OCTOBER 1, 2010

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Torrential rain floods Yongsan

Record downpours saturate Seoul with 10 inches of rainfall in only a few hours
By Dan Thompson
USAG Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON, Republic of Korea –
Weather reports on Sept. 21 said that the Seoul met-
ropolitan area would only receive one to two inches
of rain. They were wrong.
At approximately 1 p.m., torrential downpours on
a scale not seen in Seoul since records were first kept
in 1907 began lashing U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan.
By 6 p.m., almost 10 inches of rain had turned the
Moyer Recreation Center area into a lake and much
of 8th Army Drive into a rushing urban river.
Garrison Yongsan activated its emergency opera-
tions center at approximately 1:20 p.m. and began a
coordinated response that included getting children
home safely from Department of Defense Depen-
dents Schools, School Age Services, and the Child
Development Center on South
Post.
This is the Stars & Stripes newspaper dis-
penser in front of Moyer Recreation Center,
Yongsan Garrison. Water gathered in
some places more than five feet deep
immersing many vehicles before
draining Sept. 21. — U.S. Army photo
by Sgt. Opal Vaughn
“South Post was basically cut in half with 8th
Army Drive and 10th Corps Boulevard flooded
with at least three feet of water at some points,”
said Director of Emergency Services Ricky Oxen-
dine. “Our challenge was getting kids home safely
who live on the other side of South Post. That is
why we decided to move kids who were not riding
buses to the Collier Field House.”
Children riding buses home were able to make
it home unaffected by the high waters. Those
needing to be picked up by parents were moved to
higher ground at the Collier Field House.
“Our main concern was for a safe and orderly
response,” said Garrison Commander Col. Bill
Huber. “We made sure that wherever we had chil-
dren waiting for their parents, our professionals
would be there as long as it took for parents to
arrive safely.”
Simultaneously, the Directorate of Emergency
Services deployed all available Military Police and
the Yongsan Fire Department to man intersec-
— See FLOOD, Page 2 —

This image displays the entire parking lot between the Moyer Recreation Center and the finance building at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, with the Ko-
rean museum showing in the background. Multiple vehicles are shown submerged in flood water. Several buildings, including the newly refurbished
bowling alley also took on significant amounts of water. — U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Opal Vaughn

VOTING IDs and Alcohol Energy policy GARRISONS

Inside

Region News P02

Absentee voting ballots
can now be done online
at www.FVAP.gov. See
News Briefs on Page 4
for details.
New PX software prevents USAG Red Cloud P05
sales of age-restricted USAG Casey P05
items. Page 14 USAG Yongsan P09
USAG Humphreys P21
USAG Daegu P25
Military set to
reduce fuel use by Sights & Sounds P03
20 percent. Details Command Perspective P04
Korean Mask Plays
on Page 18 FEATURE: jab audience, Page 16 Photo Feature Page P16
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USAG-RED CLOUD
Commander: Col. Hank Dodge
Public Affairs Officer: Margaret Banish-Donaldson
CI Officer: Kevin Jackson
Staff Writers: Pfc. Mardicio Barrot, Pfc. Jin Choe
USAG-YONGSAN
Commander: Col. William P. Huber
Public Affairs Officer: Dan Thompson
CI Officer: Jane Lee
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Sharp to North Korea: Halt Provocations
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
SEOUL, Korea – The top U.S. and U.N. commander here
marked the 60th anniversary of a major Korean War am-
phibious operation Sept. 15 by calling on North Korea to
abandon its nuclear program and halt provocations against
South Korea.
Gen. Walter L. Sharp paid tribute to South Korean, U.S.
and U.N. forces for their role 60 years ago in the famed In-
chon Landing, pledging to ensure their sacrifices endure.
“We honor the past sacrifices of our fallen heroes and
veterans by remembering and remaining prepared to de-
ter future provocations and aggressions,” Sharp told about
2,500 Korean War veterans, government officials and local
residents gathered along the Inchon shoreline.
Sharp noted North Korea’s sinking of the South Korean
navy frigate Cheonan in March that left 46 sailors dead.
“As the recent North Korean attack on the Cheonan re-
minds us, we must always remain strong and vigilant to en-
sure that what you brave men and women and those who
made the ultimate sacrifice fought for will be protected for
the future generations,” he told the audience.
Earlier, Sharp joined South Korean and U.N. military and
political leaders in casting floral wreaths honoring those
sacrifices from the bow of the South Korean amphibious
landing ship Dokdo.
Sharp pledged that United Nations Command, Com-
bined Forces Command and the South Korean-U.S. alliance
will “redouble our efforts to be prepared to deter and to de-
u North Korea dangerous: Defense officials tell congress
U.S. presence still necessary in Korea. Page 14
feat any type of provocation from North Korea.”
Sharp paid tribute to the Korean War veterans who re-
pelled the North Korean attack 60 years ago, paving the way
for South Korea to become a democracy.
“Fighting shoulder to shoulder, Marines, Sailors, Soldiers
and Airmen from the Republic of Korea and the United Na-
tions sending states stopped the North Korean attack and
turned them back,” he said at a dinner the South Korean
government hosted Sept. 14 to honor veterans attending
60th anniversary commemorations.
“Tonight we commemorate one of the boldest operations
conducted in U.S. military history: the Inchon Landing,” he
said. “This history-making operation not only helped to
turn the tide of the war, but it highlighted the kind of coop-
eration between our services and between the nations that
continue to help keep the Republic of Korea free today.
“We are all honored to be in your presence here tonight,”
he continued. “The real guests of honor tonight are those of
you from the many nations who have returned to this land
that you fought for 60 years ago. The sacrifices that you and
your fallen comrades made are the real reason the people of
the Republic of Korea enjoy the freedom that we all share
today.”
Sharp also praised the “strong, dedicated” South Korean
military, and said he’s confident the South Korean-U.S. alli-
ance “is prepared to defeat any future provocation.” x

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Moyer Rec Center hit hardest by flood
FLOOD from Page 1
tions and assist those caught by sur-
prise in the rising rivers that were the
post’s roads only moments before.
“The MPs did a commendable job,”
said Garrison Yongsan Facebook Fan
Elaine Guseman Saxe. “I watched
them helping the school kids across
the rushing water, and even saw them
carrying the little ones across.”
Yongsan Public Affairs provided
real-time updates live from the emer-
gency operations center to its office,
where information was posted to the
Garrison’s Facebook page (facebook.
com/youryongsan), Twitter (twitter.
com/usagyongsan), and live on Ameri-
can Forces Network radio, among oth-
er outlets.
The Moyer Recreation Center and
A flooded vehicle sits in front of a sign warning, “Area Subject to Flooding”
in the parking lot of the Moyer Recreation Center Sept. 22, the day after
Yongsan’s flood. Numerous vehicles in this area were immersed in the
mini deluge of Sept. 21. — U.S. Army photo by Dave Palmer
surrounding area was hardest hit by
flood waters, with water cresting at
approximately six feet along the wall
adjoining the Korean War Memorial,
completely inundating several private-
ly-owned vehicles, according to Yong-
san Public Affairs Specialist Sgt. Opal
Vaughn.
Family and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation Director Paul Robinson
said the Main Post Club and Yongsan
Lanes sustained the most water dam-
age, with the Main Post Club’s Under-
ground club area hardest hit by flood-
ing.
“We plan on reopening the Main
Post Club’s top floor and Reggies this
Friday and Yongsan Lanes on Saturday,”
Robinson said. “The Moyer Recreation
Center should be back up Saturday,
too, but the Main Post Underground
u Scenes from Yongsan Floods
To see more photos Yongsan
flood aftermath, go to www.flickr.
com/photos/usag-yongsan.
is going to take about two weeks to get
cleaned up. We have crews working
to restore full services as soon as pos-
sible.”
The Department of Public Works,
still cleaning up after Typhoon Kompa-
su, swiftly moved into action to combat
the rising waters. DPW Chief Chuck
Markham directed the emergency re-
sponse both from the emergency cen-
ter and on-the-scene, setting up an
emergency telephone line for those af-
fected in their homes by flood waters
and ensuring emergency pumps were
placed at critical infrastructure areas.
“Our teams were out there work-
ing under very stressful conditions to
limit the damage caused by the flood-
ing,” Markham said. “We’re cataloging
where damage was done and respond-
ing as soon as possible.”
Despite the high waters, Yongsan
emergency responders were able to re-
store power to all but the 2200 block
(Moyer Recreation Center area) of
Main Post by 7 p.m. By sunset, most of
the water had receded and traffic was
flowing normally along most roads. All
gates returned to normal operations
by 8 p.m.
Overall damage was limited to
flood-prone areas. Some minor, isolat-
ed landslides and asphalt buckling oc-
curred during the flooding, but DPW
is working to repair those areas as soon
as possible.
“We can be thankful that no one
was injured,” said Huber.
Garrison Yongsan Facebook Fan
Lynne Imamura summed up the Yong-
san Community’s spirit despite the
storm Tuesday evening: “Yongsan is
the assignment of choice in Korea!” x
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Police Blotter
The following entries were ex-
cerpted from the military police
blotters the precious week. These
entries may be incomplete and
do not imply guilt or innocence.
USAG Red Cloud
Subject was observed plac-
ing a PS3 video game CD into
his right side pocket of his pants
in Camp Casey Post Exchange
via video monitoring. The sub-
ject then exited the PX, without
rendering payment. The subject
was detained and escorted to the
AAFES Manager’s office. Military
police arrived and the subject
was apprehended and advised of
his legal rights, which he waived
rendering a written sworn state-
ment admitting to the offense.
All property was returned to
AAFES.

USAG Yongsan
Subject drunk on duty; driving
under the Influence of alcohol
and registration violations while
operating a government vehicle
(ambulance), transporting an un-
known patient. The subject was
observed by military police while
operating the emergency lights
and siren. Upon contact with the
subject MPs detected the smell of
alcoholic emanating from him.
The Turtle Ship: Korean Naval history at its finest
The subject was administered a The Turtle ship was a Korean war craft designed by Royal Korean Navy Admiral Yi Sun-sin in the 15th century
breath test with a result of 0.142 during the Joseon Dynasty and used up until the 19th century. These ships are credited for numerous Korean
percent blood-alcohol content. victories against the Japanese naval forces in the late 16th century. The ship had at least five different types of
He apprehended and advised of cannons and is most recognized by a fully covered deck with iron spikes to deter enemy sailors from boarding
his legal rights, which he waived
rendering a written sworn state-
the ship. This image was taken in downtown Seoul under a statue of Yi Sun-sin, next Gwanhwamun Station,
ment admitting to the offense. Exit 2. — U.S. Army photo by Russell Wicke

