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Lighting the Way

Way Two decorations
approved for
service in Korea
Special to The Morning Calm Weekly
YONGSAN GARRISON – Recent changes allow
Soldiers to wear both the Korean Defense Service
Medal and to add a numerical device on their Overseas
Service Ribbon for service in Korea.
The KDSM is authorized for wear by U.S.
servicemembers who have served in the Republic of
Korea to uphold the armistice between South and North
Korea.
Now, after Soldiers have served two or more
overseas tours, Soldiers can numerically denote their
time in Korea on their OSR.
Only one award of the KDSM is authorized. For
servicemembers awarded an Overseas Service Ribbon
for Korean Service, both decorations may be worn
simultaneously with applicable numeric devices. A
numeric device may be added to the OSR for
completing a tour in Korea but only after
servicemembers complete two or more overseas tours.
For example, a Soldier who served in Korea once
and in Germany once is authorized to wear the KDSM
SGT. CHRISTOPHER SELMEK
and can now add the number “2” to their OSR to
Patrick Magee helps Josh Stephens re-light his candle after it goes out during the Martin Luther King Candlelight Vigil, Jan. 15. denote their actual number of overseas tours. If a
Around 300 people joined in the march from Collier Field House to Seoul American High School on King’s birthday.
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DoD personnel face stricter rrules

ules on prostitution, human trafficking
prostitution,
By Sara Wood
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – Harsher
punishments for Defense Department
personnel who participate in human
trafficking or support the industry by
patronizing prostitutes are part of a
bill signed into law Jan. 10 by
President Bush.
“Human trafficking is an offense
against human dignity, a crime in
which human beings, many of them
teenagers and young children, are
bought and sold and often sexually
abused by violent criminals,” Bush
said at the White House before signing
the bill. “Our nation is determined to
fight and end this modern form of
slavery.”
The Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005 amends
the military manual for courts-martial,
making the punishment for using a
prostitute the same as that for being
a prostitute, said John Awtrey, director
of law enforcement policy and
support for the undersecretary of
defense for personnel and readiness.
Under the new act, any
servicemember convicted of
patronizing a prostitute can receive a
dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of
all pay and allowances and one year
of confinement.
Prostitution is being targeted
because it is the main fuel for the
human trafficking industry, Awtrey
said. Human trafficking is the illegal
practice of procuring human beings
for unpaid work in physically abusive
settings and locations from which
they are not allowed to leave.
Whether people realize it or not,
most women involved in prostitution
are there against their will, he said,
and supporting that industry - even by
going to a strip club or bar that allows
prostitution - supports the worldwide
human trafficking industry.
“If you spend money there, you’re
giving money to the traffickers, and
traffickers are criminals,” he said.
Many people don’t understand the
human trafficking industry, so DoD
has established a new training program
to clarify what it is and what the
implications are of becoming involved,
said Robert Wisher, DoD’s director of
advanced distributive learning.
The training was developed early
last year and can be taken in a
classroom or online, Wisher said. The
training covers four basic areas:
! U.S. and DoD policy on human
trafficking;
! The origins of the trafficking
phenomenon;
! Detection of trafficking; and
! Legal provisions of trafficking.
The overall goal of the training is
to change people’s attitudes about
prostitution and human trafficking and
make them realize the victims side of
the story, Wisher said.
See Trafficking, Page 3
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43 years later, King’s dream still lives
Special to The Morning Calm Weekly
Monday was Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and
a federal holiday in his honor. A Baptist minister and
activist who was no doubt the most famous leader of
the Civil Rights Movement, King won the Nobel Peace
Prize and Presidential Medal of Freedom before being
assassinated in 1968. For his promotion of non-
violence and racial equality, King is considered a
peacemaker and martyr by many people around the
world. Martin Luther King Day was established in his
honor, and in honor of his ideals.
Though a list of King’s accomplishments would
likely fill this page and more, to many people he is
known only as author of the “I have a dream” speech.
Though it can be argued that no single speech can
capture the character of a man, this address does show
King’s resolve and love for the causes of freedom and
equality. For those who have never read it in its entirety,
it is reprinted here:
(Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington D.C. Aug. 28, 1963.)
