Tag: Camp Carroll

Korean Employee Dies After Apparent Accident on Camp Carroll

| March 27, 2019

It appears that a Korean employee was killed in some kind of accident on Camp Carroll:

A South Korean man who worked as a sheet metal mechanic for the U.S. Army has died at Camp Carroll, officials said Thursday.
Kim Song-Cho, 66, a full-time employee with the Directorate of Public Works, died Wednesday while on the job, according to a press release from Army Garrison Daegu, which includes Camp Carroll.
The garrison, which is near the southeastern city of Waegwan, didn’t provide more details pending the ongoing investigation.
However, local police involved in the probe said it appeared to be an accident.

“This is devastating for all of us, but our number one priority is taking care of Kim’s family and assisting his co-workers at this time,” garrison commander Col. Robert Mann said.
“Our sincerest condolences go out to the family, friends and co-workers of Mr. Kim,” he said. “He wasn’t just an employee here. He was part of our USAG Daegu family.”
The investigation was being led by South Korean police with help from garrison emergency services and the Eighth Army safety offices, the press release said.
The incident occurred just before 2 p.m. while Kim was doing repair work on a roof panel near a sewage disposal plant, according to Park Jong Bo, a chief investigator at the local Chilgok police station.
Kim apparently died after he was caught in the pump’s rotor blade while trying to retrieve something he had dropped, Park told Stars and Stripes.

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Investigation Begins After USFK Soldier Found Dead at Camp Carroll

| March 10, 2018

The 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade has unfortunately lost another soldier yesterday:

Soldiers from E Company, 2-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion stand in a formation last month at Camp Carroll, South Korea. MONIK PHAN/U.S. ARMY PHOTO

A soldier assigned to the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade was found dead Friday at Camp Carroll, a U.S. base south of Seoul, the military said.

The cause of death is under investigation, and the soldier’s name is being withheld until 24 hours after family is notified, according to the brigade’s public affairs office.

More details were not provided.  [Stars & Stripes]

The brigade back in December had a soldier tragically killed during an on duty vehicle accident.

Picture of the Day: Camp Carroll Gas Explosion

| May 21, 2016

Gas explosions at U.S. military base in S. Korea

A firefighter battles a fire that engulfed a building inside a U.S. military base, Camp Carroll, in the southeastern city of Chilgok on May 19, 2016, after multiple gas explosions took place at the base. No casualties were reported, although the explosions caused debris to fly and hit other buildings inside the base. Firefighting authorities said the incident was caused by the combustion of nitrogen and oxygen. (Yonhap)

Camp Carroll Soldier Sentenced For Assaults

| May 10, 2009

Hopefully hard labor for this guy really does mean hard labor:

A soldier convicted of assaulting two other soldiers in separate incidents at Camp Carroll in South Korea has been sentenced to 90 days of hard labor, the Army said Friday.

Pfc. Aaron Goodin was sentenced Thursday in a court-martial before military judge Lt. Col. Thomas Kulish at Camp Henry in Daegu. He’d opted to be tried by judge alone instead of a jury.

Goodin is assigned to the 75th Medical Company Area Support, 168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion. He and another soldier, Pfc. Matthew Shields, assigned to the same battalion, assaulted Pfc. Brandon Masingille on June 19 during an argument.

Masingille suffered a broken nose and other injuries, said Maj. LaTondra Kinley, spokeswoman for the 19th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary).

On Thursday, Goodin also was convicted of assaulting Shields during the same Aug. 11 fight for which Shields was convicted of assaulting Goodin. The incident occurred during an argument in a motor pool.  [Stars & Stripes]

I have seen soldiers get hard labor for punishment yet the definition of hard labor means different things to different Sergeant Majors who administer it.  I had a Sergeant Major put a guy who had hard labor pretty much on Staff Duty all the time to make his Staff Duty roster easier to manage.  That is easy work.  On the other hand I have seen Sergeant Majors make guys who have hard labor fill sand bags all day, pull weeds, cut grass, paint buildings, etc. from sun up to sunset all while wearing full battle rattle.  Now that is hard labor.