USAG Humphreys
Subjected charged with as-
sault and spouse abuse. Subject
and spouse were involved in a
verbal altercation which turned
physical when the subject struck
the spouse in the facial area with
an open hand. The spouse stated
that she scratched the subject.
Both were apprehended and ad-
vised of their legal rights, which
they waived rendering a written
statement.
USAG Daegu
Wrongful Sexual Contact. In-
vestigation revealed male sub-
ject slapped female victim on
her buttocks and inappropriately
touched her private area by plac-
ing his hand up her skirt. The
subject was apprehended by Ko-
rean police and transported to
the Jungbu KNP Station where he
was processed and released into
military police custody. The sub-
ject was administered a breath
test with the result of 0.087 per-
cent blood-alcohol content. The
investigation continues.
Osan Air Base
Subject was observed urinat-
ing on the wall of Bldg. 720, Osan
Air Base. Air Force security forces
attempted to confront the sub-
ject and who then fled into the
building. The subject was appre-
hended when he exited from the
building. He was advised of his
legal rights, which he invoked.
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Off–post events and activities
Natural History Museum
The Busan Marine Natural History
Museum began a special exhibition
entitled ‘2010 Busan Ceramics Festival.’
The festival runs through Oct. 31. To
commemorate the 31st Busan Citizen’s
Day, 50 Busan-based potters will ex-
hibit their artworks made not just from
clay and water but also with their soul
under the theme of the ‘Sea.’ This exhi-
bition is a rare opportunity for people
to appreciate the ceramic arts at Busan
Marine Natural History Museum. In
addition, a pottery making event will
be held every Sunday. The Busan Ma-
rine Natural History Museum has
been open to the public for free since
Sept. 4. The opening hours are from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and visitors should
arrive no later than 5 p.m. For more
information, visit the website at
sea.busan.go.kr/english/index.jsp or
call the Museum at (051) 553-4944.
Mount Seorak
One of the most famous mountains
is Mt. Seorak is a site most Koreans
visit at least once in their lifetime. Se-
oraksan National Park in Gangwon-do
(Gangwon Province) is located at the
far northern end of the mountain and
is known for its breathtaking valleys
and waterfalls. Each spring, the park
holds its annual flower festival, filling
the air with sweet fragrances. The el-
evation is 5,603 feet.
Source: http://www.seoulselection.com; www.korea.net, http://english.tour2korea.com, www.visitseoul.net — No endorsement implied.
Heyri Art Valley
Heyri Art Valley is a collection of
art galleries, workshops, film studios,
book shops and cafés, hidden away
in an idyllic valley just an hour’s drive
north of Seoul.
Along with nearby Paju Book City,
Heyri is a grand experiment in ecologi-
cally friendly architecture, design and
urban planning, made all the more sur-
real by its location just a river’s width
from North Korea. There is an outdoor
museum (with plenty of indoor ones,
too) that even laymen without the
slightest interest in the arts can enjoy.
It’s a place one might be able to spend
all day strolling about, dipping in and
out of galleries and bookshops as the
mood strikes.
About 370 artists—including paint-
ers, sculptors, graphic artists, film-
makers and potters—live and/or work
in Heyri. Korea’s top architects were let
loose to design the studio and art spac-
es, and the result—an outdoor display
of the very best of eco-friendly Korean
design—is absolutely breathtaking.
Each and every building is an expres-
sion of the individuality of both archi-
tect and owner, yet all strictly conform
to the village’s overriding principle of
harmony with nature.
They are designed to harmonize
with and complement the hills and
streams.
To get there take Bus 2200 from Exit
2, Hapjeong Station, Line 2 and get
off at Heyri Art Valley. The trip, which
runs along Freedom Parkway (Jayu-ro)
through Goyang, takes about 50 min-
utes.
Heyri is a village, which means it’s
open 24 hours a day. The galleries, on
the other hand, keep their own hours:
many operate from 10am to 7pm, al-
though those with cafés and restau-
rants close later.
13th Andong MaskDance Festival
Running through Sunday, The
Andong Mask Dance Festival is a dy-
namic place that enables spectators
to mix with dancing performers, and
juxtaposes many sorts of people and
things.
Performers often play impromptu
with spectators, participating them in
the jokes and fun of the show.
Spectators are not only participants,
but also other performers of the best
kind: honest and inventive. The fes-
tival avoids the conventional style of
performance which divides spectators
from performers and stage.
The Andong MaskDance Festival
is held in the city of Andong. For di-
rections and additional details, go to
www.maskdance.com/english/sub1/
sub1.asp. No endorsement implied.
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Safety is Top Priority
By Col. William Huber
Commander, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan
You being able to live and work safe-
ly on U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan is
my number one priority. With your co-
operation, we can ensure that no child
suffers an injury, no family loses their
belongings in a preventable fire, and
that none of our garrison team mem-
bers are injured on the job. I need your
help, though.
One area we need your help is with
traffic safety. With school in session, I
ask you to keep a watchful eye out for
our kids – some of whom may be walk-
ing or riding a bike to school for the
first time. It is imperative that parents
talk to your children about safety rules.
Understanding the importance of us-
ing designated crosswalks and looking
both ways before stepping onto the
road may prevent a catastrophic acci-
dent.
I also want you to get out and truly
experience Korea on your time off –
safely. It is always a good idea to do a
quick 10 minutes of research online
about the weather conditions you will
encounter and any news about the area
you are going to. You can find Korean
NEWS BRIEFS
Your Right to Vote
This week is Absentee Voting week
and runs from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4. All
citizens voting under the Uniformed
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Vot-
ing Act are encouraged to vote via ab-
sentee ballot. Those who have not re-
ceived their absentee ballot can go to
http://www.FVAP.gov to fill it out.
For those mailing in their ballots,
the U.S. Postal Service is assisting ab-
sentee voters this year by providing
free express mail to speed ballots to
state offices.
38th Parallel Conference
The 38th Parallel Healthcare Educa-
tion Conference is scheduled for Oct.
18-22 at the Dragon Hill Lodge, U.S.
Army Garrison Yongsan. It will provide
continuing education for healthcare
professionals throughout the Pacific.
Attendees will receive high-quality
training by experts in their respective
fields while enhancing relationships
between U.S. military and Republic of
Korea medical professionals. To regis-
ter and for more information visit www.
korea.amedd.army.mil/event/38pc/
default.asp. Or, contact Lt. Col. Diane
Diehl at 010-9836-0469; e-mail: diane.
diehl@us.army.mil.
Spouse Program extended
Officials have extended a spouse
employment program enrollment
deadline in the hopes that more mili-
tary spouses will be able to take spring
semester classes.
Effective Sept. 13, spouses currently
NEWS THE MORNING CALM
— Col. William Huber —
weather advisories at www.kma.co.kr.
If you are new to Korea, be sure to ask
your supervisor, colleagues or Korean
Soldiers for any insight they may have
about an area.
My goal as your Garrison Com-
mander is to make sure that your time
in Korea is as safe as possible. With
your cooperation, will help make sure
your assignment here becomes a high-
light in your life’s journey. x
enrolled in the Military Spouse Ca-
reer Advancement Accounts program,
commonly known as MyCAA, will be
able to request financial assistance
for classes with a start date that is on
or before Jan. 31. Previously, the start-
date cutoff was Jan. 15.
However, spouses still must submit
their financial assistance request by
Oct. 21, officials emphasized.
Retiree Appreciation Day
There will be a Retiree Appreciation
Day Oct. 30 in Yongsan’s Seoul Ameri-
can High School gymnasium. Contact
Mark Wade at DSN 730-4133 for de-
tails.
United States Forces Korea has two
authorized Retirement Services Offi-
cers serving the retiree community on
the peninsula. Mark Wade, the RSO
for Areas I and II and can be reached at
DSN 730-4133. Rey Esguerra, the RSO
for Areas III and IV and can be reached
at 753-2872. RSOs are a direct link be-
tween active duty commands and the
retiree community and provide numer-
ous services for retirees and annuitants
such as assistance with filing Social
Security and Veterans Affairs benefits,
reporting survivor’s benefits claims to
Defense Finance and Accounting Ser-
vices, assisting with immigration is-
sues and more. RSO can help establish
a family protection plan and make a
difference in improving the quality of
life for the retiree community. They
are available to help all retired military
members residing on the Korean pen-
insula.
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Casey team wins local Connelly Award
Combined American, Korean food service staff takes aim at Army-wide award
By Kevin Jackson
USAG Red Cloud Public Affairs
RED CLOUD GARRISON — Food
service specialists from Headquarters
and Headquarters Detachment, U.S.
Army Garrison Casey have brought
home the 43rd Annual 8th Army and
Installation Management Command
Korea Philip A. Connelly Award in the
large garrison dining facility category
for the second time in three years.
In only its fourth year of operating
the Casey Main Dining Facility, the
HHD USAG Casey food service team
has already received 8th Army and
IMCOM-Korea Philip A. Connelly
Awards in 2008 and this year.
While the team is proud of its
recent accomplishment, it is focused
on winning its first Department of the
Army trophy.
“We have a good team and they are
working diligently to win,” said Sgt.
1st Class Natasha Hall, food service
supervisor for the Casey Main Dining
Facility. “I can see the fire in their eyes
and that’s a good thing. Hopefully that
hard work and dedication pays off.”
The Casey Main Dining Facility has
only five Soldiers who have been trained
in food service at the Quartermaster
Center and School at Fort Lee, Va. The
majority of the staff – about 20 of them
– are Korean national employees who
prepare primarily American meals,
and a few Korean main courses, using
Army recipes. The team feeds about
300 Soldiers at each of its three daily
meals.
“It’s very unique,” Hall said about
the diverse staff. “It can be a little
challenging at times, too, with the
language barrier, but the guys are
willing to learn and try to correct any
deficiencies pointed out to them.”
Hall credited the team’s success
to Sabrina Wilson, a retired Army
food service specialist, who brings
considerable experience, knowledge
and expertise to her job as the Casey
Main Dining Facility manager.
Coordinators aim to boost area campaign fundraising efforts
By Pfc. Mardicio Barrot
USAG Red Cloud Public Affairs
CASEY GARRISON — Soldiers co-
ordinating fundraising events for the
Combined Federal Campaign in War-
rior Country want to follow in the
footsteps of American celebrity chef
Emeril Lagasse and “kick it up a notch”
this year.
Franciela Itule, U.S. Army Pacific
Command CFC coordinator, came to
the USAG Casey movie theater Sept. 13
to provide training to 45 unit coordi-
nators and key people who will assist
with the 2010 campaign. The training
covered a myriad of topics related to
the annual charitable fundraising cam-
paign that will run through Dec. 15.
Warrior Country contributors gave
$256,897 or an average donation of
$97.24 in 2009, according to Natasha
Richardson, the Warrior Country CFC
community area project officer. Rich-
ardson said the community goal is
$252,000.
Itule has been visiting installations
in the Pacific region to give the coor-
dinators ideas for their fund- raising
events and provide them with the nec-
essary training they need to conduct
successful unit-level campaigns. Her
enthusiasm for the campaign is rub-
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A food service specialist from the Casey Main Dining Facility serves a meal to a Soldier. The American and Korean Casey Main Dining
Facility staff is compete against other Army major commands for the Philip A. Connelly Award. — U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jin Choi
She said Wilson spends time Hall said the team is committed to will be announced in Chicago at date
training the staff, particularly the preparing healthy meals for Soldiers. to be determined.
Korean national employees who receive “We try to produce a meal that has The Philip A. Connelly Awards
a limited amount of formal training nutritional value and is healthy,” she program recognizes Soldiers and
compared to Soldiers, to ensure that all said. “We also prepare a low-cal plate Department of the Army civilian
meals are prepared to Army standards. that is 500 calories or less so that gives employees who rise above the Army
“We do a lot of practice meals,” Hall Soldiers who may be having a problem standard and continually demonstrate
said. “We have a standard meal that we with their weight a better way to eat.” excellence in food service.
prepare (for the evaluation), so every A combined IFSEA and Army The program was founded in 1968
Monday we practice that meal as if we team will arrive at Casey Garrison to improve food service operations
are getting evaluated.” Oct. 15 for its initial in-brief and will and recognize the best dining facilities
The faire includes main courses of conduct its evaluation of the food through the Army. It is named in
baked stuffed fish, honey glazed Rock service operation Oct. 18. They will honor of the late Philip A. Connelly,
Cornish hen, bread pork chops and judge the HHC, USAG Casey dining past president of the International
bulgogi are rounded out with macaroni team in the areas of food preparation, Food Service Executives Association,
and cheese, rice, fresh lyonnaise taste, nutrition, service and sanitation. and is cosponsored by IFSEA and the
carrots, summer squash and more. Department of the Army-level winners Department of the Army. x
bing off on coordinators.
“The training provided us with a
lot of information on what we need to
do to reach our goals of giving back,”
said Spc. Sheri Buchanon, Headquar-
ters and Headquarters Company, U.S.
Army Garrison Red Cloud. “I know I’m
going to truly give the fundraiser my
best effort.”
The Warrior Country kickoff event
will be held at noon, Monday in the
Post Exchange’s Food Court on Casey
Garrison. It will include a ribbon- and
cake-cutting, and free giveaways.
The CFC was started by President
John F. Kennedy when he signed Ex-
ecutive Order 10927 in 1961. It consoli-
dated fundraising efforts throughout
the year into one campaign for federal Franciela Itule, U.S. Army Pacific Command Combined Federal Campaign coordinator,
employees. Federal employees can do- talks to 45 unit coordinators and key people from Warrior Country about fundraising
nate to as many of the more than 2,400 for the annual CFC charitable campaign during training Sept. 13 at Casey Garrison’s
approved charitable organizations as movie theater. — U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Mardicio Barrot
they desire.
“Today we’re the most successful
fundraising campaign in the world,” campaign,” Itule said as the end of the campaign underway, Richardson had
Itule told the coordinators. training. one simple message for potential con-
She said the campaign supports “The PACOM office is here to help tributors.
disaster relief, medical research, vet- facilitate your campaign, because this “A dollar goes a long way,” she said.
erans’ charities and many more chari- is garrison’s campaign, so whatever we See your unit representatives or key
table endeavors, and that it has the can do to help you be successful is what people, many of whom work in the ad-
potential to touch contributors on a we’re here to do and what we need to jutant’s office or the orderly room, to
personal level. do.” make a donation. x
“I wish everyone a very successful With coordinators trained and the
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News & Notes

Domestic Violence Month
The Army Community Service
Family Advocacy Program will
host a variety of educational
activities to help bring attention
to October is Domestic Violence
Prevention Month and to
highlight and celebrate healthy
relationships. With the theme –
“Food Heals the Spirt” – ACS will
hold a pot luck luncheon at Pear
Blossom Cottages throughout
Warrior Country for anyone
who wants to reflect on their
experiences related to abuse
during their “Time of Reflection”
segment of the program.
Luncheons are being held from
noon-2 p.m., Oct. 6 at Red Cloud
Garrison; 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.,
Oct. 13 at Casey Garrison and
from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Oct.
22 at Camp Stanley. For more
information, call 730-3002.
Red Cloud Garrison, Uijeongbu sign community covenant
Racquetball Championships
The Korea-U.S. Forces Open Col. Hank Dodge, U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud commander and Uijeongbu Mayor Ahn Byung-yong, sign a community
Racquetball Championships will covenant memorandum of agreement for mutual cooperation between Uijeongbu City and the garrison Sept. 14 at Mitchell’s
be held Oct. 16-17 at Humphreys Club, which will be in effect for two years. The parties agree to promote goodwill and friendship through programs for mutual
Garrison. The entry fee is $20 and understanding of community relations and good neighbor programs. — U.S. Army photo by Margaret Banish-Donaldson
the deadline to register is Oct. 1.
Entries will be limited to the first
64 men and 64 women. For more
information, visit http://www.
facebook/USA.ROKers or call Warrior Country
723-7718.

Health Fair
remembers 9-11
A Health Fair will be held from
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Oct. 2 in the Casey tragic events
Garrison Commissary and Post
Exchange parking lot. Visitors Firefighters from the U.S. Army Garrison
will have access to pediatric and Red Cloud Directorate of Emergency
obstetrics counseling, blood Services sing “America the Beautiful”
pressure screenings, cholesterol during the 9-11 Remembrance Service
screenings, nutritional advice, Sept. 10 at Warrior Chapel on Red
health promotion guidance,
visionscreening,physical therapy, Cloud Garrison. The service was held
dental health awareness, Tricare, to commemorate the tragic events that
St. Mary’s Hospital and Children occurred Sept. 11, 2001 and pay tribute
and Youth Services information. to the valiant emergency services officials
For more information, call 730- who gave their lives to rescue others from
6796.
the collapsed World Trade Center. — U.S.
Taekwondo Championship Army photo by Pfc. Jin Choi
The deadline to register for the
Warrior Country Taekwondo
Championship is Oct. 4. The
event will be held Oct. 9 at the
Camp Stanley Physical Fitness
Center. The event is open to
active duty men and women only
in five weight classes. To pre-
register or for more information,
visit a Warrior Country Sport
Office or call 732-6276/6927.