F
ive score years ago, a great American, in
whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the
Emancipation Proclamation. This
momentous decree came as a great beacon light of
hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared
in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous
daybreak to end the long night of captivity. But one
hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that
the Negro is still not free.
One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is
still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and
the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later,
the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the
midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One
hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in
the corners of American society and finds himself an
exile in his own land.
So we have come here today to dramatize an
appalling condition. In a sense we have come to our
nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects
of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the
Constitution and the Declaration of Independence,
they were signing a promissory note to which every
American was to fall heir.
This note was a promise that all men would be
guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that
America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar
as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of
honoring this sacred obligation, America has given
the Negro people a bad check which has come back
marked “insufficient funds.” But we refuse to believe
that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe
that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of
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S
o we have come to cash this check — a check
that will give us upon demand the riches of
freedom and the security of justice. We have
also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of
the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in
the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing
drug of gradualism. Now is the time to rise from the
dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit
path of racial justice. Now is the time to open the
doors of opportunity to all of God’s children. Now is
the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial
injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the
urgency of the moment and to underestimate the
determination of the Negro. This sweltering summer
of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until
there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and
equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a
beginning. Those who hope that the Negro needed to
blow off steam and will now be content will have a
rude awakening if the nation returns to business as
usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in
America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights.
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the
foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice
emerges. But there is something that I must say to my
people who stand on the warm threshold which leads
into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining
our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful
deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom
by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
We must forever conduct our struggle on the high
plane of dignity and discipline. we must not allow our
creative protest to degenerate into physical violence.
Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights
of meeting physical force with soul force.
The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed
the Negro community must not lead us to distrust of
all white people, for many of our white brothers, as
evidenced by their presence here today, have come to
realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny
and their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.
We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must
make the pledge that we shall march ahead. We cannot
turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees
of civil rights, “When will you be satisfied?” we can
never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with
the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels
of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot
be satisfied as long as the Negro’s basic mobility is
from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be
satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote
and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for
which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we
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will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters
and righteousness like a mighty stream.
I am not unmindful that some of you have come
here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you
have come fresh from narrow cells. Some of you have
come from areas where your quest for freedom left you
battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by
the winds of police brutality. You have been the
veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with
the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.
Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go
back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the
slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that
somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let
us not wallow in the valley of despair. I say to you
today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and
frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a
dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up
and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold
these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created
equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of
Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of
former slaveowners will be able to sit down together
at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day
even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering
with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be
transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I
have a dream that my four children will one day live
in a nation where they will not be judged by the color
of their skin but by the content of their character. I
have a dream today.
I
have a dream that one day the state of Alabama,
whose governor’s lips are presently dripping with
the words of interposition and nullification, will
be transformed into a situation where little black boys
and black girls will be able to join hands with little
white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters
and brothers. I have a dream today. I have a dream
that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill
and mountain shall be made low, the rough places
will be made plain, and the crooked places will be
made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be
revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. This is our
hope. This is the faith with which I return to the South.
With this faith we will be able to hew out of the
mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith
we will be able to transform the jangling discords of
our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.
With this faith we will be able to work together, to
pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together,
to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will
be free one day.
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Dream, Page 4
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Starting Monday, AFN Korea will
carry CNN Headline news at 6 p.m.,
The Pentagon Channel’s “Around the
Services” at 6:30 p.m., and AFN
Korea’s Nightly News at 6:45 p.m.
There will no longer be a 10 p.m.
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EEO Reps Sought
The Equal Employment Opportunity
Office is currently recruiting U.S.
civilian employees interested in
serving as collateral duty EEO
counselors. Army Regulation 690-600
EEO Discrimination Complaints,
requires the use of command assets
in support of EEO Program initiatives
to train and appoint counselors.
These individuals play a critical role
in EEO Program execution of the
discrimination complaints process.
EEO Counselor Training will be held
in Daegu Feb. 6-10. Those interested
in filling the role may call 768-7839.
