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The construction of Namsan Tower brought us to Yongsan Garrison
Contributor: Michael Nicolay
On a school (SAHS) field-trip I walked into N. Korea … !
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Motorcycle memories at Yongsan
Contributor: Rocco Serrato
I often rode my motorbike on Yongsan base. I rode it to the pool, library, and at night took my girlfriend out on dates.
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Rush On!
Contributor: Bill Krause
Korea….what an adventure! I met life-long friends there, I met my wife Betty there and I got to be a Rock Star in the band Rush.
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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Yongsan and the Eighth Army Golf Club in particular hold a special place in my heart
Contributor: Lt. Alan Legacy, USN
By Al Legacy I was posted to Yongsan in 1976-77 and again 82-84 which was unusual for a Navy officer. In 1977 I married Ms Ko…
The beginning of SAHS, 1959-1960
Contributor: Yongsan Legacy Team
The history of the First Senior Class of the first American High School in Korea is brief. It began on September 8, 1959, with thirteen…
US army base called ‘unreachable land’
Contributor: Jon Dunbar
By Jon Dunbar “To me, Yongsan Garrison is like North Korea.” An odd sentiment, but understandable when you think about it; both are like an…
Seoul American alumni take trip down memory lane during Yongsan reunion
Contributor: KIM GAMEL | STARS AND STRIPES
By KIM GAMEL | STARS AND STRIPES Published: September 13, 2018 YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea — Former Seoul American High School students remembered tear gas…
The US military’s Yongsan Garrison leaves a mixed legacy in Seoul
Contributor: Jason Strother
December 26, 2017 By Jason Strother Concrete walls topped with concertina wire is what most South Koreans only ever see of the Yongsan Garrison,…
Sun Over Seoul
Contributor: Michael F. O'Brien
SUN OVER SEOUL has meant many things to many students…….. it helped Seoul American High School be awarded the “Excellence in Education” award for the school year ’84-’85
Wind of skirt still blowing in Korea
Contributor: Nam Sang-so
My father (1900~1995) used to smoke tobacco using a Korean pipe. It was made of a small bamboo stem, some 60 cm (2 feet) long.…
Topic: traditions
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Black papers from Korea
Contributor: Chang Soon-hee
“Open your bag, please,” said a young officer standing behind the customs inspection table at John F. Kennedy airport. A pungent smell of the seashore…
We remember you so well, President George H. W. Bush
Contributor: Nam Sang-so
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, George H. W. Bush enlisted in the U.S. Navy on his 18th birthday and became the youngest aviator in…
Topic: History
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