Flag Football Correction

In the Sept. 19 edition of the
newspaper, we inadvertently
reported in the headline of
the Labor Day Flag Football
Tournament on page 7 that the
55th Military Police Company
finished third in the tourney.
They lost to Bravo Company, 70th
Brigade Support Battalion 18-0
in the final to finish second.

Ration Control Brief

The Ration Control Office
is available to brief units on
the U.S. Forces Korea Ration
Control Policy policy. For more
information, call 732-6762 or
730-3475. Ribbon cutting expands Casey Garrison’s lodging capacity
School Closed (From left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Wayne Laclair, U.S. Army Garrison Casey command sergeant major,
Casey Elementary School will Cho Sun-tuk, Casey Lodge housekeeper, Gordon Niederhauser, Casey Lodge manager, and Lt. Col. Richard
be closed to students Oct. 11 in Fromm, USAG Casey commander, cut the ribbon for the addition of 11 rooms to the lodge annex Sept. 15.
observance of the Columbus Day
federal holiday. The addition expands the Casey Lodge capacity to 81 rooms. — U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Mardicio Barrot
OCTOBER 1, 2010
Staci Gash was the fourth participant out of the pool during the 500-meter swim at the 8th Army Team Triathlon Championship Sept. 11 at Casey Garrison’s Hanson Field House.
Her team of Jewel Alvis and Dawn Zitko finished first in the women’s division. — Courtesy photo by Jeffrey Rivers
Joshua Hudson bolts to the finishline en-
abling his team of Richard Gash and Zach
Brainard to smash their own Warrior Coun-
try men’s division team triathlon record. —
U.S. Army photo by Kevin Jackson
Maryanopolis, Marquette slam way to Warrior Country, 8th Army tennis titles
USAG RED CLOUD
Warrior Country teams shatter records
By Kevin Jackson
USAG Red Cloud Public Affairs
CASEY GARRISON — Husband
and wife triathletes led their teams
to two gold medals and in the process
smashed the men’s and women’s
division records during the 8th Army
Team Triathlon Championship Sept. 11
at Hanson Field House here.
The husband- and wife-led teams
of Richard and Staci Gash set new
Warrior Country records in their
divisions. Richard’s men’s team broke
its own record of 1 hour, 31 minutes
and 38 seconds from the local team
triathlon event July 31 by nearly two
minutes. The team triathlon includes
a 500 meter swim followed by a 30 km
bike ride and a 10 km run.
Seeking to one-up the men, Staci’s
team of family members blitzed
the course in 1:54:00 –smashing the
women’s record-time of 1:56:06 that
has stood since 2001. Sports records for
8th Army events are not kept.
“Our goal was just to be able to do
it again and we wanted to improve on
our last time,” Richard Gash said about
his men’s team of Zach Brainard and
Joshua Hudson.
Richard, the reigning Warrior
Country 10-km mountain bike men’s
senior division champion, was the
second cyclist on the course. He passed
the leader near the Camp Hovey
Physical Fitness Center at about the
5-km mark for the lead.
By the time he crossed the finish
line – Hudson, the reigning 8th Army
Ten-Miler champion – had about a nine
minute head start on the competition.
“They gave me a good lead so I
didn’t want to lose it and that’s when
I realized we should try to strive to
break our record,” the 24-year-old St.
Louis native said.
Brainard, who finished the swim in
about 9 minutes and 30 seconds, said
he cut his previous time by as much as
a minute and a half.
“That definitely helped,” Richard
said. “Most of the time difference was
his on the swim.”
Staci is an accomplished athlete in
her own right. She finished second
in the 30-39-year-old division of the
2010 Incheon Asian Continental Cup
Triathlon last month and has won
numerous Warrior Country events.
Her familiarity with the sport enabled
her to assemble a team – Jewel Alvis to
ride the bicycle and Dawn Zitko to run
– to win.
“I knew what girls we needed to win
so I put together the team and picked
the fastest woman I know who can
run and the fastest woman I know on
the bike and we went out to crash the
course record,” she said.
“We also set out to beat as many
men’s teams as we could,” she added as
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teammates Alvis and Zitko laughed.
The women finished ahead of five
men’s division teams and credited their
strong cheering section – 12 children
among the three of them – for their
moral support.
The team of Ryan Murphy (swim),
Ryan McPheeters (bike) and Kristen
Epstein (run), represented the 168th
Multifunctional Medical Brigade at
Camp Walker, claimed first place in
the mixed (co-ed) division in 1:41:43 –
more than five minutes off the record
time set in 2001.
“We have a really solid team and we
knew that coming in here,” Murphy
said. “We didn’t have any particular
expectations, but we knew we had a
good chance going for the gold.”
McPheeters, who finished second in
men’s junior division of the 8th Army
Triathlon Championship, said the
weather conditions were considerably
better than they were for that event
when more than six inches of rain
drenched Dongducheon in two days.
Epstein, who was a late addition
to the team, said it was “good racing
weather” and that team chemistry
contributed to their success.
“We have a really nice team rapport.
They were awesome out there just
cheering me on and keeping me on
pace, and we actually went a lot faster
than we had set out to do,” she said.x
Daniel Maryanopolis, Company A,
302nd Brigade Support Battalion,
returns a volley during the 2010
Warrior Country Tennis Championship
Sept. 12 at Camp Hovey. Maryanopolis
defeated Luis Dejesusdelgado, Battery
E, 6th Battalion, 65th Air Defense
Artillery Regiment, 6-4 and 6-4 to win
the men’s senior (32 years and over)
title. David Marquette, 629th Medical
Company (Area Support), beat Lee
Woo-yong, Company B, Division
Special Troops Battalion, 6-0 and 6-0
to claim the men’s junior division title.
Maryanopolis and Marquette also
won 8th Army tennis titles Sept. 18 in
Daegu. — Courtesy photo by Jeffrey
Rivers
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Army hospital trains for casualty overload

Adaptive Focus Exercise fortifies partnerships with Korean hospitals
By Pfc. Choe Yong-joon
USAG Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON, Republic of Korea - Brian
Allgood Army Community Hospital conducted a
Mass Casualty exercise, as a part of the U.S. Forces
Korea Adaptive Focus Exercise, highlighting a long-
standing partnership with major Korean medical
centers Sept. 16.
The Mass Casualty exercise was planned to train
for an emergency when a large number of patients
with all different types of injuries overwhelm the
hospital’s capacity.
The exercise allowed participants to practice evac-
uating simulated patients to a couple of local Korean
hospitals, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital and Armed Forc-
es Capital Hospital,  by ground and air ambulance,
respectively.
“When a mass casualty event like this occurs, ba-
sically we operate an emergency center where the
command can coordinate medical care activities,”
said Lt. Col. Paul Roberts, Deputy Commander for
Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital. “What we
do is, during the exercise, planning to find out what
went well and things we need to modify to do more
efficiently in reality.”
Roberts added that as a community hospital, they
can provide primary care as well as general and or-
thopedic surgery; but for specialty care such as severe
spinal cord and head injury, cardiology, and neona-
tal intensive care units, not being built as a tertiary
care hospital, they need to arrange with host nation
hospitals to take care of those patients. A simulated patient is evacuated to the Armed Forces Capital Hospital by air ambulance after de-
In the international clinics of allied hospitals, parting from Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital Sept. 16. The evacuation is part of a mass-
most providers are trained in the United States. casualty exercise conducted by the hospital. — U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Choe Yong-joon
They speak fluent English which results in Yongsan
community patients’ satisfaction rating  of 97 per- ter action review, adding up and summarizing the ians performed very well, ensuring excellent medical
cent. things that need to be improved by Col. Bret Ack- care in the worst case scenario. Our hospital is always
“We feel the strong alliance and are always ready ermann, Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital ready to provide high quality service in a compas-
to support the USAG Yongsan hospital whenever Commander. sionate way, said Ackermann.
they contact us,” said Col. Hong Jun-gi, Deputy Com- “One of our challenges is that 50 to 60 percent  “Garrison Yongsan and the Installation Manage-
mander of Clinical Services at Armed Forces Capital of our staff people recently pcs’d. Since they did not ment Community supports all Soldiers, Families and
Hospital. participate in the last mass casualty event, for them Army Civilians with quality programs and safe com-
“One thing I want to emphasize is the importance to learn how the system works and how we are com- munities that meet their needs,” said Garrison Com-
of communication since better communication as- municating information to installations are our pri- mander Col. Bill Huber. “We are keeping our promise
sures faster transferring of urgent patients.” mary issues.” to make Yongsan a place where community members
The exercise concluded its mission with an af- Generally, during the exercise, soldiers and civil- can thrive.” x

U.S. Ship Curtis Wilbur Hosts Open Ship in Incheon

Navy destroyer commemorates 60th anniversary of
Incheon Landing, welcomes more than 1,000 visitors
By Navy Petty Officer 1st Class
Johnie Hickmon
The guided-missile destroyer USS
Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) hosted an
open ship during a port visit to In-
cheon, Republic of Korea Sept. 16. The
port visit was just one of the activities
that encompassed the commemora-
tion of the 60th anniversary of the In-
cheon Landing.
More than 1,000 visitors toured the
Curtis Wilbur, stopping along the way
to take photos with Sailors and ask-
ing questions about the function and
operation of the equipment on board.
Many visitors took the time during
the tour to thank some of the Sailors
for doing a great job and gave compli-
ments about the condition of the ship.
“I think it is very nice,” said Hongt
Ensign Ariana Burch, officer on USS Curtis Wilbur, greets visitors as they Soon-yong, as he toured the flight
depart during a ship tour Sept. 16. Curtis Wilbur, operating out of Yoko- deck. “It is very clean.”
suka, Japan, visited Incheon to participate in commemorative services For some visitors, this was there first
related to the 60th anniversary of the U.S. landing of Incheon. — U.S. Navy time visiting a U.S. warship. Through
photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Johnie Hickmon a translator, Kim Soon-ha said she was
impressed by not only the cleanliness
of the ship, but also at how helpful
the Sailors were to her. “They are very
nice,” said Kim.
Petty Officer 1st Class Artesha Gad-
son said she was impressed at the in-
terest shown by the ship tourists.
“They seemed to be really happy
to have us visiting here,” said Gad-
son. “They were taking a lot of photos
with us. I think events like this help
strengthen the relationship we have
with each other. I actually had a good
time interacting with everyone.”
Curtis Wilbur Commanding Of-
ficer Commander Paul Hogue said he
thought the tour went exceptionally
well.
“By having tours like this, it offers
us a chance to strengthen our alliance
with our counterparts,” said Hogue.
Operating out of Yokosuka, Japan,
Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Destroy-
er Squadron 15 and the USS George
Washington (CV 73) Strike Group. x
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News & Notes
MWR, CFC 5K Charity Fun Run
2010 CFC Kick-off Fun Run will be
held October 23 at Collier Family
Fitness Center. Registration and
donations will start from 8:30 a.m.
and run begins at 9:30 a.m. For
more information, please contact
Mrs. Sonja S. Goodman at 738-
4008.
Yongsan CIF Closure
The Yongsan CIF will be closed
from October 12 through 15 due
to 100% OCIE inventories and
will not be issuing or accepting
any OCIE equipment during this
period. The CIF will return back
to normal business on Monday,
October 18. For more information,
please contact CIF Manager Billy
Robinson at 736-7499.
Walker Center Reservations
Reservations are required to stay
at the Walker Center. Please email
walkercenter@korea.army.mil for
the required reservation form.
Become a Facebook Fan
The American Red Cross at
USAG Yongsan now has its
own Facebook page. Become
a fan today and learn about
upcoming events, find volunteer
opportunities, view photos, and
post your own comments. Just
search for “American Red Cross
USAG Yongsan”.
Healthcare Advisory Council
Please join us the 3rd Wednesday
of every month to discuss how
we can improve health care. The
meeting is held at Brian Allgood
Army Community Hospital
Command Conference Room. For
information, call 737-3045.
Bowling Laser Light Show
The show is on Friday, 9:30 p.m. -
midnight and Saturday, 9 p.m. - 1
a.m. with live DJ on Saturday at
Yongsan Lanes. For information,
call 723-7830.
Free Spinning Bike Classes
The classes are on Tuesday-
Thursday, 6 a.m. and Monday-
Thursday, 5:15 p.m. at Collier Field
House. For information, call 738-
8608.
Free Yoga Classes
The classes are on Tuesday and
Thursday - 8:30 a.m., 5:15 p.m.
at Collier Field House/Hannam
Gym, Saturday - 9 a.m. at Collier
Field House, and Monday and
Wednesday - 6 p.m. at Hannam
Gym. For information, call 736-
4588.
Free Pilate Classes
The classes are on every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at 9:30 a.m.
at Trent Gym. For information,
call 724-8466.
For a complete list of community infor-
mation news and notes, visit the USAG
Yongsan Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/youryongsan
USAG YONGSAN
Governor Schwarzenegger visits with Troops
California Governor Arnold Scharwzenegger shakes hands with Soldiers
after speaking with Servicemembers and their families about why we are
his heroes after making a stop at Collier Field House, Yongsan Garrison,
Sept. 15. - U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Opal Vaughn
By Sgt. Opal Vaughn
USAG Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON - From body
builder to Hollywood actor, and now
California’s 38th Governor, Arnold
Schwarzenegger is an inspiration to
us all. He is currently on tour around
the world to promote California-grown
products, cutting-edge technologies
and the state’s diverse travel destina-
tions to bring money to the great state.
In doing so he has made Yongsan Gar-
rison one of his last stops on Sept 15
before returning stateside to address
the recent San Bruno gas explosion.
“It’s wonderful to be here,” said Gov-
ernor Schwarzenegger in his famous
Yongsan holds Operation Rising Star competition
“Way to go Callie! So proud!” - Chris Ballentine, USAG Yongsan Facebook Fan
By Pfc. Hong Moo-sun
USAG Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON - About 200
USAG Yongsan community members
cheered on their favorite vocalists during
the 2010 Operation Rising Star Competi-
tion at the Main Post Club Sept. 16.
Operation Rising Star is American Idol,
military style - planned by the Head-
quarters, United States Army Installa-
tion Management Command Director-
ate of Family and Morale, Welfare, and
Recreation. Preliminary rounds of the
competition are being held at every Army
installation throughout the world. After
competing at the installation level, the
first place winners at each participating
location then advance to Army Wide Fi-
nals. Operation Rising Star Grand Prize
Winner receives an all expense paid trip
to Los Angeles to record a three-song
compact disc.
Fourteen contestants vied for the top
spot in the competition at USAG Yong-
san. Three judges along with the audi-
ence determined the three winners. Each
judge scored the individuals in the areas
of Technical Excellence, Showmanship
and Interpretation of Material while the
audience voted by written ballot.
After all the contestants sang their
hearts out, USAG Yongsan Garrison
Commander Col. William Huber and
Command Sgt. Maj. Ralph Rusch, who
was one of the judges, awarded the win-
Austrian accent. “For many of you
who don’t know I came over here to
Korea on a great mission to pump up
our economy in the great state of Cali-
fornia. But whatever I do - if I go on a
movie promotion or if I go on a busi-
ness promotion or under the trade
commission, rallying for the Special
Olympics - whatever it is I always go
and visit our Troops. I love visiting our
Troops, I love it!”
Governor Schwarzenegger was born
in Austria in 1947 and began weight-
training at age 15. He was awarded the
title of Mr. Universe at age 20, becom-
ing the youngest person ever to win the
title. He then went on to win the Mr.
Olympia contest a total of seven times
USAG Yongsan Garrison Commander Col. William Huber and Command
Sgt. Maj. Ralph Rusch award Pfc. Callie West, VI, HHC, USAG Yongsan first
place in the 2010 Operation Rising Star Installation Level competition
Sept 16. - U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Hong Moo-sun
ners. Pfc. Callie West, Visual Informa-
tion, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, USAG Yongsan, won first
place receiving $500 and advancement
to the 2010 Army Wide Finals. Pfc. Jer-
rell Thornton, Eighth U.S. Army Band,
received $250 for second place and Spc.
Kelly Gregg, 65th Medical Brigade, re-
ceived $100 for third place.
“Three days before the competition all
THE MORNING CALM
“... whatever it is I al-
ways go and visit our
Troops. I love visit-
ing our Troops, I love
it!” - Governor of California,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
and an unprecedented 12 more world
bodybuilding titles. Schwarzenegger
has remained a prominent face in the
sport of bodybuilding long after his
retirement, and he has written several
books and numerous articles on the
sport.
“I am a big fan and a big admirer of
you. I play in my movies action heroes
but you are the true action heroes.
And so I wanted to say thank you for
all of the great service that you provide
our country. It’s not just the men and
women in uniform. I know who your
true partners are, they are sitting right
out there. They are the spouses, the
children, the families - you are making
the same sacrifices, you are doing the
same things, always working for our
great country. That is why I say thank
you,” said Governor Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger sealed his claim to
worldwide fame as a Hollywood action
film icon, noted for his lead role in
such films as Conan the Barbarian, The
Running Man, The Terminator and To-
tal Recall. He has had many nicknames
but more recently the “Governator.”
Governor Schwarzenegger and his
wife Maria Shriver have four children
- Katherine, Christina, Patrick and
Christopher. x
my friends filled out an application for
me and turned it in,” said West. “I was
thinking about doing it but never really
put much thought into it. So, they filled
it out and turned it in and I started prac-
ticing.”
West said she can’t believe that she won
among the talented performers.
— See RISING STAR, Page 12 —
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Nominate your BOSS hosts high stakes casino cruise