!
USO Activities
Through February, in partnership
with United through Reading Family
Literacy Foundation, the USO at
Camp Casey will host Soldiers who
want to read a book to a special child
back home. The Soldier is videotaped
reading a book and that video and
book will be sent to their loved one
back home.
! Monday means January Canteen
Specials at the USO Canteen. All
active-duty personnel can come in for
a $1 lunch.
Officer Professional
Development
ROCK’s, Inc. will host an Officer
Professional Development session at
the Army Community Service
building classroom, Yongsan
Garrison, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. Topics of
discussion will be financial
management and protocol. The event
will include a membership drive and
refreshments throughout the
evening.
DODIG Human
Trafficking Survey
The Department of Defense Inspector
General has made available an online
survey at http://www.dodig.mil/
tip%20survey/survey.htm pertaining
to trafficking in persons. Major
subordinate commands,
organizations and agencies are highly
encouraged to have servicemembers,
DOD civilian employees and DoD
contractors log on and complete the
first part of the survey. Trainers in
subjects related to prostitution and
trafficking in persons are encouraged
to log on and complete the second
part of the survey, regarding
questions for installation/
organization TIP points of contact.
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Finding legal information on the Web
Web
By Capt. Tobias Hunziker The Web sites I list here are good for information, but they
Area III Legal Center do not equal legal advice. Your local legal assistance office will
There is no question about it, resolving your legal issues help give you more specific information, crafted to your particular
from Korea can be tricky. But do not lose hope — there is an situation. This is not an official list from the JAG Corps, or the
impressive array of online resources for servicemembers to U.S. Army. This article does not constitute any endorsement by
use in researching their legal issues. the Department of Defense.
In the old days (otherwise known as the 1990s), Soldiers With that warning in mind, there is a lot of good information
who were stationed overseas had a hard slog ahead if they wanted on the Web. The key is to consider the source. Official
to find legal information on their own. Nowadays there is an government Web sites (whether federal or state) often provide
infinite supply of Web sites to address almost any legal issue. lots of excellent information. With official government Web sites,
Many of these Web sites are excellent and can really help a you can feel confident as it is right from the horse’s mouth.
Soldier stationed The farther a Web site is from being an
overseas. Your local “The farther a Web site is from official U.S. government Web site, the more
legal assistance worried you should be about the information
attorney is available to being an official U.S. government on it. Always be skeptical of private companies
help you navigate Web site, the more worried you should that provide legal advice and services over the
through the web of be about the information on it.” Web and ask your local legal assistance attorney
information to help you for their opinion on it.
find information on your problems. Web sites with legal information for Soldiers include:
However, before I list some useful Web sites for legal issues, ! http://www.jagcnet.army.mil/legal: This is the Army’s legal
I need to warn you about some things. Soldiers should always assistance Web site. It covers almost every type of legal issue
visit their local legal assistance office with any questions. In Soldiers face, ranging from adoption to voting. It also has many
addition, there are a lot of Web sites with incorrect information. links to other excellent Web sites. This Web site is one of the
Other Web sites are run by companies looking to rip Soldiers best for helping with military issues, like PCSing and deployment
off. If any legal information Web site asks for money, do not issues.
use it. For example, Soldiers are often taken advantage of by ! http://usembassy.state.gov/seoul/: This is the Web site for
Web sites that claim the ability to fill out your legal paperwork the U.S. Embassy in Seoul. It can answer all kinds of questions
for a fee. In my experience, these companies generally do a
pretty poor job. See Legal, Page 4
Trafficking from Page 1
“We change attitudes through gripping
stories based on actual accounts of what
the victims go through,” he said.
The training is mandatory for all
servicemembers, DoD civilian employees
and contractors who are going to serve
overseas, Wisher said. Later this year, it
will become mandatory for all military
members and DoD civilians, he said.
DoD also is developing a separate
training module for commanders about
what to do when incidences of human
trafficking are reported and a module for
investigators about how to handle the
reports, Wisher said.
