Camp Howze 1984-85

Comments: My first duty station after basic/AIT at Ft. Benning was Korea. I was a PFC and stationed at the top of the hill in Camp Howze, 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company (DIE HARD CHARLIE)in 1984-85. I remember landing at Osan AFB when I got to Korea and getting on the bus with the other newbies and driven to the turtle farm at Camp Casey for about 3 days of in-processing. I remember my friend from basic (PFC Leonard) and I going to the PX on Casey during one of those 3 days and seeing a massage parlor and being asked if we'd like a "special massagie." I remember being dropped off at Camp Howze late at night after getting our TA- 50 at camp casey and the C Company training NCO escorting us up the hill and telling us to beware of the turtle ditches. I was my squad's 60 gunner, but I was the RTO on our DMZ mission during the monsoon season, memorizing all the code words to use on the radio for every patrol we did (over 20 ambush and recon), and walking up to GP Collier or Oullete after a recon patrol for some chow before heading back out to go on ambush, setting up the claymores, calling in on the radio, telling stories about all the girls we slept with back home while sitting in ambush, it always raining while we were out there all night, and getting picked up and debriefed in the morning. Remember pissing in the tubes at Warrior Base? And the fuck ups having latrine duty, burning all our shit? When our DMZ mission was over and we got back to Camp Howze everyone went down range after cleaning weapons for a "short time" (only $10 then) or overnight ($20) in Bong Il shon (anyone remember "Thunder Thighs"? I think she worked in the Lucky Club) or I ta won. I remember having to sneak back on Camp Howze under the back gate because it was after midnight and we didn't have an overnight pass. I remember how cold it was in the field in the winter especially in the Chowan Valley. Does anyone remember the "yogi boy" who'd deliver food from the snack bar to your barracks, and charlie who shined our boots and did our laundry for about $30 a month? Remember the movie theater at Camp Howze? I remember going to see Jefferson Starship playing there for a USO show. Remember that little PX we had? Remember the brigade commander COL Stack, whenever he camp to Camp Howze all the lieutenants having a "Stack Attach"? We had some great KATUSAs in our company and I wish I knew how to contact them. My best friends were Knuckles and Jackson also in C co. I remember doing the super squad competition (obstacle course up the side of a mountain followed by a 12 mile road march, a 100 meter swim, and then the firing range). I remember whenever someone accidentally dropped their trey in the chow hall we'd all yell "TURTLE." I was in the Army 4 years, and my one year in Korea was the best time I ever had.

Keywords: Warrior Base, Cpl Knuckles, Cpl. Jackson

looking for friends from 2/17 fa camp pelham 87/88

Comments: looking for friends that i was stationed with. want to contact them to see how everyones doing. send message to my email and i will get back to you. talk about old times, and memories.

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Csc 1/31 Inf 1980 Scouts out

Comments: I was their and proud of it I have a few pictures of the dmz and some good storeis if anyone is intrested.

Keywords: Beaner

Charlie company 6th 37th FA

Comments: Looking for friends and commrades from 6th 37th C Company 1984-1985. Would love to hear from any of the old C company. MLRS On the Minute Lloyd Null

Keywords: Danny Ashley Duane Hill Andy Castle Mike Freeman

Camp Howze 1987-88

Comments: Looking for anyone I might have served with from late '87-'88, either in garrison or DMZ.

Keywords: Camp Howze; Bobcats; HHC 1/31st; 2nd ID; Bongilchon

Stands Alone

Comments: I was in Camp Greaves B Co 1/506th (3rd Platoon) from Oct 87-Oct 88. I'm looking for info on Judd Lunsford, Steve Croom, Webb. Like to hear from any other 87-88 Third Herd.

Keywords: Third Herd, Turtle, Stands Alone

1/23 a or b co 1979-1981

Comments: im doing research for my step dad and he would like to contact any one who served with him. please do he served in the 1/23rd b or c co from 1979-1981 his name is Richard Roybal any one who served with or knew him please e-mail me

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BCO, 102D MI BN GSR 17M/17K/96R

Comments: Served as a GSR member at both Guard Post Oullette and Guard Post Collier, Bco 102D MI BN, 85-86. What a crazy time, 28 days on the Z and then a 3 day pass...the whole year flew by like that. 1SG Delgado, SFC Deluca, SFC Burt, SFC Sharrock, SGT "Big Al" Coronado, SGT Alexander, SPC Shepard, SPC Jeff Middleton, SGT Dennis Kolencz, "Woody" the KATUSA (cause he looked like Woddy Allen). I remember an LT putting the whole place on alert during morning "Stand Down" by setting off a claymore...I had just finished my all night shift, had climbed into bed in the bunkered living area when that blast rocked me out of bed, that was high drama. I remember being the "gods" of the guard post because we lived there, we owned it, everyone else came to vist for 30 days at a time but we were always there. Propaganda leaflets carried by ballons, propaganda loudspeakers, random firefights, "infiltration alley", putting the crosshairs of the laser range finder on the NK guards balls and firing away, praying that lasers cause sterility!.....the three day passes were like Dodge City and the Wild, Wild West...we basically did whatever we wanted and pretty much got away with it....things that would get us arrested in clubs today were, just....normal then. Anyone wants to get in touch please drop me a line, anyone in touch with Jeff Middleton please let me know how to reach him or have him contact me, he posted on this site but the email address is no longer any good.