community “BOSS Han River Cruise was one of great event program. I
hero mean it was wonderful team work and show.” - Solyun Youn, USAG
Yongsan Facebook Fan
By Cpl. Kim Hyung-joon
USAG Yongsan Public Affairs
Who is your community hero and why? Nom-
inate the person you think should be publicly
acknowledged for their good deeds above and
beyond the call of duty. Find out what more
than 4,700 Yongsan community members are
talking about by becoming a USAG Yongsan
Facebook Fan at facebook.com/youryongsan!
(Comments are kept in their original form)

Corrie
Blackshear
Facebook Fan

The PAO team! Yeah, I know that’s not a

person, but if Time magazine can select the
American Service Member as a Person of
the Year I can play by those rules too. From
the weird blizzard last December through the
Chuseok monsoon, Dan, Jane and the crew
have kept me safe and sane.
Becky Candee
Facebook Fan
I vote for JoLinda for all the hard work and
dedication with all the self centered folks not
wanting to follow the rules with the trash dis-
posal issues. For her dedication to re-bagging
the trash that these self centered people
throw away. JoLinda, You are the greatest,
most tasked Mayor in this whole area!
Rachel Lang
Facebook Fan
Several young gentlemen show off their best during the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers Han
River Cruise “Best Dress” contest, Yeoido Pier Sept. 18. - U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Opal Vaughn
By Sgt. Opal Vaughn portunities for Single Soldiers, Sept 18.
USAG Yongsan Public Affairs Live music, an open dinner buffet, open bar and a free
bag of gambling chips were offered to create an extraor-
dinary gaming experience. Guests had the opportunity
YONGSAN GARRISON - The Han River is a major
river in South Korea and the fourth longest river on the to choose from Blackjack, Roulette, Craps and Poker all
while enjoying the dreamy surroundings of the Han.
Korean peninsula. Nearly dividing Seoul in half the river
comes alive at night creating a mesmerizing and some- Several prominent locations were passed while cruis-
what romantic atmosphere. And if you’re a casino enthu- ing on the Han. Guests could sit inside or out on the
siast, Vegas is just a bus ride away. Well, at least it was for double-decker boat.
one night. The first floor and front section of the boat offered the
Setting sail from Yeoido Pier, Soldiers from United greatest views especially of Banpo Bridge. The Moonlight
States Army Garrison Yongsan, Casey, Red Cloud, Hum- Rainbow Fountain on Banpo Bridge is the world’s lon-
phreys and Daegu came dressed to impress to the all gest bridge fountain with nearly 10,000 LED nozzles that
white party themed casino cruise hosted by Better Op- — See CASINO CRUISE, Page 12 —
2010 Chuseok Holiday brings family together

I would like to nominate Rebecca Hayes, Cho-

sun Gift Shop’s Operations Officer. Volunteer-
ing her time with over 60 hours a month. It’s
amazing how she does it and still finds time
to train for the 60 miler coming up around the
corner for Breast Cancer Awareness. Rebecca
is a great person, she is caring and passion-
ate about everything she does from being a
mother of two very active boys, a wife and an
outstanding volunteer to the AFSC’s Chosun
Gift Shop and the Yongsan community.

Michael Page
Facebook Fan

Courtesy photo by Kimberly Nagy

Chuck Markham. Despite the typhoon and
the torrential rains a couple of days ago, the
installation is up and running; no small task
and probably not do-able without the great
efforts of Chuck and the rest of the crew at
DPW.
Kimberly Nagy and her family visit her grandparents during Chuseok. The photo was posted
Sept. 24.
See yourself in the Morning Calm when you become a USAG Yongsan Facebook Fan. Just post
your travel photos to our page with a quick description covering who, what, when, where and why
and we’ll see you in the paper. - Your Yongsasn PAO team
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Services available at USAG
Yongsan for retirees
By Chris Vaia
USAG Yongsan Retiree Council
YONGSAN GARRISON - Area II is
filled with organizations that help in-
form and offer involvement opportuni-
ties to our Retiree Families. Our commu-
nity leadership is absolutely dedicated to
improving Quality of Life issues for all
of our Active and Reserve and Families
and Civilians and Retirees. Your Yongsan
Retiree Council (YRC) meets Quarterly
to discuss information and involvement
opportunities to share with our Retiree
Families and our Garrison Command
Group. Our initial planning to help man-
age an enjoyable
retirement in Korea starts with five
things to consider as a retiree in Korea:
1. Our main source of information and
assistance is Mark Wade our Area II Re-
tirement Services Officer (RSO). He is
fantastic and someone you might con-
sider to meet. Mark is coordinating our
next Retiree Appreciation Day for end
of October in the Yongsan High School
Gymnasium. This one you may consider
to attend due to great services and fel-
lowship.
2. Estate planning is essential and best
to be accomplished while we are healthy.
You may wish to access a Casualty As-
sistance Form and complete on <http://
www.armyg1.army.mil/rso/PostRetire-
ment.asp> Also, you may wish to meet
our Area II Mortuary Affairs Officer be-
hind Yongsan Commissary and get some
great hand outs.
3. Tri Care medical service professionals
at Allgood Hospital have a lot of Good
RISING STAR
“I was just out there to have fun and
that’s what I did. The other participants
were great. I was getting nervous when
I was hearing them perform,” West said.
“It feels unreal to me. When they called
my name, I just sat there. I couldn’t get
up. I was overwhelmed.”
I am just very lucky to have such great
friends. They have stuck by me in every
competition and I knew they were go-
ing to be there for this one. I love you all,
West added.
“The performance of all of the partici-
pants was fabulous. We should have had
to purchase tickets to see them all per-
form as they were that good,” said Mas-
CASINO CRUISE
run along both sides at 1,140 meters long,
shooting out 190 tons of water per min-
ute. It is one of Seoul’s premiere tourist
attractions.
The highlight of the evening came
when Soldiers cashed in their earnings
to partake in an auction for gifts. Three
index cards were handed out depending
on how much the participant was able
to win. Based on their earnings, Soldiers
then bid on unmarked gift wrapped box-
es. The surprise came when Soldiers not
knowing what they had spent their earn-
ings on was revealed. The best prize win-
ner was one male Soldier who bid most
of his earnings on a large box only to find
that he had won ladies’ undergarments.
The best dress contest was a fitting fi-
nale to a glamour-filled evening. Con-
testants were eliminated if they were
wearing tennis-shoes, jeans, or anything
but all white. The highly coveted prizes
USAG YONGSAN THE MORNING CALM
News help for Retirees. A great on line
training service for Tri Care information
is <http://www.tricare.mil/tricareu/On-
line.aspx> that you may wish to check
out.
4. We have a great Veterans Affairs office
who have all updated information
for processing claims and re-evaluations.
They can also help you with the Foreign
Medical Plan for service connected dis-
abilities requiring ongoing medical
treatment. Many Retirees have shared
wonderful testimonies of how great this
plan is. You may wish to evaluate it for
yourself.
5. Your Yongsan Retiree Council exists as
a bridge between Active and Reserve and
and Families and Civilians and Retirees.
We have a partnership with the 100,000
strong Korean Association of Retired
Persons. The CEO, Mr. Myong Juch, of-
fers to help any Retiree find a Korean
job and the qualifying Visa to remain in
Korea. This may be an option to consider
for Retirees unable to find or no longer
wishing to work full time in US govern-
mental type jobs. You may wish to take
advantage of this totally FREE offer.
Finally, your Retiree Action Hotline is
0117198020. Give me a call for clarifica-
tion and getting you with the Subject
Matter Expert(s.) It is a great day in the
ROK to help each other. The American
Defense Family of Active and Reserve
and Civilians and Families and Retirees
remain strong and bridgers of interna-
tional friendship with our Korean and
other international allies. We are here to
Inform and offer Involvement opportu-
nities for our fellow Retiree Families. x
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ter Sgt. Samantha Shirley, VI Operation
Chief, HHC, USAG Yongsan. “However,
Pfc. West stood out among them all. She
has an angel’s voice and she completely
captured the attention of the crowd.”
Pfc. West is one of my star performing
Soldiers. She constantly volunteers to do
whatever is necessary to complete any
mission. I could not be more proud of
her for annihilating the competitors in
this competition. She earned this dis-
tinct honor, Shirley added.
For more information about 2010 Op-
eration Rising Star competition, visit
http://www.oprisingstar.com/. x
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included two round-trip tickets to the
states, a 32” flat screen high definition
television, dinner for two and a video
game console.
Overall, the night was a great success
filled with laughter, dancing and some
hurt egos for those who weren’t so lucky
at the gaming table. Special thanks to
the USAG Yongsan Family, Morale, Wel-
fare and Recreation Team - Eric Yim, So
Chin Pok, and all the MWR staff and
BOSS volunteers who worked diligently
to make the cruise a great success!
“Garrison Yongsan and the Installation
Management Community supports all
Soldiers, Families and Army Civilians
with quality programs and safe commu-
nities that meet their needs,” said Gar-
rison Commander Col. Bill Huber. “We
are keeping our promise to make Yong-
san a place where community members
can thrive.” x
OCTOBER 1, 2010
War Vets Return to Transformed South Korea
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
SEOUL, Korea – When Korean War
veteran Fred Brady, now age 84, had
last set foot in South Korea, the coun-
try was in the throes of a brutal conflict
that left devastation at every turn.
A combat medic serving with the
Army’s 3rd Field Hospital, Brady saw
the extent of the destruction first-
hand as he followed the fight from the
Busan Perimeter to Taegu, tending to
the wounded.
Last week, Brady and 139 other Ko-
rean War veterans got an eye-opening
experience as they returned here —
nearly all for the first time since the war
— to participate in ceremonies mark-
ing the conflict’s 60th anniversary and
to see the fruits of their efforts.
They were guests of the South Ko-
rean government, which launched the
Korea Revisit Program in 1975 to thank
Korean War veterans for their sacrific-
es. Participants pay half of their airfare,
with South Korea’s ministry of patriots
and veterans affairs paying the rest of
the tab, along with the costs of lodg-
ing, meals, tours and entertainment.
“[This is] the Republic of Korea say-
ing, ‘Thank you for all that you did 60
years ago in order for our country to
get where it is today,’” said Army Gen.
Walter L. “Skip” Sharp, commander of
U.S. Forces Korea, Combined Forces
Command and United Nations Com-
mand.
Brady said he’d planned to bring
his wife along for the trip, and admit-
ted his children had to talk him into
NEWS
Gen. Walter L. Sharp, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, thanks U.S. Korean
War veterans at ceremonies in Seoul, Korea, marking the war’s 60th an-
niversary. — U.S. Defense Department photo by Donna Miles
coming after she died in the spring —
something he said he is grateful for.
“This is an absolutely wonderful ex-
perience,” said Brady, now a resident
of Grand Isle, La. “I feel so many emo-
tions; it’s hard to choose just one to
describe it all.”
Like Brady, Ben Jaffray, who’d served
as an Air Force first lieutenant with the
336th Fighter Interceptor Wing dur-
ing the war, marveled at South Korea’s
transformation since he left here 57
years ago.
“The devastation was total,” recalled
80-year-old Jaffray. “What you see here
is a miracle.”
Jaffray credited the Korean peo-
ple, whose spirit and drive have built
their war-devastated country into the
world’s 10th-largest economy with a
gross domestic product approaching
$1 trillion. “It’s the attitude of the Ko-
reans that’s made it possible. I saw it
then and I see it now,” he said.
“I can’t believe what these people
have done,” echoed Bob Ellenz of Tip-
ton, Kan., who is making his first visit
here since 1951.
For Charles Gagnon of Port Ange-
les, Wash., a Navy quartermaster dur-
ing the war serving under 7th Fleet
commander Vice Adm. Alfred Pride, a
highlight of the Korea Revisit Program
has been the opportunity to reconnect
with the Korean people. In addition
to visiting the demilitarized zone and
South Korean cultural sites this week,
Gagnon spent a full day meeting with
young South Korean students and
sharing stories about the war.
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“This is a whole new nation,” he
said. “Being able to see it and recogniz-
ing that we helped play a part in build-
ing it makes me proud.”
As they swapped war stories and ex-
plored the transformed South Korea,
the veterans also took time to remem-
ber friends who never made it home.
“We all lost friends in the war,” Jaf-
fray said. “Being here and thinking
about it, you get a little teary.”
“This is all part of a healing pro-
cess, being here and getting to see this
beautiful country,” said Brady.
James “Jamie” Wiedhahn, son of a
Korean War veteran who helps to coor-
dinate the U.S. Korea Revisit Program,
called that emotional reckoning an
important part of the experience.
“This is an opportunity for the veter-
ans to see that what they went through
made a difference,” he said. “It’s clos-
ing that chapter of the conflict they
live with every night when they close
their eyes.”
Sharp, whose father was fighting in
Korea when he was born in Morgan-
town, W.Va., said he grew up with that
recognition, noting that he carries it
with him every day as the top U.S. mili-
tary officer in South Korea.
When Sharp had learned that he
had been selected for the top U.S.
commander’s job in South Korea he
said he dug through a cedar chest at
his mother’s house to find old pictures
of his father in Korea, and later shared
them with his Korean counterparts.
“I am honored to be able to follow in
his footsteps,” Sharp said of his father’s
Korean War service. x
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NEWS THE MORNING CALM