Human trafficking became an important
issue for DoD because of the many military
units that are stationed overseas in
countries where human trafficking is
rampant, such as Korea, Awtrey said.
“Our primary focus is overseas because
of the number of units and personnel that
are in countries that are high-demand
destinations for trafficked women in the
sex exploitation industry,” he said. “We
want to educate people on what it is so
they know what to stay away from or
what to report.”
It is too early to judge the ultimate
success of the training program, Wisher
said, but he said he already is receiving
positive feedback from servicemembers
who said the training opened their eyes to
the problem of human trafficking.
Human trafficking is the third-largest
source of money for international
organized crime and occurs internationally
SGT. CHRISTOPHER SELMEK and within the United States, Wisher said.
Cookie Dough (Editor ’s Note: The Department of
Defense Inspector General has a survey
online related to prostitution and human
Jordan Fish, 7, and other girls from Brownie Troop 6 wait for customers at the Chosun
trafficking. For information, see the last
gift shop, Jan. 7. Girl Scouts and Brownies have been out in force at U.S. Forces Korea
entry in News & Notes on this page.)
installations across the peninsula recently, selling Girl Scout Cookies.
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Award
Soldier served in Germany twice and
Korea twice, then they could affix the
numerical device “4” to their OSR and
continue to wear the KDSM.
To qualify for the KDSM, a
servicemember must have served at least
30 consecutive days in the Korean
theater. The medal is also granted for
60 non-consecutive days of service
which includes reservists on annual
training in Korea.
Exceptions are made for 30/60 days
time requirement if a servicemember
participated in a combat armed
engagement, was wounded or injured
Dream
This will be the day when all of
God’s children will be able to sing
with a new meaning, “My country,
’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty,
o f t h e e I s i n g . L a n d w h e re m y
fathers died, land of the pilgrim’s
pride, from every mountainside, let
freedom ring.” And if America is
to be a great nation, this must
become true. So let freedom ring
from the prodigious hilltops of New
Hampshire. Let freedom ring from
the mighty mountains of New York.
L e t f re e d o m r i n g f ro m t h e
heightening Alleghenies of
Pennsylvania! Let freedom ring
from the snowcapped Rockies of
Colorado! Let freedom ring from the
curvaceous peaks of California! But
Legal
Soldiers have about life in Korea. If you
have questions about citizenship or
immigration, this is an excellent place to
start. Within the U.S. Embassy Web site
is information on American Citizen
Services, at http://usembassy.state.gov/
seoul/wwwhacsb.html. American
Citizen Services handles a wide variety
of issues of interest to U.S. citizens in
Korea.
! http://travel.state.gov/family/
family_1732.html: This is the children
and family section of the State
Department’s Web site. It addresses
issues concerning international
adoption, custody and child abduction.
! http://legalassistance.law.af.mil/
index.php: This Web site is a joint
initiative of Armed Forces legal
assistance offices and aims to provide
general legal information to the military
community to enhance its readiness. It
provides a great starting point for
information and has a local legal
assistance office locator.
! http://www.abanet.org/
legalservices/lamp/home.html: This is
the Web site for the American Bar
Association’s Legal Assistance for
Military Personnel project. It has
many useful links, most notably it lists
state bar associations that provide
legal assistance to Soldiers. This is a
great place to look if you have an issue
in a specific state.
! State court Web sites. Most state
courts have Web sites, and some are
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from Page 1
in the line of duty requiring medical
evacuation, or participated as a regularly
assigned aircrew member in flying sorties
which totaled more than 30 days of duty
in Korean airspace. In such cases, the
KDSM is authorized regardless of time
served in theater.
The KDSM is retroactive to the end
of the Korean War and is granted to any
service performed after July 28, 1954.
The national Personnel Records Center
is responsible for verifying entitlement
of the KDSM to discharged members of
AD
the military who served in Korea prior
to the creation of the KDSM.
from Page 2
not only that; let freedom ring from
Stone Mountain of Georgia! Let
f re e d o m r i n g f ro m L o o k o u t
Mountain of Tennessee! Let freedom
r i n g f ro m e v e r y h i l l a n d e v e r y
molehill of Mississippi. From every
mountainside, let freedom ring.