Keywords: GSR, REMS, REMBASS, SAILBOAT, TDC, Together Club, Oullette, Collier, Radar Site #2, Radar Site #3, AN-PPS 5A, AN-PPS 15, Ambush Patrols, DMZ Police armbands

Team Spirit 1988

Comments: I too traded my MRE'S with mama san for yaki man do and one pepsi. Moon pies were the bomb also. We had a little incident on the Z, can't comment on that one. I was able to recover a weapon that a medic lost and never told on him. I made him sweat for a while and then I let him know that I had found his weapon while on guard duty. Back then we stuck together. None of this crap that exist today. We were there together and we were one. God bless the Army, God bles the 9th ID, and God bless all of the soldeirs and there families that are in harms way. GO DEVIL, and GET UGLY , Spec 4 F Chavez Commo Cheif , OUT

Keywords: We were known as GO DEVILS. We went to Korea on a team spirit but I went advanced party and volunteered to stay for extra duty. We landed in Pusan. It was great. I felt like I was home when I got to Korea. I got out alot. I went to Osan, Youngsan, Etaywon, Camp Haleah, Camp Red Cloud, Camp Casey, and the DMZ. I served with some of the best infantry soldeirs in the army. I went on my first thunder run in Korea. I forgot to by my OB patch. If anyone knows where I can get one, please let me know.

1st BN 503rd B co

Comments: Looking for fellow 2ID Soldiers who did a tour on the DMZ October 88 to December 88. That was a crazy time. I found out last year that we in the 1/503rd had been put in for combat patches and the "Z" was designated a comabt zone.

Keywords: Camp Hovey 1st BN 503rd INF

4P3

Comments: All I ever read about is 4P1 4P1 4P1 4P1. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh ! Well, we spent Team Spirit 85 @ 4 Pappa 3. 4P3. Yes 4P3. Can someone give me an AMEN ????? Huhhhhhhhhhhhhh ?

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camp mercer 1989 info on katusa

Comments: i am looking for info or someone who was there when a incident happened outside the main gate at camp mercer in aug i think 1989 when a katusa was killed by a beer bottle by another koren if anyone has any info please get in touch with me thank you

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A/261 ADA RC 4 1984-1988

Comments: I was there 84-88, stinger platoon, came an e-3 left sgtp. Greatest time of my life. Is there anyone who remembers those times? Would like to hear from anyone who was there, if you remember me or not.

Keywords: rc-4 1Sgt brazos, sonju ri, sgt knuth, eddie edmisten, Mustang club, hot platoon, ssg lumby, ssg clark, russian defector in 84 or 85 stinger missions to kimpo, road marches in winter, soju, miss piggy ,

Camp Howze 1987-1988

Comments: Looking for anyone who served with C Co 1/5th Inf 1987-1988. Sgt Jeffery Secrest, Gomez, Stienecker.

Keywords: Camp Howze, 1987-1988

2/17TH FA

Comments: TRYING TO GET REUNION GOIN NEED MORE PEOPLE HAVE FOUND AROUND 8 SP4 JEFF SNOW .SP4 RICK MITCHELL CAPT KNOTTS 1STSGT RAMSEY PFC JAN HILL. NEED HELP FINDING MORE CONTACT JEFF SNOW AT spidersflames89@yahoo.com or call 847-361-8531

Keywords: LOOKING FOR BUDDIES 81-83 CAMP PELHAM A BTRY

Re: Gary Michael Johnson

Comments: To Gary's sister Brenda, Their are others out here that still think about your brother! He was my friend since jr. high and I think of him from time to time. To anyone who served with him please let this family know what really happened to him, do the honorable thing and tell them what you know. Gary died October 20, 1986, he was not only a Ranger but a son, husband, father, brother, uncle and friend. Thanks

Keywords: Gary Michael Johnson, Died October 20, 1986

Looking For HHB 6/37FA Essayons 83-84

Comments: Definitely one of the strangest years of my life, what I remember of it. I know almost our entire Survey section got frostbite in Jan 84 as we were advance party, the ftx was cancelled because of extreme cold temps. We were out of radio range and forgotten about for 3 days. We thought we were going to die. Summertime was fun, shit burning detail sucked (while the latrine was being renovated. Cleaning the banjo ditches was kind of nasty as well. Silvac, Soju, the first time I had green tea (note: it wasn't healthy). Lot's of odd little pills that did odd things. I know why we have to have prescriptions in America, thank God. In '84 on a 1 batalion post, we had 4? suicides. We even had a Korean gate guard commit suicide. The service bat. armorer locked himself in the arms room and blew the top of his head off with a M1911. That was a mess, I was ACQ in HHB that night and we shared a quasit hut with svc. PT sucked, 3 miles on Mon, 5 miles T,W,TH, and 7 miles on Fridays. I spent 12 years in the Army and that was the best shape I was ever in in my life. Or at least the leanest. The whole place was on drugs.

