Korean DMZ | Korean DMZ Vets

I was at Camp Casey (Dongducheon) Jul ‘74 to Aug ‘75 and I remember some of the “incidents” that took place, aside from living in Quanset huts and the Harsh winter. The “Gunfighter” (name escapes me) was the CG, and he instituted the 4 mile runs (in combat boots) around that time. Some pilots lost a their careers when they balked at doing the daily runs - The daily runs were a “new thing” to most of us. I was only 24 years old at the time, did well with the runs, though I didn’t like it early on. Later, I found myself among the small group of “sprinters” who broke out of the formation the last couple miles to reach the finish line, take showers, and go to breakfast. I was in such good shape back then that the “run” barely made a “blip” on my day. If memory serves, a 4 mile run took around 32 minutes for the “sprinters” - in our combat boots.......

Thanks for the post. I was at Camp Mosier (Uijongbu) 1966-1967. Kinda concerned at that time about an invasion. Read "The Forgotten War".

I was stationed in South Korea in 88-89 and 91-92 at Camp Casey in both tours and heard about some incidents that are not on the list, made for some stories that I told after I got back to the States. But overall I loved it.