When we let freedom ring, when
we let it ring from every village and
GOES
every hamlet, from every state and
every city, we will be able to speed
u p t h a t d a y w h e n a l l o f G o d ’s
children, black men and white men,
Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and
Catholics, will be able to join hands
and sing in the words of the old
Negro spiritual, “Free at last! free
at last! thank God Almighty, we are
free at last!”
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excellent. In particular, California has
HERE
a very comprehensive self-help Web
site at: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/
selfhelp/. Georgia also has an excellent
Web site at: http://
www.georgiacourts.org/aoc/selfhelp.
! State bars and bar associations
often have useful information. State
bar Web sites often have important
state law information for the public,
lawyer referral services, as well as
special areas of interest. State bar Web
sites are also good places to go to file
complaints against attorneys.
! www.irs.gov: The best resource
for tax questions.
! http://www.consumer.gov/military/
(Military Sentinel) and http://
www.militarymoney.com/ (Military
Money) are two excellent Web sites
to help Soldiers better manage their
finances and to stop fraud by off-post
companies. Military Sentinel is a key
resource for Soldiers with identity
theft or scam issues.
Military Money is a Web site set up
with the approval of the Department
of Defense to educate Soldiers on
financial issues.
These sites can provide a lot of
information to make your overseas
tour a bit easier. However, do not
mistake the information on these Web
sites for actual legal advice. Your local
legal assistance office is waiting to
work with you on any questions or
concerns you may have.
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CRC holds anti-terrorism exercise

‘Car bomb’ tests
emergency response
By Margaret Banish-Donaldson
Area I Public Affairs
CAMP RED CLOUD – An anti-terrorism
exercise was held at Camp Red Cloud Jan. 12
to test installation defense and emergency
response procedures.
A simulated car “bomb” attack exploded in
the parking lot adjacent to the 2nd Infantry
Division barracks, Building 319, and Air Force
barracks, Building 320. The drill was designed
to test all Area I and 2nd Inf. Div. respondents
– including firefighters, law enforcement and
paramedics — as if there was a real terror
attack.
Cary Biggart,
Area I force
protection
manager, said
this attack
scenario was
designed for
realism, but did
not pose any
actual threat and
caused a minimal
inconvenience to
personnel and
facilities’
operations. The
drill is part of
ongoing training
A smoke machine is used to simulate
exercises to keep
detonation of a car bomb during
the explosive
Camp Red Cloud’s anti-terrorism
exercise Jan. 12
disposal team
ready to respond PHOTOS BY MARGARET BANISH-DONALDSON

to anything. At Right: An Army medic attends to a “victim” during a simulated car bomb explosion Jan. 12 at Camp Red Cloud. The
“Fire department officials responded “explosion” was part of an anti-terrorism exercise designed to test the installation’s first response capabilities.
immediately and used water to ignite the bomb inconveniences, officials said it was surely wrong. The results, he said, have been helpful
so it could not detonate on its own,” Biggart worth it to help improve Area I personnel’s in pinpointing weaknesses in our response
said. “Because water cannot be compressed, it ability to protect everyone on this installation. system.
is ideal for this purpose. The water also Biggart said each simulation is followed by Simulations “simply draw out a range of
suppresses the flash of the explosive, greatly detailed assessments of what went right or choices and provide some perspective,” he said.
reducing the risk of the vehicle catching fire.”
After the drill, the vehicle was inspected.
The team worked flawlessly and successfully
disarmed the “car bomb.”
The road in front of Mitchell’s Club was
closed for a short period of time. Though it
caused some temporary disruptions or minor

Firefighters respond to a simulated car bomb explosion Jan.

12 in aparking lot on Camp Red Cloud by Air Force and 2nd Firefighters carry a victim to an ambulance following the simulated car bomb explosion Jan. 12 at Camp Red Cloud. The
Infantry Division barracks. exercise tested law enforcement, firefighter and paramedic response to a terrorist attack.
