Letter from a Little M.P.
Contributor: Robert V Doepke
In October 1958 My best friend Joe Sciortino and I enlisted into the US Army, in July the following year we were on our way to Korea. I was assigned to C Company, 728th MP Battalion in Yongsan.
Outside Gate 1 in 1961
Contributor: Darrell Brown
Samgakji area of Seoul in 1961, just outside of gate number 1 later on gate 16, was made up of poorer Korean style homes. There…
Yongsan Garrison schools to close in June after six decades of teaching military kids
Contributor: By KIM GAMEL for STARS AND STRIPES
The schools are part of a system established by the military shortly after World War II to ensure an American education for the children of troops deployed overseas. Then-named Seoul American High School opened in 1959 when classes were held in Quonset huts.
Topic: Education, Yongsan Legacy
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What Do You Feed a Korean?
Contributor: By Lt.Col. Kenneth O. Schellberg, Quartermaster, 7th Infantry Division
Three weeks before the 7th Infantry Division shipped to Inchon, we received an augmentation of 8,600 Koreans. Before they arrived our division commander (Maj.Gen. David…
Topic: Food
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My adventures around Yongsan Garrison
Contributor: Scott Forrey
Once at Samgakji we would be underneath the elevated traffic circle. There were seemingly hundreds of street vendors selling everything from soups and grilled meats, to plastic shoes and clothing, to bicycle parts…..It was dark and chaotic under the traffic circle, and quite exciting for a teenager…
Flavors that turned the tide in Navy Club dining
Contributor: Kyung Lee
As chef at the now-defunct Navy Club in the U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Yongsan, Oh Seong-geun held dear his flavor memories from each overseas locale…
Topic: Food
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Yongsan, My Home, March 1968 through March 1969
Contributor: Carl F. Rost
In late 67 & early 68 I expected orders for Vietnam any day but to my surprise, I received orders to report to South Korea!
My home & office would be Yongsan Compound
Another Side of U.S. 8th Army HQ at Yongsan Garrison
Contributor: SP 5 Victor Leo
What’s important to remember, after all is said and done, are the many thousands of people who touched the face of South Korea including: the citizens of the communities who donated clothing; the students and faculty at the universities who collected, sorted, boxed and provided financial help; the transportation companies who donated their trucks and railroad cars; and especially the soldiers, both American and Korean, who distributed the clothing throughout the country for a decade. Kamsahamnida
Searching for lost love in Hannam
Contributor: Kyung Lee
Following the path from Niblo Barracks that once led to the village, Breen vividly recalls singing “Oh My Darling, Clementine” in the Koreanized verses Marie had taught him, arousing immediate laughter from Korean passersby.
‘5,000-year-old culture collides with gaggle of knucklehead GIs’
Contributor: Martin Limon
For me, it all started on Yongsan Compound.
YONGSAN GARRISON TO BECOME HISTORIC PARK, EVENTUALLY
Contributor: Nate Rafferty for 10 magazine
So for the time being Yongsan Garrison remains a mystery. ….For now, the public can only to continue to wonder: Yongsan Legacy hopes that the park it will be a “mirror,” in which Koreans will see whatever meaning they need to see. It’s an ambiguous explanation for an ambiguous space, that continues to occupy an ambiguous place in the minds of Koreans and expats alike.
The Soldier Who Never Left
Contributor: Ned Forney, http://nedforney.com/
From serving at Yongsan and volunteering with People to People International (PTPI) and numerous other non-profit organizations, to promoting Korean businesses and cultural events, Mr. Nowell has made a significant and lasting impact on his adopted country.
Building Bridges, a true story of Christopher Vaia (JD)
Contributor: Yongsan Legacy Team
Seoul City offers honorary citizenship to ‘Bridgebuilders.’, better known as: the Balloon Ajossi, due to his penchant for twisting small balloons into animal and heart shapes for young kids in memory of his deceased daughter
8th US Army memorial’s Incredible past
Contributor: Kim Chunsoo, Yongsan Legacy Team
The 8th US Army Memorial located at the main post of Yongsan Base was actually a monument to the loyal dead to commemorate the Japanese…
North Korea’s nuclear arms and U.S. Forces in Korea
Contributor: Nam Sang-so
A Japanese monthly and political literary magazine based in Tokyo, Bungeishunju (文芸春秋) has published in its October 2018 issue with a headline; “The cold war…
Topic: History
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