Keywords: Camp Essayons, 6/37 FA, 82C, Surveyors, SFC Leon Jackson, SSG James Ching, Jeff Reese, Shapely, Ted Wingert, SP5 Smith, Sherman, Hefner, David Story (NBC), Bill Dove (Commo), Many suicides.

5/17 Cavalry, Camp Garry Owen, Camp Mobile, 1989-1990

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Keywords: The Butcher ( sucked at drawing blood as a turtle )...Later known as Doc....Looking for old friends that served either at Mobile or Casey or Garry Owen.......Greg Lujan...where ya at?

Comments: I was the Platoon leader of 3rd Platoon C Company, 1st BN 9th Infantry - green as grass and dumber'n dirt. Thank god I had good NCOs looking out for me. 1SG Riley Miller, SFC's Barrientos and Burton, SSG Jones, SGTs Waugh, Stobbe, Fisher and Doyle - take a bow.

I had good people too, real hell raisers in the ville but they could soldier when it counted.

Commanded GP Oullette for most of DEC 1980. The NKs played christmas carols at us all day long.

It was a great experience for a young officer. The Manchus were a great battalion and the 2ID showed me the standard.

Manchu - Keep up the fire!

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Looking for old buddies

Comments: Trying to contact old friends I served with. Like, SFC Eugene Padden Spec4 Ken Sampson Spec4 Scott Campbell

If any of you are out there, I'd like to hear from you. It's been a while and I'm sure a lot of things are different for all of us. But, I still think of you guys often. Hope to hear from one of you soon.

Keywords: Quinn

Anyone Remember me - 2ID, 102d MI 5 tours

Comments: I had the opportunity to spend 6 lovely years in South Korea. The time was broken up by years, but I seemed to return every two years. I have since retired from the Army and live in Florda. I started out my Korea experience with' A Troop, 4/7 Cav, at Camp Garry Owen, yong-gi-go '7'7-78. Some of the names I remember are, Bob Bailly, John Carson, David Snavely, Sgt Johnson.. Cpt Wheelock was the Company Commander. My next experience was with the 2nd Combat Intelligence Company, CBTI, at Camp Hovey Korea. We were still in the quonset huts, with the hold diesel heaters in the winter time. Oh and the latrine seemed to be a long way aways. Open bays, cement floors. I was on Radar Site 11 over looking the Han River Estuary. I was there from 1980 - 1981. No running water, he had a water buffalo and those immersion heaters in garbage cans for showers. I went back to Korea from 1983-1985 extended a year, was having such a great time. Was on Radar Site 2. Had a real world mission than, a real enemy and real world drama. Again, it was Camp Hovey, still in quonset huts, obtained a goat and created a farm with farm animals. Was a great time, great people, and great experiences. My last tour was with HHC, 102d MI Bn and I was in the S3 as the Battaltion Training NCO. Since I had track experience, I drove the Command Track and ran the late shift at the TOC. I wired the PC with music, installed a microwave for Pizza's and heating of food and also had a 2 inch tv for viewing of the superball one night. That was a hoot. I have since retired from the Army, in 1994 to be exact, 14 years alread. I miss my experiences in South Korea. I am hoping to visit some day soon.

Keywords: A Troop, 4/7 Cav, Camp Garry Owen 2nd CBTI, Camp Hovey, Korea B Company, 102d MI Bn, Camp Hovey, Korea HHC, 102d MI Bm, Camp Hovey Korea Radar Sites: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 Kevin Powers Lawrence McNealy Robert Baily John Carson David Snavely Richard Hall Patrick Clifton Sam Mello So many to add...

buddie search.....

Comments: wow...never new such a site was around...

Keywords: nickname,bravo19-fire support team attached out to support 506inf. all year on the dmz....looking for old buddies.

46TH TRANS. CAMP CARROLL, 1981THRU 1982

Comments: Just recently found this website. Looking for anyone assigned to the unit or the 63B's or 63S's that worked in the 46th motor pool at Camp Carroll during 1981 thru 1982 or later. Would like to find out what happen to buddies over the years and/or what has happen to the camp, the unit or "THE VIL"

Anyone out there??????

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Looking for fellow enlisted and officers who served with this unit

Comments: I'm looking for anyone who served with Charlie Battery 2/17th FA at Camp Giant,Korea from Jan.1982 to March 1983.I was the supply clerk with this unit.I lost alot of my fellow soldiers address when I left Korea and lost touch with them. So anyone who served with this unit please get in touch with me so we can talk about old times.

Keywords: Nickname Cheap Charlie.