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AAFES Inventory
AAFES will conduct their fiscal
inventory Wednesday thru Jan. 29 in
Area I. There will not be any disruption
of service.
Comedy Shows
Comedy ROKs, featuring Dean Cole,
Erika Edwards and Redbone, will be at
Camp Red Cloud’s Mitchell’s Club at 8
p.m. Friday.
Genesis Paintball
Genesis paintball opens at 9 a.m.
Saturday at Camp Casey. Basic rental
package is $15 and includes paintball
gun, CO2, mask and 100 rounds.
Groups of 14 or more may call for
reservations at 010-6203-1205.
Latin Music Night
La Orquesta Escensia performs at 9
p.m. Jan. 28 at the Camp Casey Gateway
Club.
Valentine’s Day Special
Treat your valentine to a steak dinner
from 5 – 7:30 p.m., Feb. 14 at Camp Red
Cloud Mitchell’s Club for $29.95 per
couple: rib-eye steak, choice of baked
potato or French fries, mixed
vegetables, glass of wine, ice cream
and a rose. As couples come in to eat,
they will get a ticket for a drawing at
7:30 p.m. that will include a suite and a
bottle of champagne. Reservations
required by Feb. 10. Call 732-8211/
8189.
Trick Shot Exhibition
Armed Forces entertainment presents a
trick shot exhibition by Jeanette Lee, the
Black Widow, the world’s top ranked
female pool player, 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at the
Gateway Club. A drawing will be held for
a chance to play against her.
Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio, winners of six vocal
group of the year awards from
Academy of Country Music and
Country Music Association, performs
live 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Camp Casey
Carey Fitness Center.
World Series of Poker
The Warrior Country World Series of
Poker, Texas Hold’Em, returns Feb. 18-
19 at Warrior’s Club, Camp Casey. Sign
up at www.caseymwr.com. Pay entry
fees at Warrior’s Club or Camp Red
Cloud’s Mitchell’s Club.
Spiritual Fitness Retreat
A spiritual fitness retreat will be held
March 20-22 at the retreat center.
“Leadership from a biblical
perspective” is the theme. For
information, call Chaplain (Maj.) Mark
Awdykowzy at 732-6169.
Human Resources for
New Supervisors
“Human Resources for New
Supervisors” is a 40-hour week course
designed to teach new civilian and
military supervisors Feb. 27 – March 3
in Building T909. For information, call
732-7177.
Area I The Morning Calm Weekly
Basketball culture on display in Area I
By Margaret Banish-Donaldson but target those who
Area I Public Affairs may not otherwise
CAMP CASEY – Players old and have the opportunity to
young, tall and short gathered to show participate in organized
off their skills at the first Area I Hoop- activities.
it-up Slam Jam Basketball Jamboree “It’s the fun that
Extravaganza. The program was a matters,” said Spc. Carl
collaborative effort with Morale, Welfare Harris. “It’s awesome.
and Recreation, and Better Opportunities I play basketball, I like
for Single and unaccompanied Soldiers. basketball, because ...
The event took place 11:30 a.m. – 8:30 well, because it’s
p.m. Jan. 14 at the Camp Casey Carey basketball.”
Fitness Center. In between the slam
“Street basketball has been a major dunks, jump shots,
part of the United States inner city dribbling, passing,
culture since the late 1960s,” said shooting, defense and
Command Sgt. Maj. Yolanda Lomax, team play basketball
Area I Support Activity. “So I talked it competitions, hip hop
over with the Area I commander and dancers performed,
BOSS folks, and we decided to try it at Soldiers got a chance to M B
ARGARET -DANISH ONALDSON
our camps here in Warrior Country.” partake in a double- Dequalin Smith shows off his dunking skills to the crowd Jan. 14.
Hoop-it-up Slam Jam Basketball dutch exhibition, and a special chili The game also provides a recreational
gives Soldiers an alternative to the cook-off was held. outlet for many Soldiers who come as
normal sports events held on post. “All of these players bring their own spectators and supporters.
