from
trees, shovels and gloves were distributed. Then, Soldiers Camp Carroll. “So it is good to come out and show that we
and citizens spread out to their designated spots to help make are here to help the community.”
the community greener. This year, six different kinds of trees, See Trees
rees, Page 28
MSC-K employee remembered at service
By Master Sgt. Kimberly Williams few words “not was diagnosed with a terminal illness.
19th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Public Affairs
given to much “(Foley) told me that he had lived a
CAMP WALKER – Soldiers and talking, but when good life, and that he had no regrets,”
civilians from Area IV gathered at he did, it was he said. “Foley was truly one of the
Soldiers Memorial Chapel on Camp best to listen to good guys, and all of us at MSC-K
Walker March 15 to say goodbye to him.” will truly miss him. I know I will.”
Foley Bourland, the director of Support “A quiet Bourland was born June 17, 1930 in
Operations at the Materiel Support professional,” Central City, Kentucky. He moved to
Center - Korea. was how Brian Korea to work as a Department of the
Foley Bourland
Bourland, who worked for the McClenning, Army civilian in 1976.
Department of Defense for more than deputy commander at MSC-K, It was in Korea that he married his
53 years, was medically evacuated described Bourland. third wife, Su Ok, at the age of 67.
from Korea to Arlington, Texas, where “You could always count on him Bourland is survived by his wife,
he died Feb. 6 from an untreatable to show up ready, willing and able to Su Ok Bourland; daughters, Carol
lung disease. tackle the toughest problems,” Stellmach, Donna Lathan and Terel Su
“Foley was a number of things to McClenning said. Bourland; sons, Daniel Bourland and
many people, but what I remember most However, family was the most Darrand Bourland; grandchildren,
important thing to Bourland, he said. Tammy Balkcom, Bobby Stellmach,
about him is that he was a father, a
husband, a leader and, for many years, “If you really wanted to see Foley light Jeremy Bourland, Jamisha Bourland
a loyal and dedicated public servant,” up, you just asked him about his and Chelsea Bourland; great-
said Col. Scotty Allison, commander of family.” grandchildren, Haley Balkcom and
MSC-K, during the memorial service. McClenning described his final visit Persephone Lynch; and his sister, Jean
Allison said Bourland was a man of with Bourland in the hospital after he Jenkins.
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Waegwan road-widening project a ‘win-win’ situation
Army provided land to
help ease conjestion
By Kevin Jackson
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP CARROLL – Area IV
Support Activity officials joined Republic
of Korea Grand National Party
Chairwoman Park Geun-hye and other
government representatives for the
Waegwan Gateway Road ribbon-cutting
ceremony March 17 in Waegwan.
William E. Christman, Area IV
Support Activity deputy to the garrison
commander, joined the ROK lawmakers
and Chilgok County officials for the
ribbon cutting. The U.S. Army was
invited to participate because it gave
Chilgok County 1.7 acres of land along
the southern perimeter of Camp Carroll
to widen the heavily traveled road from
Gate One to downtown Waegwan from
two to four lanes.
In exchange for the land, Chilgok
County provided the U.S. Army with a
$3.9 million compensation package that
included construction of three buildings,
a new perimeter wall along the road,
dedicated lanes to enter Camp Carroll,
and renovation of two guard houses at
Gates One and Two.
“It’s been a win-win situation for
everyone involved,” said Wilfred
Plumley, former Camp Carroll installation
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LEE SANG-HEON PHOTO COURTESY OF
An aerial view provides a perspective of the $20 million project that expanded the Waegwan
Gateway Road from two to four lanes between the old Waegwan interchange to Gwaseon
Bridge. The U.S. Army provided 1.7 acres of land along Camp Carroll’s southern perimeter
enabling Chilgok County to upgrade the heavily traveled road.
manager. “Chilgok County received land Agreement Joint Working Group
to widen the road leading into Waegwan Facilities and Area Sub-Committee in
town and Camp Carroll received some October 2002. The agreement was
new and renovated infrastructures.” signed by Chilgok County Governor Bae
The Ministry of National Defense, Sang-do and then 20th Area Support
Chilgok County and the U.S. Army Group Commander Col. James M.