U.S. Presence Necessary for Korean Security

North Korea sub attack
proves regime still threat-
ens stability in East Asia
By Army Sgt. 1st Class
Michael J. Carden
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – The sink-
ing in March of the South Ko-
rean ship Cheonan underscores
the importance of U.S. troops to
security in Northeast Asia and
the defense of South Korea, top
defense officials told Congress
today.
“North Korea’s torpedo at-
tack is a somber reminder of
the active threat North Korea
poses to regional stability,” Wal-
lace “Chip” Gregson, assistant
secretary of defense for Asian
and Pacific security affairs, said.
“In such a high-threat environ-
ment, the [U.S.-South Korean]
alliance mission to deter and
defend takes on added signifi-
cance and is our primary fo-
cus.”
Speaking to the Senate
Armed Service Committee,
Gregson expressed his con-
cern with North Korea’s attack,
which killed 46 South Korean
sailors, and its continued pur-
suit of nuclear weapons. North
Korean arms sales and contin-
ued defiance of United Nations
security resolutions, he added,
pose a threat not only to South
Korea, but also to the entire re-
gion.
“[North Korea’s] proven track
record of marrying capabilities
with deadly intent has resulted
in unnecessary crisis, tension
escalation, and as the attack
on the Cheonan demonstrated,
tragic loss of life,” he said.
Gregson, a retired Marine
Corps lieutenant general, said
deterring North Korea requires
a complex military solution.
North Korea’s conventional
threat and pursuit of ballistic
and nuclear capabilities causes
concern in Washington and
in the South Korean capital of
Seoul, he said.
North Korea’s military is
adapted to the U.S.-South Ko-
rea conventional military part-
nership, Gregson said, and has
developed tactics and weapons
systems that may allow North
Korea to avoid confronting i:s
targets.
“In the context of [North Ko-
rean] efforts to develop a nucle-
ar program, its ballistic missile
efforts become an even greater
concern,” he said.
“Nuclear and ballistic mis-
siles, if developed and fielded,
would pose a threat to regional
peace and stability that would
be orders of magnitude greater
than the already heightened
threat.
“North Korea may become
emboldened to pursue even
more provocative activities
than we have witnessed in re-
cent years,” he continued, “if it
makes significant strides in its
development of nuclear weap-
ons and ballistic missile tech-
nology.”
Gregson said he is confident
the U.S.-South Korean partner-
ship will improve peace in the
region, but to sustain interna-
tional peace and security, the
U.S. military must remain pos-
tured in South Korea.
“To preserve our security
commitment to the Republic of
Korea, the United States must
maintain a forward military pos-
ture,” he said. “[Having] 28,500
troops stationed somewhere
in the United States does not
have the same deterrent effect
as the same number stationed
in Korea. It is our forward pres-
ence that most effectively com-
municates our resolve to defend
our allies and preserve our vital
interests in Asia. Successful de-
terrence relies on credibility as
much, if not more than, capa-
bility.”
The Strategic Alliance 2015
agreement ensures nearly
30,000 American troops will re-
main in South Korea until 2015.
According to the 1953 armistice
that established a cease-fire
to the Korean War, the U.S.
military would maintain opera-
tional control of combined de-
fenses until 2012. But South Ko-
rean President Lee Myung-bak
asked to extend the transition
to 2015 as a result of the Cheo-
nan attack. President Barack
Obama agreed.
Army Gen. Walter L. “Skip”
Sharp, commander of U.S. forc-
es in Korea, testified with Greg-
son. He said he believes the
Cheonan attack will not be the
last by North Korea, and that
the regime’s pursuit of nuclear
weapons and long-range ca-
pabilities suggest North Korea
will continue to threaten the
region.
“The conventional threat
continues, but we now face an
enemy capable of using a num-
ber of asymmetrical means to
threaten its neighbors, while
also violating past agreements,
international norms and the
United Nations Security Coun-
cil resolution,” he said.
The new alliance agreement,
which Sharp introduced last
week, means more joint train-
ing and exercises. The two na-
tions have launched a series of
air, land and sea exercises to
better prepare South Korea de-
fenses, he said.
Strategic Alliance 2015 syn-
chronizes South Korean and
U.S. transformation initiatives
as the alliance prepares for the
transfer of operational control
for combined defense, Sharp
said, and it demonstrates the
U.S. commitment to South Ko-
rea.
“Strategic Alliance 2015 will
enable the Republic of Korea
and U.S. forces to successfully
confront future security chal-
lenges and set the conditions
for lasting peace in the Korean
peninsula and the region,” the
general said.
“The Republic of Korea and
the United States are more
strongly united than ever before
to deter North Korean provoca-
tions and aggression, and to de-
feat them if necessary.” x

Technology guards underage drinkers from alcohol

AAFES software prevents
sales of age-restricted items
DALLAS – Implementation of an up-
dated point-of-sale system that lever-
ages the technological advances avail-
able through “smart” Common Access
Cards is streamlining the identification
process for age-restricted items at Army
and Air Force Exchanges.
“According to DoD Instruction
1330.21 and Army Regulation 215-8, Ex-
changes are required to restrict the sale
of certain items such as alcohol and
tobacco,” said the Army & Air Force
Exchange Service’s Chief of Staff Col.
Virgil Williams. “Prior to implementa-
tion of the ‘smart’ ID cards, exchange
associates had to visually inspect the
identification in order to complete the
sale. Now, our scanners at the register
can work directly with the card to verify
eligibility.”
The Exchange’s new point-of-sale
system rolled out to locations in the
continental United States Sept. 22
and was released to the Korea region
Wednesday.
Scanning the bar code on the front
of the shopper’s ID card allows the Ex-
change’s system to determine the cus-
tomer’s age and quickly complete the
transaction. The system does not print
the customer’s birth date on a receipt or
store the information in any way.
“This is a convenience issue,” said
Williams. “It’s simply a matter of what is
easiest for the shopper and, because the
process is mechanical, [it is] another
measure to help ensure minors are not
in possession of age-restricted items.”
According to Williams, scanning
IDs to verify age is consistent with DoD
Instruction 1000.13 which deems “U.S.
Armed Forces Identification” cards as
“the primary ID for active duty Uni-
formed Services members and shall be
used to identify the member’s eligibility
for benefits and privileges …”
“In this case the Exchange is iden-
tifying whether the shopper is eligible
to purchase age-restricted items,” said
Williams. “As a result, I believe this
effort is consistent with the DoD’s in-
tent behind ‘smart’ IDs and am excited
about the efficiencies combining it with
the Exchanges’ point- of-sale system
presents. Furthermore, I’m confident
this process is protecting the benefits of
authorized shoppers by verifying ages
on items, such as knives and mature
rated music, video and games, as well as
tobacco and alcohol.” x

DFAS Changes U.S. Savings Bonds allotment procedures

From Defense Finance and Accounting Service
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – U.S. Savings Bond al-
lotment procedures have changed. These bonds
are processed by the Defense Finance and Ac-
counting Service for military personnel, military
retirees and federal civilian employees.
The new procedures are a result of the U.S.
Treasury’ s conversion from paper savings bond
purchases made through payroll deductions to
electronic transactions via TreasuryDirect.gov.
The changes took effect July 31 for military mem-
bers and retirees, and Aug. 29 for civilian employ-
ees paid by DFAS.
Customers desiring to continue automatic sav-
ings bond purchases need to create an account at
TreasuryDirect.gov prior to starting a new allot-
ment.
Once the new account is established, custom-
ers will use their new TreasuryDirect account in-
formation when starting new pay allotment for
purchasing bonds.
Pay allotments may be started, changed or can-
celled through a customer’s local finance office,
via the DFAS myPay online pay account system or,
for certain customer groups, by calling the appro-
priate DFAS contact center.
DFAS customers are strongly encouraged to use
myPay to start, stop or change their allotments
because it offers the most convenient and secure
method for this and other pay account mainte-
nance.
While myPay provides the easiest and surest
way to keep a customer’s savings bond investment
plans going, other methods to starting a new al-
lotment are available.
Military members can visit their finance office
or federal employees can contact their local cus-
tomer service representative. Military retirees can
call the Retired and Annuitant Pay Contact Cen-
ter (1-800-321-1080) or write to Defense Finance
and Accounting Service., P.O. Box 7130- Retired
Pay, London, KY 40742-7130.
For those without computer access, paper U.S.
Savings Bonds will continue to be available and be
purchased at participating financial institutions.
Check with your financial institution to see if they
offer paper U.S. Savings Bonds. x
U.S. Cost of Living Allowance
remains steady in South Korea
From 175th Financial Management Center
The baseline rate for Cost of Living Allowance
will stay the same for all areas in Korea the next fiscal
year because the Retail Price Schedule demonstrat-
ed that prices in Korea increased at a rate consistent
with the increase in the U.S.
The effective date for the review was Sept. 15.
In July, Unites States Forces Korea Pricing Teams
completed a RPS to compare the prices of goods and
services both on and off-post in Korea as required
by the Joint Federal Travel Regulation. The Pricing
Teams visited locations identified through a web-
based Living Pattern Survey taken by more than
13,000 Service Members peninsula wide in 2009.
USFK deployed RPS teams to Seoul, U.S. Army
Garrisons Humphreys and Daegu, Dongducheon,
Uijeongbu, Chinhae and Osan Air Base as part of
the 2010 COLA Survey. The 175th FMC, as the USFK
Country Allowance Coordinator, consolidated the
information and verified its accuracy and submit-
ted it to the DTMO for analysis. The DTMO then
compared USFK prices against the CONUS prices of
similar goods and services. x
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Area I Worship Schedule Area II Worship Schedule Area III Worship Schedule Area IV Worship Schedule