Soldiers who are accomplished in one style and personal flair,” Lomax said. “I have only been here two weeks
area got a chance to show off these “Their passes, dunks and moves on the so coming to this competition today
skills. The games are open to everyone, court are as unique as fingerprints.” gives me a chance to meet more Soldiers
around Korea,” said Pvt. David Loya,
one of the volunteers that help set up
the gym. “I first heard about the program
from a sergeant in BOSS, and then when
I got back to my unit, they asked me to
come here to help them out.”
Lomax hopes to have this event
outdoors next time, possibly in the spring
and at more camps.
“I think it is outstanding to help the
single Soldiers out with events like this,”
said Sgt.1st Class Denise Grant-Butler,
Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, Area I Support Activity. “We
also had great support from the
Area I Command Sgt. Maj. Yolanda Lomax (right) and Tonne McDaniel test Quadedra Archie’s leadership and officers today.”
double dutch skills during the Hoop-it-up Slam Jam Basketball Jamboree Jan. 14.
Alcohol, inaction key factors in sexual assault
By Cherisa DeBolt
Prevention can occur once Soldiers see that allegations
Area I sexual assault response coordinator of sexual assault are being dealt with in such a way that
CAMP CASEY — Excessive drinking and unlocked the victim’s career is not suffering for having reported,
barracks doors are the most likely risk factors for sexual and that all Soldiers are believed.
assault in Area I, but it does not end there. Victims are Prevention will occur when would-be criminals see that
likely to have “felt weird” about the rapist prior to the sexual assault is not tolerated regardless of the reputation
assault/attempted assault and ignored the instinct to of the victim. In order to prevent sexual assault, there
distrust the person. Victims are likely to have a pattern of must be an environment where all allegations of sexual
misconduct with the chain of command or a “reputation” assault are taken seriously and dealt with appropriately.
among peers. Soldiers and leaders should know that one way to
Soldiers should be warned against drinking excessively prevent sexual assault is to create an environment where
and passing out behind an unlocked door; but just as Soldiers are assertive.
importantly, we must warn Soldiers should be taught to report
Soldiers to trust their instincts
“Too many victims have said questionable behavior before it results in
and to be assertive with those
who seem “off” or “weird” or
that the perpetrator displayed an assault. The would-be perpetrator has
subtle ways of “feeling out” the people
subtle behaviors that were close at hand, such as co-workers, for
“not right.”
Soldiers should be told that unsettling but too subtle to potential victims and if the those who are
even if their reputation or track being “tested out” go on record saying that
record is less than stellar, they
report ... ” this person’s behavior is less than
will be believed if they report straightforward or potentially inappropriate
sexual assault. There is no statute of limitation for sexual or subtly disrespectful/intrusive, the would-be perpetrator
assault. may decide not to strike in this unit where a complaint
Leaders should recognize that the high-risk folks in their was made.
formations, in addition to those with habitual or periodic If a complaint is not taken seriously, if the Soldier is in
excessive drinking issues, are those who have a reputation a hostile environment, the EO can assist with the
for promiscuity or a pattern of misconduct and those who
have a problem with assertiveness. See Assault
Assault, Page 7
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New simulator training helicopter door gunners
By John Reese
rounds help the gunner engage and
Army News Service
destroy targets, a difficult challenge as
WASHINGTON – A new virtual both the target and the helicopter are
helicopter door-gunner simulator, used in motion.
to train deploying Soldiers and capable “More than 100,000 Soldiers have
of interacting with its ground-convoy trained on our combat convoy
counterpart, is now being demonstrated simulators, mostly National Guard,”
at military installations. said Hunt. “About 1,000 pilots, crew
The simulator — which was on chiefs and Soldiers have trained on the
display Jan. 11-13 at the Institute of door-gunner simulator at Fort Hood
Land Warfare Aviation Symposium and and Fort Rucker.”
Exhibition in Washington, D.C. – is One of the simulators was at Fort
providing the first door-gunner training Hood, Texas, from September to early
since Vietnam, said Raydon Corporation January. It was at Fort Rucker, Ala.,
reps who were demonstrating it. Sept. 25-30.
