It just seems that this is a pretty bold theft to try and pull off with little reward when they were trying to sell the HMMWVs for $10,000 a piece:
An American soldier and six South Korean civilians have been accused of stealing three Humvees from an unnamed U.S. base in South Korea and trying to sell them.
A U.S. soldier and six South Korean civilians have been accused of being part of a ring that stole three Humvees from a U.S. base in South Korea and tried to sell them, police said Thursday.
The soldier, identified only as a 47-year-old Korean-American man, allegedly conspired with the others to arrange for three Humvees to be stolen from the base in June and September of last year, police said.
The thefts were carried out by camouflaging the vehicles to appear as unused items, said Kim Dong Hwan, chief detective of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s international crime investigation unit.
“The soldier insists that he was not trying to steal the vehicles with the rest of the guys,” Kim told Stars and Stripes. “The Koreans kept denying what they did at first. But they’ve been saying lately that they attempted to sell the Humvees.”
Kim said it was the first time police have uncovered a ring trafficking in stolen Humvees in South Korea.
The suspects — who also included a civilian contractor working on the base, three junk dealers, a film-prop maker and an intermediary — have been booked without detention. [Stars & Stripes]
“a 47-year-old Korean-American man”
I’m going to take a guess and say an E-7 or E-8 working either in the motorpool or S-4 because other than a high rank in either of those two places I don’t know how you pull something like this off. 😕
In any event what unit has that lax of a tactical mission there to be able to lose 3 vehicles without impacting the mission to the point where all kinds of leadership is on someone’s carpet answering to where they went? Units I was with if we went -3 on vehicles someone would’ve been rucking some seriously heavy equipment. 😆
setnaffa
7 years ago
Misbehavior in the face of the enemy. The Korean War never ended. They could all be shot or hanged for stealing war materials. Not recommending that; but the law is pretty clear…
While a good chuckle the Dukakis Tank will always be, here’s another photo of him you don’t see often. Yeah his pose, the camera, and a lack of a weapon ain’t helping but the guy did a tour. More than can be said for the 455clown photo-shopped next to him in the pic you posted. 😉
“a 47-year-old Korean-American man”
I’m going to take a guess and say an E-7 or E-8 working either in the motorpool or S-4 because other than a high rank in either of those two places I don’t know how you pull something like this off. 😕
In any event what unit has that lax of a tactical mission there to be able to lose 3 vehicles without impacting the mission to the point where all kinds of leadership is on someone’s carpet answering to where they went? Units I was with if we went -3 on vehicles someone would’ve been rucking some seriously heavy equipment. 😆
Misbehavior in the face of the enemy. The Korean War never ended. They could all be shot or hanged for stealing war materials. Not recommending that; but the law is pretty clear…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWHniL8MyMM
I hope this doesn’t mean I have to give back my tank.
One of the greatest songs…
Depends on who you let take a ride. http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/88/f2/e2/88f2e2af77d9b892ab0474a9aa2d8fc6.jpg
While a good chuckle the Dukakis Tank will always be, here’s another photo of him you don’t see often. Yeah his pose, the camera, and a lack of a weapon ain’t helping but the guy did a tour. More than can be said for the 455clown photo-shopped next to him in the pic you posted. 😉
Agree wholeheartedly. John Kerry, Jimmy Carter, and Charles Rangel also served. Honorable; but doesn’t make comfortable tank companions…