Posted on Apr 8, 2014
Which Camp Garry Owen were you assigned to: Yong Ju Gol or Song Ju Ri?
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Camp Stanton/ Stanton Army Airfield Tajipo/ Yon Ju Gol/ Munsan area Redeye Unit Headquarters Company 4th/7th/ 2nd DIV '72-'73
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SGT Thomas Lucken
Stanton was just south of Yong Ju Go! Later 70s the Air Cav moved to Ujongbu area; Stanley and LaGuardia. Then 1988 they moved to Mobile across from Casey, then mid 90s moved back to Stanton before disbanding the Air Cav! I was in Korea 83-84, 87-90, and 91-00.
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CPL Barry Kooda
I was back there in 2008 working the Christina Aguilerra tour and was amazed at how the places we used to explore in the hills and along the river are now lined with high rise apartments. My hotel was on Walker Hill. We used to hide out and smoke dope up there.
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I was at Song Ju Ri, '98-'99 Apache & Bulldog Troops; have my CAV shirt as well, but do not think it fits too well anymore lol
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SFC William Swartz Jr
Yeah I have a set in the closet that MAY still fit, lol..I know for sure that the old Chocolate Chip DCUs that I have from Riley when we wore them in 1/4 CAV as OPFOR for the other BDEs do not fit lol!
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SGT Thomas Lucken
Yes Sir it is! The first Garry Owen closed down in 1992, Yong Ju Gol. The 2nd Garry Owen was the unofficial name, it was actually Camp Pelham and it closed down around 2003/4.Â
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SFC Domingo M.
SGT Thomas Lucken - I was there in 1970 at Cp Custer. We rotated between there and the DMZ. Pajuri was right outside the main gate and Yong Ju Gol was about 1/2 mile east of us. We were neighbors back then. I spent many a night in Yong Ju Gol.
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SGT Thomas Lucken
2LT Juan Asturias - What was 20 miles from the Z? YongJuGol and SongJuRi were both within about 5 miles of it.
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Yong Ju Gol.... I was a SP4 Wheel Vehicle Mechanic at the time in 1975-1976. Our General made Combat Football the sport to let say participate in! Privates- commanders would be involved. Many did not finish the games without injury but the moral was extremely high! Camp Rice was a place of interest, you never knew what was going to happen! Today people would not know the Korea that we saw and help protect. It is what it is today because of the many that served, were on the edge of possible war and military activity between two companies still at war but had only signed an agreement of peace. To the many that did serve in the contaminated Agent Orange areas. Fight and write your congressman, Senators, The President for the right for all that served in Korea to be have the VA's Agent Orange exam. with out cost, with out no time period at least for 10-15 years after the last Agent Orange compound was discovered, distributed and have our records of bases identified that were closed due to contamination be it from Agent Orange or other extreme Chemical contamination. Camp Rice was one of those sites. To put time limits highly restricting helping our veterans from receiving help, medical, physical, mental on verification's of illnesses, identification of degrees of health effects and allowing our veterans to die or live lives that are far degraded because of the environment they served in is in it self a crime! Demand do not ask you are the 1% that serve and protect this country and help protect the world. Our government should only seek to protect those that have served and suffered, not just a few individuals. For anyone to stay it cost to much, we do not have the facilities to handle the problem, we do not have the medical staff. Tell them that with out our service we would not have the democracy that we have and it is their job to protect all of its military members once they have served! We lived in the contaminated area, so did those at Camp Lejeune who are covered by water contamination. At camp Rice, we drank the well water, we bathed in the bath houses, we ate in the community. We were in the depth of the devils land of contamination. The many children born around our camp were placed in homes for many reasons, but many of those children suffered from the issues of Agent Orange contamination. It was not just the military, so the problem was extensive. Remember Agent Orange increases through in take of the food, water and environment for more than sixteen years once the earth is contaminated! All Korean Veterans who served in the areas of deployment of the Agent Orange products should all be covered for Agent Orange examines! What is the government afraid of? "The Truth"
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