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The ROK Drop has been active since 2004 and is the longest running blog on the Internet dedicated to Korea, Northeast Asia and the US military. I am a former USFK soldier who has maintained a long term interest in the region even though I have moved on to other things. I still travel frequently to the region and really enjoy all the interaction with all the great readers known as “ROK Heads” on the site.
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I was in Korea,back in ’66/67…I was wondering if anyone can help me with what location/camp I was in….
I v was in 2nb inf.div…hq company
That’s all I remember.
The camp was in a town called (yanjago..I’m sure that’s spelled wrong..then walking thru the town, it was nothing but bars,prostitutes,kids offering you to do their moms,and mom’s and dad’s asking if you wanted to sleep with their daughter..then there was the “turkey farm”..lots of girls behind a fenced area..asking you if you wanted to buy them for 5 bucks..beyond that town was podjuri..another town. With ho’s,drinking hooches, and clubs..GREAT TIMES…lol
Amyways..can anyone tell me where this was ..or how I can get info?
2id hq was at cp. howze, then. not quite in either of those towns. yongju-gol, paju-ri.
Request permission to copy the Stars & Stripes article about the 2 November 1966 ambush appearing on your page. Presently, I am writing “Smell the Gunpowder” Korea 1945 to 1975, and would like to include this article as an attachment. Copy and Paste with credit ROK Drop.
I was at Camp Alamo 1966/67 in the DMZ on the night of the ambush.
Thank you, Bill
@William Graser, I have no issues with you using the article and crediting the site. Just make sure that you credit the Stars & Stripes newspaper as well since it is their article. Good luck with writing your book! I hope to read it whenever it is published.
I was KATUSA serving in 501st MI BDE 751st MI BN @ Humphreys from 1996 to 1998. Nice to find this blog
My wife and Zi were married in the Csmp Red Cloud chapel in 1969. We are planning to visit Korea and would like to show them the chapel. Does anyone know if we can get onto the property?
My wife and I were married in the Csmp Red Cloud chapel in 1969. We are planning to visit Korea with our sons in May and would like to show them the chapel. Does anyone know if we can get onto the property?
Greg , Camp Red Cloud closed in 2018.
Was stationed at 2nd Med BN, Camp Casey in 1985. Trying to find a KATUSA friend, who worked in medical supply at that time – his name was CPL Jang Min. Does anyone know the best way to find a long lost friend?
I was the MI company commander of CP Oulett(sp) when White defected. I had 8 radar sites under my command along the DMZ. He was an infantryman from the Infantry unit that rotated on/off my sites every 30days. My MI soldiers on the other hand stayed on site their whole tour, except for a two day pass back to Camp Hovey every 30 days during their 12 months tour. White was pissed because the 1SG took his pass and White did shoot the lock off the front gate when his teammate fell asleep around 0200. He became disoriented because he first started heading south until he hit the pond and then corrected his direction north. He did take a bag with a CEOI and other classified with him. My soldiers saw him being lead into Singing Sam’s dugout. It wasn’t 24 hours before propaganda leaflets were being dropped all over showing White sitting around a long table drinking with several girls. I remember that day because I got to meet the 2ID CG for the first time after being in command only 32 days. Not under the best of circumstances. My company command time there was the best job I had in my 20 plus years career. So many exciting things took place that never made the news and couldn’t because of National level security concerns. This just happened to be one that did get international attention.
I was stationed at Camp Stanley 90-91, HHC 2/2 AVN. Shout out to anyone else who might have been there as well :0)