US and ROK Marines Frolic in the Snow at Winter Olympic Site

Only in Korea does the holiday season mean that once again we get to see the annual pictures of half naked Marines frolicking in the snow:

U.S. and South Korean Marines get airborne during a short workout at Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. MARCUS FICHTL/STARS AND STRIPES

About 400 U.S. and South Korean Marines took a break from honing their winter-warfare skills Tuesday for some friendly competition in the city that will host the upcoming Winter Olympics.

After doffing their shirts and yelling half-naked in the snow, the allies teamed up to battle each other in chicken fights, relay races and a free-for-all wrestling match.

It was a bit of levity to wrap up a tense year on the Korean Peninsula that saw more than 20 North Korean ballistic-missile tests, two underground nuclear blasts and an ongoing bitter war of words between Washington and Pyongyang.  [Stars & Stripes]

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MTB Rider
MTB Rider
6 years ago
Ole Tanker
Ole Tanker
6 years ago

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=918&ei=H9g-WuuyG-3i_QaaioOwDw&q=marines+at+chosin&oq=marines+at+chosin&gs_l=img.12..0l3.1765.6796.0.13073.18.14.0.4.4.0.95.824.13.13.0….0…1ac.1.64.img..1.17.842.0..0i24k1.0.FpNAMMFN4rA

Mcgeehee
Mcgeehee
6 years ago

Walking past shirtless ROK Army troops doing morning PT outside on a snow & ice covered dirt field at Kunsan AB was a daily ritual during my first Korean assignment back in ’82. It would be ~10 degrees F, I’d have on a long parka, arctic gloves, mukluks, and still be cold.

blueberry muffin mix
blueberry muffin mix
6 years ago

There have always been people willi g to be stupid in pursuit of a macho image.

Most of us grow out of it eventually.

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