Protestant Services Protestant Services Protestant Services Protestant Services

Collective Liturgical Sunday 8 a.m. Memorial Chapel
Sunday 10 a.m. Stone Chapel
Sunday 10 a.m. Stanley Chapel
Sunday 10 a.m. West Casey Chapel
Sunday 11 a.m. Warrior Chapel
Sunday 11 a.m. Crusader Chapel
Sunday 11 a.m. Hovey Chapel
Gospel KATUSA
Sunday 11 a.m. Memorial Chapel,
Casey 12:30 p.m. Camp
Stanley Chapel
COGIC
Sunday 12:30 p.m. CRC Warrior Chapel
KATUSA M, W, T, F 11:45 a.m. Freedom Chapel
Sunday 7 p.m. CRC Warrior Chapel
Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Casey Memorial
Chapel
Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Camp Hovey Chapel
Catholic Services/Mass
Sunday 9 a.m. CRC Warrior Chapel
Sunday 12 p.m. West Casey Chapel
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Camp Hovey Chapel
Traditional Sunday 9:30 a.m. Brian Allgood Hospital
Contemporary Sunday 9:30 a.m. South Post Chapel
Sunday 10:30 a.m. K-16 Chapel
Sunday 11 a.m. Hannam Village Chapel
Nondenominational
Sunday 11 a.m. South Post Chapel
Gospel Sunday 12:30 p.m. South Post Chapel
Mision Pentecostal Hispana Tuesday 7 p.m. Freedom Chapel
Sunday 2:30 p.m. South Post Chapel
United Pentecostal Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Freedom Chapel
Sunday 1:30 p.m. Memorial Chapel
KATUSA Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Memorial Chapel
Seventh-Day Adventist Sunday 9 a.m. Freedom Chapel
Saturday 9:30 a.m. Brian Allgood Hospital
Episcopal Sunday 10 a.m. Memorial Chapel
Catholic Services
Catholic Mass Saturday 5 p.m. Memorial Chapel
Sunday 8 a.m. South Post Chapel
Sunday 11:30 a.m. Memorial Chapel
M, W, T, F 11:45 a.m. Memorial Chapel
1st Sat. 9 a.m. Memorial Chapel
Jewish
Friday 7 p.m. South Post Chapel
Collective Collective Protestant
Sunday 11 a.m. Freedom Chapel Sunday 10 a.m. Camp Carroll
10:30 a.m. Camp Walker
Gospel 1 p.m. Freedom Chapel Church of Christ 5 p.m. Camp Walker
Contemporary 5 p.m. Freedom Chapel Gospel 12:15 p.m. Camp Walker
Church of Christ 5 p.m. Freedom Chapel Contemporary
Wednesday 7 p.m. Camp Carroll
Friday 7 p.m. Camp Walker
KATUSA
Tuesday 7 p.m. Camp Carroll
Korean Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Camp Walker
Catholic Services
Catholic Services Mass
Mass Sunday 9 a.m. Camp Walker
11:45 a.m. Camp Carroll
The Command Chaplain’s Office is here to perform, provide, or coordinate total
religious support to the United Nations Command, U.S. Forces Korea and Eighth
U.S. Army Servicemembers, their families and authorized civilians across the full
spectrum of operations from armistice to war.
Visit the U.S. Forces Korea Religious Support site at:
http://www.usfk.mil/usfk/fkch.aspx
for helpful links and information

Korea-wide Army chaplain points of contact

USAG Yongsan Chaplains USAG-Humphreys Chaplains USAG-Red Cloud Chaplains USAG Daegu Chaplains

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Jeffrey D. Hawkins: Chaplain (Maj.) John Chun: Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Suk Jong Lee: Chaplain (Maj.) Milton Johnson:
jeffrey.d.hawkins@us.army.mil, 738-3009 john.chun@us.army.mil, 753-7274 sukjong.lee@us.army.mil, 732-6169 milton.johnson4@us.army.mil, 764-5455

Chaplain (Maj.) Terry E. Jarvis: Chaplain (Maj.) Anthony Flores: Chaplain (Maj.) Alfred Grondski: Chaplain (Capt.) Mike Jones:
terry.e.jarvis@korea.army.mil, 738-4043 anthony.wenceslao.flores@korea.army.mil, 753-7042 alfred.grondski@us.army.mil, 732-6016 michael.jones124@us.army.mil, 765-8991
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MASK PLAY
Korean entertainers move to beat of satire, plight of commoners
By Kevin Jackson
USAG Red Cloud Public Affairs
YANGJU, South Korea – They tease,
gesture, jab, dance, strut, flirt and
laugh heartily – all to satirize the plight
of common people.
The Yangju Byeolsandaenori mask
play that dates back more than 250
years criticizes and ridicules the
privileged class through witty dialogue
and dance. Its purpose was to lessen the
anger of commoners against the ruling
class, to poke fun at depraved monks,
expose the relationship of husband,
wife and concubine, and to encourage
virtue and punish vice.
Each free 90-minute performance
tells three different stories that evolve
from conflict to reconciliation and uses
several of the 32 mask play characters.
The complete repertoire consists of
eight acts and five scenes – each telling
a different story about the privileged
class’ abuse of power, corrupt religion,
lust, a life of poverty and more.
Wearing colorful silk Korean clothes
called a “hanbok,” the entertainers
sport artistic masks of various colors
and expressions with each representing
the stereotyped mood and behavior of
its character.
Among the cast of silent and talking
characters are a high priest (Yeonip),
a Buddhist priest impersonator
(Wanbo), a sinful and pockmark-faced
monk (Omjung), an apostate Buddhist
monk (Meokjung), an acupuncturist
(Sinjubu), an old female entertainer
(Waejangnyeo), a concubine (somu), a
servant (Malddugi), a roving bachelor
(Chuibari), an old nobleman (Saennim)
and more.
The entertainers zealously deliver
their lines, often accompanied by
unrestrained and humorous body
language that seemingly brings
the masks to life as they vent their
frustrations through a comical
dramatization of social circumstances.
Even the audience has a role. Its
participation is important to the mask
play, much as it is in the “Rocky Horror
Picture Show” stage play. Active
intervention with unnecessary remarks
– “daetgeori” – while the entertainers
are exchanging witty dialogue adds to
the performance. Chants of “eulsoo”
further encourage and embolden
them. It’s all in fun and the performers
feed off the synergy created with the
audience.
Helping to move the mask play move
along, add to its appeal and underscore
the dramatic moments are a six-piece
wind, string and percussion ensemble
dressed in Joseon period clothing.
The Yangju Byeolsandaenori is
popular in Gyeonggi Province and is
one of numerous types of mask plays
performed throughout the country. It
was designated as Important Intangible
Property No. 2 by the South Korean
government in 1964.
Regardless of whether you
understand Korean language or
culture, the Yangju Byelosandaenori
is not to be missed. Go and see it
for yourself, and don’t forget your
camera! x

Omjung, the pockmark-faced monk,

performs the Kkaekki dance, the most
recognizable movement of the Yangju
Byeolsandaenori. — Courtesy photo by
Kevin Jackson
(Above) In this pantomimed scene, Wanbo (center), a Buddhist priest impersonator,
Whereabouts struggles with the sinful monk, Omjung (left), and Meokjung, a former Buddhist monk
who renounced his religion. (Below) The scene ends with the transgressed monk,
Performances: Saturdays and Sundays Nojang, being shunned by the group. — Courtesy photos by Kevin Jackson
only from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. through
Oct. 31. It resumes again May 5, 2011.

Admission: Free

Directions: From National Road 3

at the Yangju City Hall intersection,
turn left from Uijeongbu (right from
Dongducheon), and drive nine-tenths
of a mile. At the stoplight with the tire
center on the left, make a right turn
and park in the large lot. The play is in
the plaza at the end of the cul-de-sac.
The concubine, Somu, is an object of
lust between an old monk, Nojang, and
Address: Gyeonggi-do, Yangju, Yuyang- Chuibari, a roving bachelor who is always
dong 262 on the prowl. Chuibari scolds and takes
Somu by force and impregnates her
Phone: (031) 840-9986/9987 with his tempting skills of lyric poem,
traditional ballad and dance. — Courtesy
Web site: www.sandae.com (Korean) photo by Kevin Jackson
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http://imcom.korea.army.mil NEWS THE MORNING CALM

Defense Department to
reduce fuel consumption 20%
Executive order aims to make government agencies better stewards of environment
Story by Lisa Daniel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – Defense Department officials
plan to reduce the military’s water and fossil fuels
consumption by more than 20 percent in the next
decade under an Obama administration plan to
make government agencies better stewards of the
environment.
The department’s priorities for this year and next
are to invest in fixed installations, enhance buildings
and ensure sustainability concepts in doctrine and
policy, Ashton B. Carter, undersecretary of defense
for acquisition, technology and logistics, wrote in
the department’s portion of the Strategic Sustain-
ability Performance Plan.
White House officials released the plan Sept. 9.
It includes a roadmap submitted from each depart-
ment outlining how they will reduce their impact on
the environment while meeting mission goals. The
plan is the result of an executive order by President
Barack Obama.
The department’s goals are in line with the 2010
Quadrennial Defense Review, which highlighted for
the first time the importance of having a strategic
approach to climate change and energy.
“Our military’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels cre-
ates significant risks and costs at a tactical, as well
as a strategic level,” Carter wrote in the plan. “We
measure these costs in lost dollars, in reduced mis-
sion effectiveness, and in U.S. soldiers’ lives. Freeing
warfighters from the tether of fuel will significantly
improve our mission effectiveness, as will reducing
our installations’ dependence on costly fossil fuels
and a potentially fragile power grid.”
The Defense Department’s eight over-arching
goals include:
‹‹ Reducing the use of fossil fuels in facilities and
vehicles while using renewable sources of energy;
‹‹ Improving water management;
‹‹ Further reducing greenhouse gas emissions to
a 34 percent reduction since fiscal 2008;
‹‹ Curbing greenhouse gases further through
contracted landfill disposal, increased telework-
ing and less air travel;
‹‹ Reducing and better managing solid waste,
such as by using less paper;
‹‹ Minimizing chemicals released into the envi-
ronment through better electronics disposal and
pesticide applications;
‹‹ Promoting sustainability as the norm in pro-
curements and buildings; and
‹‹ Building sustainability into management sys-
tems, and with coordination with local and re-
gional planning boards.
The goals apply to all of the department’s mission
and program areas, with the objective of incorporat-
ing sustainability principles into daily operations,
officials said.
Making such changes will improve mission ef-
fectiveness while enhancing the environment, said
Shannon Cunniff, the department’s director of
chemical and material risk management. She added
that implementation will be challenging.
“Implementing the plan won’t be easy, but it will
be rewarding,” she said. “We’ll lower our vulner-
abilities associated with reliance on fossil fuels and
a fragile power grid, and preserve other assets criti-
cal to our readiness and training and, over the long
run, we’ll save money by doing so. It’s a win-win-win
[situation].”
The department has been recognized in recent
years as a leader in environmental sustainability, and
Cunniff said she expects that to continue under the
new plan.
The department, “has the innovative spirit and
creativity, as well
as the mission ben-
efits, to drive suc-
cessful implemen-
tation of the plan,”
she said.
“I’ll bet that [the
Defense Department]
can and will lead the
nation in making smart
investments that protect
assets for current and fu-
ture generations to enjoy
and use,” she added.
The federal government
occupies nearly 500,000
buildings, operates more than
600,000 vehicles, employs more than 1.8 million
civilians, and purchases more than $500 billion per
year in goods and services. As the single-largest en-
ergy consumer in the U.S. economy, the federal gov-
ernment spent more than $24.5 billion on electricity
and fuel in 2008 alone, according to a White House
news release.
Executive Order 13514, issued Oct. 5, 2009, re-
quires agencies to set a 2020 greenhouse gas emis-
sions reduction target, increase energy efficiency, re-
duce fleet petroleum consumption, conserve water,
reduce waste, support sustainable communities, and
leverage federal purchasing power to promote envi-
ronmentally responsible products and technologies.
To promote accountability, annual progress will
be measured by the Office of Management and Bud-
get and be reported online to the public. x