began discussions for the project in April Joyner, who was responsible for U.S.
2001. A joint working group was Army base operations in Area IV, in
organized in September 2001. The March 2003.
project was endorsed by the MND and Work began on the $20 million project
was adopted by the Status of Forces in March 2005 and was completed
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earlier this month. It included expanding
the road to four lanes from the old
Waegwan interchange to the Gwaseon
Bridge, and construction of gardens and
retaining walls along the thoroughfare.
Soundproof walls were also added to
minimize noise for residents.
Bae expressed his appreciation to
Chilgok and Seongju Counties’
Congressman Yi In-ki, other members
of the Grand National Party, and U.S.
Army officials during the ceremony. He
said the support and cooperation
provided by all organizations was critical
to the project.
“It enabled us to protect the
properties of residents who live along
the roadside,” he said. “This road-
widening project is one of our plans
to improve our urban infrastructure.
This project has greatly changed the
shape of Waegwan town and also
reduced the chronic traffic jams
during rush hour.”
The governor said the project was
necessary because Chilgok County is
emerging as a transportation and
logistics hub for North Gyeongsang
Province.
Bae presented plaques of appreciation
to Plumley and Kevin Jung, director of
the Area IV Support Activity Camp
Carroll Directorate of Public Works,
during the ceremony.
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Trees
Participants enjoyed digging and
putting new life into the barren hillside.
“This is my first time ever to plant
trees so I wanted to name the trees I
planted “Lewis,” said Spc. Bernard D.
Lewis, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 19th Sustainment Command
Lee Dae-won, a resident of Daegu’s Bukgu district, and Spc. Bernard D. Lewis, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 19th Sustainment
Command (Expeditionary), shovel side-by-side at the annual Daegu City Arbor Day ceremony March 17.
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Area IV
(Expeditionary), to a Korean
Broadcasting System radio crew.
National Arbor Day is held throughout
the Republic of Korea April 5 each year.
The City of Daegu, however,
traditionally gets an early start on the
annual ritual.
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This was the 34th consecutive year
that Soldiers from Area IV have
participated in the city’s Arbor Day event.
U.S. and KATUSA Soldiers from
Camp Hialeah, Pusan Storage Facility and
Pier 8 will take part in the Busan City
Arbor Day event April 5.
CPL. PARK KWANG-MO
NEWS & NOTES
Volunteer Awards
Camp Carroll Army Community Service
will conduct its Volunteer of the Year
Awards ceremony, 5:30 p.m., April 13
at the Community Activity Center on
Camp Carroll. Categories include
military, civilian, spouse and KATUSA.
Units must submit their volunteer
hours and nominations by April 5. For
information, call Yi Tae-yoon at 765-
7900.
PSB Field Exercise
Charlie Detachment, 516th Personnel
Services Battalion, will be conducting
a field training exercise April 7-10. The
PSB and the Camp Walker Post Office
will be operating at minimum staffing
during this time. For information, call
1st Sgt. Tirrell Hickman at 768-7899.
Motorcycle
Safety Course
The Camp Carroll Transportation
Motor Pool will conduct a Motorcycle
Safety Foundation course from April
11 – 14 at Bldg. S-934. A Basic Rider
Class will be held April 11–12. An
Experienced Rider Class is set for April
13. Motorcycles are available to the
first six people who sign up. On April
14, a Moped Class is scheduled. All
mopeds will be provided by the TMP.
For information, call Wilfredo Santiago
at 765-7717.
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Learn Korean Easily

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Language Instructor
Kwon Min-sook

Word of the week :

‘chook-jeh’
The phrase of the week :

“When do you have the cherry blossom festival?”

Boet-goht chook-jeh ohn-jeh-eem-nee-gah?

the cherry blossom festival When is?

Conversation of the week

:
When do cherry blossoms
Boet-goht ohn-jeh bloom?
Fire strikes pim-nee-gah?
Yongsan facilities
In a few days.
Myoe-chil hoo-eh-yo.

I like cherry blossoms.

Joe-nuen boet-goht-ul
jo-ah-ham-nee-dah.

Let’s go to the cherry blossom

Boet-goht chook-jeh-eh festival.
gahp-she-dah

Where is it?
Oe-dee-soe hahm-nee-gah?

At Yoido.
Yoido-eh-soe-yo.

rose

magnolia