Anti-Sub Exercises Send Deterrence Message to North Korea

Five-day training coincides with 60th anniversary of Seoul’s liberation
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – The U.S. and
South Korea navies kicked off anti-
submarine warfare exercises Monday
in the waters off the Korean peninsula,
sending what officials call an impor-
tant message of deterrence to North
Korea as South Korea commemorates
the 60th anniversary of Seoul’s libera-
tion.
The five-day exercises are the sec-
ond in a series and are focused on an-
ti-submarine tactics, techniques and
procedures, U.S. Forces Korea officials
reported.
The USS John S. McCain and the
USS Fitzgerald, both guided-missile
destroyers forward-deployed to Yoko-
suka Naval Base, Japan; Military Sealift
Command’s ocean surveillance ship
USNS Victorious, a fast-attack sub-
marine, and P-3C Orion aircraft from
Patrol Squadron 9, home-ported at
Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, Hawaii,
are participating in the exercise, offi-
cials said.
South Korea has deployed two de-
stroyers, a fast frigate, a patrol craft,
P-3C aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 6
and a submarine.
The first exercise in this series,
Combined Naval and Air Readiness
Exercise Invincible Spirit, was con-
ducted in the seas east of the Korean
peninsula in July.
Officials emphasized that the ex-
ercises are defensive in nature and
designed to improve interoperability
within the U.S.-South Korean alliance.
Meanwhile, thousands of South
Korean, U.S. and U.N. allied repre-
sentatives gathered in Seoul to com-
memorate the 60th anniversary of the
recapture of the South Korean capital
from North Korea during the Korean
War.
The North Korean army seized Seoul
three days after stampeding across the
border on June 25, 1950 and launch-
ing the Korean War. U.N. forces liber-
ated Seoul on Sept. 28, 1950, less than
two weeks after a massive amphibious
landing in Inchon enabled them to
break the North Korean army’s supply
lines.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric
Shinseki is leading the U.S. delegation
during two days of commemorative
events that began yesterday in Seoul.
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kath-
leen Stephens, Secretary of the Army
John McHugh and Andrew Shapiro,
assistant secretary of State for politi-
cal-military affairs, are accompanying
Shinseki.
During today’s ceremonies, South
Korean President Lee Myung-bak
thanked the U.N. and U.S. forces who
came to his country’s aid during the
war. “We will remember your sacrifice
and dedication forever,” he said.
Speaking as North Korea’s ruling
party convened its biggest meeting in
30 years, and as North Korean leader
Kim Jong-il promoted his son and ex-
pected successor, Kim Jong-un, Lee
also offered a stern reminder that the
North Korean threat continues.
Lee pointed to the sinking of the
South Korean navy frigate Cheonan in
March, killing 46 of its 104 sailors.
Despite North Korea’s denials, an in-
vestigation led by South Korea with in-
put from the United States, Australia,
Great Britain and Sweden confirmed
that North Korean was responsible
for the attack. “The evidence points
overwhelmingly to the conclusion that
the torpedo was fired by a North Ko-
rean submarine,” the team concluded.
“There is no other plausible explana-
tion.”
Lee also called during yesterday’s
ceremonies for a “drastic transforma-
tion” within ROK military forces to
improve their defensive capabilities.
South Korea already is on a path to
assuming wartime operational com-
mand of its forces in 2015, a target
that Lee had asked to delay from 2012
to 2015 in light of North Korea’s latest
provocations.
Details of the transfer plan are
spelled out in the new Strategic Al-
liance 2015 agreement, which Army
u ‘HALT NUKES’: Sharp calls on North
Korea to cease provocations. Page 2
Gen. Walter L. Sharp, commander of
U.S. Forces Korea, Combined Forces
Command and United Nations Com-
mand, announced earlier this month.
The plan covers not only transfer-
ring wartime operational command
to South Korea, but also developing
new war plans, introducing broader
and more realistic exercises, reviewing
both countries’ military organizational
structures and timing the movement
of U.S. forces south of Seoul and en-
suring South Korean forces are ready,
Sharp explained.
Sharp said the plan also will help
to identify military capabilities South
Korean forces will need in 2015, and
ensure that South Korean military ac-
quisitions, training and organizational
efforts are geared toward achieving
them.
“Strategic Alliance 2015 will enable
the South Korean and U.S. forces to
successfully confront future security
challenges and set the conditions for
lasting peace in the Korean peninsula
and the region,” Sharp told the Senate
Armed Services Committee earlier this
month. South Korea and the United
States “are more strongly united than
ever before to deter North Korean
provocations and aggression, and to
defeat them if necessary,” he said. x
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https://safety.army.mil
OCTOBER 1, 2010 USAG HUMPHREYS
For the first time, the Humphreys Triathlon began with the swim portion in the Splish and Splash Water Park pool. – U.S. Army photo by Mike Mooney
Triathlon a family affair for event champions
By Steven Hoover
USAG Humphreys Public Affairs
HUMPHREYS GARRISON —
More than 40 individuals, including
at least two previous winners of
events here, plus a husband and wife
championship team, participated in
the Humphreys Triathlon Sept. 18.
For the first time, the triathlon
began with the swim portion being
held in the Splish and Splash pool.
The course for individuals was a 400
meter swim, 20 kilometer bike and five
kilometer run, while three teams had
to swim 800 meters, bike 30 kilometers
and finish with a 10 kilometer run.
The overall winner, finishing in
58 minutes, 22 seconds, was Brad
Williams, an Air Force staff sergeant
assigned to Osan Airbase, who
began competing in triathlons while
stationed there earlier in his career.
He won events here in November 2008
and March 2009 and said that “starting
the race at the Splish and Splash was a
great improvement” over his previous
times.
He added that having a closed
course, with no traffic other than the
participants, made for a very safe event
and “Humphreys Garrison is leading
the way with on-post events because of
Brad Williams, the overall winner
of the Humphreys Triathlon Sept.
18, started competing in triathlons
while stationed at Osan Airbase. –
U.S. Army photo by Steven Hoover
the personnel and timing system they
are using.”
A husband and wife team, one of
two competing in the event, captured
the Women’s 32 and under and Men’s
33 and over titles handily.
Sarah Stahl completed the course
in 1:14:08 to post the Women’s best
overall finish, more than five minutes
faster than her closest rival and
husband Nathan Stahl, a master
sergeant assigned to Headquarters
Support Company, 602nd Aviation
Support Battalion, posted the second
best Men’s time of the day, finishing at
1:04:46.
Overall results:
Women’s (32 and under): Sarah
Stahl, 1:14:08; Jamie Neumann, 1:19:34;
Nicole Zayas, 1:26:51; Jennifer Wood,
1:27:20.
Women’s (33 and over): Kong Mi-
suk, 1:27:15; Caren Morris, 1:30:21; Ilene
Kinsey, 1:38:59; Kim Hee-ok, 1:46:43.
Men’s (32 and under): Brad
Williams, 58:22; David Temple,
1:05:44; Nicholas Shamrell, 1:07:01; Su
Yi, 1:10:38; Russell Zayas, 1:11:20; Scott
Smith, 1:13:45; Andrew Rieck, 1:18:37;
Giancarlo Caruggo, 1:19:29; Codey
Fischer, 1:23:54; Brandon Baila, 1:24:59;
Kim Yong-kyun, 1:30:16; Lee Soo-young,
1:33:57; Chris Dean, 1:39:47; Alfad Oths,
1:40:33; Jamell Callahan, 2:08:54.
Men’s (33 and over): Nathan Stahl,
1:04:46; Gabriel Harley, 1:07:02; Dave
Elger, 1:08:14; Jose Gomez, 1:08:14;
Jeremy Klinger, 1:09:23; Kim Sung-jin,
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Sarah Stahl was the top Women’s
finisher at the Humphreys Triath-
lon, finishing at 1:14:08. – U.S.
Army photo by Steven Hoover
1:10:09; Sal Salvocci, 1:12:02; Yi Chong-
yun, 1:12:28; Jason Francois, 1:16:08;
John MacDonald, 1:16:59; Shane Davis;
1:19:23; Joseph Deschner, 1:25:56; Scott
Morris, 1:30:21; Boakai Kpinkpin.
2:29:46.
Team Event: Jacob Myers Team,
1:49:24; Jonathan Anderade Team,
2:07:37; Amanda Ferrell Team,
2:12:42. x
Pointing towards
Humphreys’ future
HUMPHREYS GARRISON – Colo-
nel Joseph P. Moore, U.S. Army
Garrison Humphreys command-
er, points out an area of land cur-
rently being developed to Dr. Clif-
ford Stanley, the Undersecretary
of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness, during a Sept. 16 visit
here. In addition to that, Stanley
also received the Humphreys
Master Plan Briefing, toured the
Super Gym, the Child Develop-
ment Center and visited a set of
housing quarters. In his position,
Stanley is the senior policy advi-
sor to the Secretary of Defense
on recruitment, career devel-
opment, pay and benefits and
overseeing the overall state of
military readiness. He assumed
this position on Feb. 16, 2010.
Also pictured is Col. Ron Smith,
the United States Forces Korea
command surgeon. – U.S. Army
photo by Steven Hoover
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News & Notes
MFOY Nominations Due
In recognition of November
being Month of the Military
Family, nominations for Hum-
phreys Garrison and Area III are
being accepted by Family and
Morale, Welfare and Recreation
through October 10. All nomi-
nated Families will be honored.
To nominate a Family, send a
25-word or less explanation of
why they should be considered,
along with their name, rank, unit
and any additional information
to area3mwrmarketing@korea.
army.mil. The person making
the nomination should also in-
clude their contact information
in case the selection panel needs
to speak with them. For more in-
formation, call 754-8257.
No Newcomers Orientation
There will be no Newcom-
ers Orientation on October 12
because of the Columbus Day
training holiday. For more infor-
mation, call Army Community
Service at 753-8401.
Got Issues? Get Results! AFAP
The Army Family Action Plan,
or AFAP, is the Army’s grassroots
effort in which members of the
local community identify and el-
evate significant quality of life is-
sues to senior leaders for action.
AFAP is also a key component of
the Army Family Covenant be-
cause it gives commanders and
other Army leaders, insight into
needs and expectations of the
Army Community. AFAP allows
you to communicate with and
receive feedback from the most
senior military and civilian lead-
ers of the Army and Department
of Defense about issues impor-
tant to the health and well-being
of Soldiers, Civilians, and Fam-
ily Members. Approximately 90
percent of the AFAP issues that
emerge are resolved at the local
level. If you have an issue to sub-
mit to the USAG Humphreys 2011
AFAP Conference, scheduled for
Oct. 21 and 22, 2010, please com-
plete an AFAP Community Is-
sue Sheet and return it to Army
Community Services, in Bldg. 311
or email it to denise.r.chappell@
us.army.mil.
Partial Road Closure
From October 22 to 30, new
utility work will be conducted
along Perimeter Road near the
Blood Bank, Bldg. 836. This work
will include the installation of a
new water line and forced main
sewer line to the New Land.
The work will require the cross-
ing and excavation of Perimeter
Road and the walking/running
path in the area. The work to
cross the roadway will be con-
ducted on Oct. 23 and 24 and
requires a portion of the road
to be closed during those days.
Traffic control personnel will be
in place and there will only be a
partial road closure (one lane)
at a time. For more information,
call 753-6613.
USAG HUMPHREYS THE MORNING CALM
Humphreys Oktoberfest event
scheduled for Independence Park
By Steven Hoover
USAG Humphreys Public Affairs
HUMPHREYS GARRISON —
Oktoberfest 2010, featuring authen-
tic German cuisine, entertainment, a
four-kilometer Volkswalk, plus a wurst
eating and Mr. and Mrs. Oktoberfest
contest, is scheduled for Independence
Park, here, October 9.
The Volkswalk, which will begin at
10 a.m. near the Walk-In Gate, is open
to the entire Humphreys community.
Walk participants will receive t-shirts
and commemorative coins for com-
pleting the event.
Following the walk’s completion,
around 11 a.m., a children’s area featur-
ing blowups and bouncy activities will
open for children on the ball fields.
There will also be a “Kinder Korner”
booth for children which will feature
arts and crafts and games.
At noon, the ceremonial “keg-tap-
ping” will take place to officially open
the festivities. Then all festival tents
will open for food and beverage pur-
chases, along with other activities.
Hard rolls, similar to brotchen, p.m., the wurst eating contest will be- During this day-long event, parking
German potato salad, red cabbage, gin, followed by the Mr. and Ms. Okto- in the area of Independence Park is go-
sauerbraten, knockwurst, bratwurst, berfest contest at 5 p.m. ing to be at a premium.
German pretzels, strudel and chicken According to Natalie Boutte, Out- The parking lot adjacent to the
will be some of the primary foot items door Recreation director, participants fields is going to be set up for the food
available. There will also be several dif- in the Mr. and Ms. Oktoberfest contest area, so there will be no parking avail-
ferent types of German beer available. will be judged on how well they look able there.
The Second Infantry “Oompah” the part, how long they can hold a stein Those planning to attend the event,
Band will play two sessions, from noon in each hand with arms extended, how who need to park, are encouraged to
to 2 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. In between, well they “Chicken Dance” and how do so over in the Commissary/Post
local U.S. bands, Sourmash and Los many full steins they can carry without Exchange, or downtown area, and ride
Diablos Blancos will perform. At 4 mishap. the shuttle bus to the grounds. x
Hometown Greetings team visits Oct. 16
USAG Humphreys Public Affairs ing it’s just you and the camera. has come and gone when your greeting
• Try to be cheerful and in the holi- airs.
HUMPHREYS GARRISON — day spirit. It doesn’t show well on cam- • If you have family in more than
The Joint Hometown News Service era if your teenage daughter looks like one area, you can do several greetings.
Holiday Greetings team will be here she’d rather be at the mall than wishing You’ve got 15 to 20 seconds per greet-
Oct. 16, in the Community Activity grandma happy holidays. ing, more than enough time to get in
Center, recording those who would like • When you’re giving your greetings, your holiday wishes.
to send a holiday message to loved ones try to keep hand gestures to a mini- In 2009, this program produced
in the United States. mum and don’t say “Happy Thanks- close to 9,500 TV and radio greetings
The team will begin recording greet- giving.” Most of these greetings will air which were sent to 1,234 TV stations
ings starting at 9 a.m. and it is custom- from Thanksgiving Day through New and 1,689 radio stations.
ary for them to stay until the last person Year’s Day and could quickly become For more information about this
has recorded their greeting. Service- obsolete a specific holiday mentioned program, call 754-6132 or 754-8598. x
members, civilian employees from all
branches of service, and their Family
members are eligible to participate.
The following are just a few guide-
lines to ensure family and friends see
your personal greeting on local tele-
vision and hear it on local radio sta-
tions:
• Make sure to bring your address
book. You’ll need family members’
names, city, state and phone number.
No street address is needed, but sta-
tion managers need phone contact info
to let families know when the greeting
will air.
• Servicemembers must be in uni-
form. Work uniform is fine. Fam-
ily members should accompany their
sponsor, unless the sponsor is de-
ployed.
• In front of the camera relax, relax A broadcast team from the Joint Hometown News Service will be at the
and relax. So what if you’ll be seen by USAG Humphreys Community Activity Center Oct. 16, starting at 9 a.m. –
a million TV viewers. When you’re tap- Courtesy photo
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304th Signal Soldiers provide day of fun for local orphanage

Private First Class Paige Casey, of Alpha Company, 304th Signal Battal-
ion, plays pattycake with Kim Ye-lim in the Super Gym during an activity
day for children from the Chunhye Orphanage, Sept. 11. Besides hosting
the children on post, members of the unit go to the orphanage weekly to
teach English.

Alpha Company, 304th Signal Battalion, hosted about 25 children from

the Chunhye Orphanage, Sept. 11, including Yeom Hee-young, as part of
the units ongoing partnership with the orphanage. Despite rainy condi- Sergeant Lee Dong-woo goes over the finer points of cell phone usage
tions, they played games in the Super Gym, toured the company area and with Yeom Hee-young, during an activity day for children from the Chun-
ate and American-style lunch. – U.S. Army photos by Steven Hoover hye Orphanage.

Culture Corner

In Korea, ‘spots’are not usually signs of child abuse

By Arisae Ryu
USAG Humphreys Public Affairs
HUMPHREYS GARRISON
— When I was in England, a Korean
friend of mine told me an interesting
story about her friend and her family.
While her friend was traveling in
Europe with her husband and their
newborn baby, they visited a local clin-
ic for a check-up for the baby. The next
thing that happened was they were be-
ing carted off to the police station af-
ter the assistants at the clinic reported
concerns about child abuse because
the baby seemed to be covered with
bruises. In Korea, these are known as
“Mongolian spots.”
Obviously, the loving parents had
never done anything to their baby. It all
happened from the Mongolian spots.
After making a few phone calls to Ko-
rea and showing pictures on the web
to prove their innocence, they were fi-
nally able to leave the station with no
charges.
So what is the Mongolian spot that
could turn an unknowing parent into a
child abuser?
This condition has many names,
but is mostly known as “Mongolian
spot” or “Polynesian blue spot.” It is
found on and named after Mongolians.
It is a congenital developmental condi-
tion exclusively involving the skin as a
birthmark on a newborns’ body that
does not have a certain shape. It usu-
ally appears blue, although they can be
deep brown, caused by melanocytes,
melanin containing cells that are deep
under the skin. It is often found on
babies’ lower back, buttocks, flanks
and shoulders as multiple or one large
patch. However, it can sometimes ap-
pear on facial areas.
It is much more common in dark
skinned races, especially in East Asians,
Polynesians, Native Americans, East
Indians, Hispanics and East Africans.
But, it can also occur in about nine
percent of Caucasians, if they have any
of the ancestry mentioned. It’s like a
bruise, but does not go way within a
week or two. It usually stays for two to
five years and goes away as a child gets
older. If the spot remains by puberty,
it’s likely to be permanent.
This condition is unrelated to gen-
der; male and female infants are equal-
ly predisposed to Mongolian spot. The
spots are harmless, but recent research
has shown that they may occur more
commonly in children with certain
rare metabolic conditions, such as mu-
copolysaccharidosis, Niemann-Pick
syndrome and GM1 gangliosidosis.
As a Korean, seeing those purple
blue spots on little babies does not
worry me too much. In fact, I even
have a picture of myself looking bru-
tally bruised as an infant – good thing I
didn’t have them on my face, otherwise
I wouldn’t have been too cool about it.
(Editor’s Note: Arisae Ryu, a stu-
dent at Namseoul University in Cheo-
nan, is an intern in the USAG Hum- Mongolian spots, like the ones
phreys Public Affairs Office. While pictured on the child’s lower back
here, she is going to be writing about above, are common in Korean chil-
items in Korean culture that Ameri- dren and other cultures. – Courtesy
cans might not usually read about.) x photo
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Daegu and Area IV bid farewell to ROKA

Support Group Command Sgt. Maj. Choi
By Pfc. Jang Bong-seok
USAG Daegu Public Affairs
DAEGU GARRISON — A Change of Responsibility ceremony was held for
Command Sgt. Maj. Choi Jong-jun, ROKA Support Group USAG Daegu and Area
IV, Sept. 27, on Camp Walker’s Kelly Field. Having served with USAG Daegu since
June 2007, Command Sgt. Maj. Choi is leaving Area IV for his new assignment
in Seoul. There he will serve with the ROKA Support Group Headquarters on
Yongsan Garrison.

Command Sgt. Maj. Choi smiles for the camera — U.S. Army photo by Pfc.
Jang Bong-seok

19th ESC Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Connie and Command Sgt. Maj. Lee Pfc. Jang Bong-seok of HHC USAG Daegu takes advantage of rare
Soon-ki exchange farewells with departing Command Sgt. Maj. Choi Jong- opportunity to have a photograph with ROKA Support Leadership — U.S.
jun — U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jang Bong-seok Army photo by Pfc. Kim Min-jae

Fire Prevention Week 2010: Smoke

alarms are a sound you can live with
USAG Daegu Fire Department
DAEGU GARRISON — Smoke
alarms, a sound you can live with, seems
like a simple idea. However as U.S. and
Korean statistics go, last year thousands
learned that not having a smoke alarm,
or one that is working properly, will
get you burned. This simple sounding
device, located in every USAG Daegu
home, on and off post, is what ensures
the firefighters of USAG Daegu and the
city of Daegu will not have to go in and
find a dead child or parent when they
respond to a home fire.
Preventing a home fire is the best
defense. The smoke alarm is the
Only smoke alarms that are operational can help save lives. — U.S. Army
photo by Pfc. Jang Bong-seok
“someone failed to follow sound fire
prevention habits” horn. It is also
the first defense you have of getting
out alive, followed by a well practiced
Escape Plan.
From October 2009 to September
2010 USAG Daegu has had one of
the safest fire years on record. This is
only because each and every person
has remained vigilant against fires.
However, we have come close to a
number of disasters.
Unattended cooking is still the
leading cause of the fire service showing
up at homes and dormitories across the
region and the Army. Stay and watch
your food cook. Do not leave even for
Two soldiers assist in checking batteries of a unit smoke alarm. — U.S.
Army photo by Pfc. Jang Bong-seok
a few seconds. Overloaded electrical outlets cause
Unattended microwave cooking more problems here in Korea then can
is the leading cause of dormitory fire be believed. Use surge protectors, and
alarms. Was leaving that bag of popcorn power strips, but use only one per outlet;
unattended worth you and your battle never chain them together. Remember,
buddies standing out in the cold? Go if your circuit breaker pops, it is telling
ahead and ask them. you that you are overloaded.
Dryer fires are the second leading The vigilance displayed by every man
cause of fires in the Army. Maintain woman and child across Area IV has
your dryers and clean out the lint and made this one of the fire safest locations
the fire trucks will not have to come visit in the Army. Stay fire smart, don’t get
your home. burned and ensure the smoke alarm
Candles and incense continue to is a sound you can live with by testing
plague the fire service due to carelessness. it every month. The fire you prevent is
They are not allowed in the work spaces, the one that saves your life and that of
lodging or dormitories, ever. the family. x
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tUSANews & Notes

October is Domestic Violence
Awareness Month
“5 Love Languages” Workshop
Wednesday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
the Evergreen CC. For more information
call 768-8129.
Save a Life Tour
A national, high impact alcohol
awareness program that includes a state
of the art drinking and driving simulator.
Oct 6, 7, & 8 at the Kelly Fitness Center,
Camp Walker. Schedule your unit today.
Contact 768-6052 for more information.
For more information on the event, you
can visit savealifetour.com
Teen Dating Workshop
Wednesday, Oct. 6. 10 a.m. to noon at
Daegu American School. Call 768-8090
for more information.
Korean cooking class
Saturday, Oct. 30, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Depart Camp Walker CAC at 9:30 a.m.
to Yeungjin College. Call 768-8090 for
more information.
Trip to Gyeong-Ju
Saturday, Oct, 9. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Departs
from Walker CAC. Call 768-8129 for
more information.
ACS Parenting Class convenient and
supportive of Area IV moms and dads
By Jo Yu-ra
USAG Daegu Public Affairs
DAEGU GARRISON — “The child
supplies the power, but the parents
have to do the steering,” is a saying that
would likely get a high-five from most
parents.
Almost any parent would confess
that parenting is not an easy job.
Bookstores, libraries and the internet
offer numerous “how to” guides to
assist in child rearing. Some U.S.
Army Garrison Daegu family members
recently discovered that ACS can take
some of the hassle out of the parenting
The ACS Parenting Program is very thorough, and is tailored to the needs
of the specific parent. — U.S. Army photo by Jo Yu-ra
process with a parenting class Sept. 14
for those searching for extra support.
According to Carmen Ortiz, ACS
parenting education coordinator, the
class was intended to help participants
with children through age four enhance
their parenting skills.
“So many parents have very busy
schedules because of their military
commitment or other employment
requirements, and so they sometimes
find it difficult to juggle their work
schedule and family requirements.
This class is available to help take
some of the strain off their backs,”
Ortiz said.
The two-hour training activity
offered parents a chance to discuss a
wide range of topics.
“We want to provide the type of
information they, the parents, really
want,” said Ortiz. “We provided
information on what they think they’re
doing wrong, what they want to be
better at, and advised them on how
to go about improving their parenting
skills overall.
“The ACS parenting program is very
thorough and is tailored to the needs
of the specific parent. Our training
began with a presentation of what
parenting is all about. Each couple
received a separate package based on
their particular parenting situation.
For example, the couple that wanted
to help their child with toilet training,
received what we think will be helpful
literature, as well as some useful tips
on how to go about potty training
their child. Another parent , who had
a three-year old daughter who was too
young to attend SureStart received
something a little different. She’s in
her environment just with daddy all the
time, so that parent received a Tinker
Bell behavior chart. Every time she does
something good, they will put a sticker
on the chart. So, as you can see, different
parents have different needs and here
at ACS we try to provide parenting
assistance that might in some way, help
them continue with the great job they’re
already doing with their child.”
ACS conducts parenting classes
quarterly, open to any parent who is
an I.D. card holder. Call 768-7112 for
details. x

Family Advocacy Program/Sexual

Assault Commander/Senior
USAG Daegu holds grand opening
Leaders Brief
Provide information, education and
awareness in the prevention and
for paintball range on Camp Carroll
treatment of child abuse within
the military community. Increases
awareness of command responsibilities
for identification, reporting and
coordination with CRS. Provide and
overview of the Sexual Abuese Response
Program. Oct. 5, Army Community
Service. Camp Henry, Building 1103.
1:30 p.m. Call 768-7112 or 768-8329 for
information and to schedule training

Stress Management Class for

Women
Feeling a little stressed? Come join our
class and learn a variety of strategies to
improve your stress mastery and break
the cycle of destructive habits of stress
management. Oct. 27, 9:30 a.m. Camp
Carroll, ACS. Call 765-7900 or 768-8125
to reserve your space.

Storage Container for rent at

Camp Carroll
Too much stuff in your house? Need a
place to store all that extra furniture?
Call the Camp Carroll Community
Center at 765-8325.
A participant in the paintball
activities looks over some of the
equipment available at the newly
opened facility on Camp Carroll.
— U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kim Min-
jae
Representatives of Area IV are cutting a ribbon at opening ceremony of
paintball range in Camp Carroll. USAG Daegu Garrison Manager, William
Christman, and CSM Gabriel Arnold join other community leaders in a
ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the opening of the Paintball Range
on Camp Carroll, Sept. 25. — U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kim Min-jae
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Pro Bowlers help Area IV kids improve their

bowling skills at Camp Walker bowling clinic
By Yoon Bo-weon into the swing of things with children
USAG Daegu Public Affairs from Daegu and Area IV with a clinic
designed just for them.
DAEGU GARRISON — Bowling It had been two years since the
has certainly evolved since a game PBA representatives last visited Camp
resembling it first appeared some Walker, but their excitement over being
2000 years ago. While it has undergone back was as positive and enthusiastic
enormous changes since then, one as ever. They expressed their sincere
thing that hasn’t changed is the fun and appreciation for an opportunity to visit
excitement it brings to those who claim Korea, and to spend some time with the
it as their sport of choice. USAG Daegu and Area IV community,
Prior to all the hustle and bustle as well as put on the bowling clinic for
of this year’s Korean Chusok holiday the children. For Crystal McKoy, Daegu
activities, Camp Walker played host to Elementary School, meeting the PBA
a PBA Bowler’s Exhibition and Youth trio was an unforgettable experience.
Bowling Clinic, Sept. 8 at the bowling “I’m really glad to be at the clinic,
center. U.S. Pro Bowlers Parker Bohn and I’m honored to meet these famous
II, Sean Rash and Jason Belmonte bowlers,” McKoy said. “It’s even nicer to USAG Daegu kids attending a Youth Bowling Clinic receive some up close
rolled up their sleeves and really got be able to receive training from them and personal tips from visiting pro bowlers during their visit to Camp
Walker. — U.S. Army photo by Yoon Bo-weon
directly.” improving their bowling skills, and the
According to Joseph Lallamant, large turnout indicated just how serious
MWR bowling program manager, the the youngsters take their game. The
bowling event was something he hopes PBA bowlers happy to help, offering
will not be a one-time thing. tips that ranged from the importance
“The community enjoys activities of keeping your eye on the lane - and
like this,” he said. “So we will continue not the pins, to rolling the ball, not
to do our best to support and provide throwing it.
these kinds of activities, and we hope Asked what she learned, McKoy said,
even more kids will participate. It’s “The PBA members were very kind. They
an excellent chance for them to learn took time out of their schedule to come
bowling techniques up close and to Daegu and spend time answering
personal from the pros. It’s also a way our questions and showing us proper
Area IV youth gathered for a group photo with Pro Bowler’s Parker Bohn II, of ensuring we are able to keep events bowling forms and techniques. I think
Sean Rash and Jason Belmonte, Sept. 8 during a Youth Bowling Clinic at like this available,” he said. this was a great opportunity for the kids,
the Camp Walker Bowling Center. — U.S. Army photo by Yoon Bo-weon The clinic offered children an and I learned some useful bowling tips.
opportunity to ask questions on I hope they come back next year.” x
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