The simulator provides a safe, cost- The simulators are rented to the Army
effective environment to practice to fit into a commander’s budgets.
helicopter door-gunner training by “It’s like a buffet line,” said Hunt.
engaging assorted targets in settings “You take what you need.”
based on a “virtual Baghdad,” said The trainer comes in different
Raydon’s director of military marketing OHNJ R arrangements, from classroom models
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Brian Hunt. Master gunner Richard R. Graves gives a businessman a quick lesson in leading tracer rounds to large trailers with mock-up door
A Soldier using the simulator wears to engage ground targets from the helicopter door gun mock-up. The state-of-the-art simulator positions and interchangeable weapons,
a helmet and visor with a 360-degree is the first of its kind since the Vietnam War. and follows on the heels of the virtual
spherical view from the vantage point of a UH-60 based on geo-specific imagery. convoy simulator. The two simulators may be
Black Hawk or CH-47 Chinook crew chief. Targets The pilot and gunner communicate and cooperate linked, Hunt said, so that Soldiers in the convoy
appear as the simulator pilot flies over a virtual city with each other as targets are revealed. Tracer version can interact with air support.

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complaint.
Too many victims have said that
the perpetrator displayed subtle
behaviors that were unsettling but
too subtle to report ... we must
train Soldiers to trust their instincts
Area I, 2nd Infantry Division Outlets
and to be assertive and report
unsettling behavior. This is how
prevention occurs.
Prevention can also occur when
attempts at sexual assault are
reported. If a would-be rapist
makes a half-hearted attempt at
sexual assault the victim may feel
that this person is harmless and will
not do this again. But, this is simply
not true; would-be rapists start out
with subtle behaviors and work
their way up to an actual assault.
An attempted assault is the most
likely predictor that this person will
soon perpetrate this crime.
Reporting attempted assault will
prevent sexual assault. There is no
statute of limitation for reporting
attempts at sexual assault.
As usual, the unattended drink and
disregard for the buddy system are
risk factors. The best policy may be
to go out in a group and return with
the same group. And, never drink
from a glass that was left
unattended or poured out of sight.
The bottom line is to be aware:
aware of unusual or inappropriate
behavior, aware of your
surroundings and aware of your
friends. By staying alert and
staying together, everyone can
ensure they make it home safe and
do not fall prey to sexual predators.

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Ceremony honors Dr
Dr.. Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Jr..
By Sgt. Christopher Selmek
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — Area II
community members gathered to
commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Jan. 9 at the Dragon Hill Lodge.
“No one in America’s civil rights
movement has served as a more
inspirational and influential leader than
Martin Luther King Jr.,” said Aretha
Williams, an event organizer. “Dr. King’s
philosophy of nonviolence spread to
other acts of social protest including sit-
ins, voter registration drives and a huge
march in Washington, D.C. that earned
him the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.”
The ceremony honored King with
various performances.
The Silent Angels mime group waved
their hands in time with music, while
the Gospeleers got Soldiers to clap along
with their rhythm. Both groups are from
South Post Chapel.
Staff Sgt. Lorna Eibert, one of the
Gospeleers, said the best tribute was
Seoul American High School senior
Jessica Wilkins’ rendition of the King’s
historic “I Have a Dream” speech.
The speech was delivered on the
steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963
to a crowd estimated at 250,000.
“I have a dream that one day on the
red hills of Georgia the sons of former
slaves and the sons of former slave-
K-16 Air Base opens new community center
By Sgt. Christopher Selmek
Area II Public Affairs
K-16 AIR BASE — K-16 Air Base
officials opened a new $11.5 million
multipurpose Community Activities
Center Dec. 23. The four-story,
56,600-square-foot facility includes a
food court, game room, library and
chapel.
More than 1,200 people live and
work at K-16 Air Base. The CAC is
a quality of life increase for
residents of this small air base south
of Seoul.
“Everybody’s eyes pop out when
they first come in,” said Eric Yim,
CAC director and facility manager.
“It’s a pleasant surprise.”
Yim said the facility is bright.
“Everybody has had a good first
impression,” Yim said. “They love it.”
“It’s nice,” said Cpl. Anthony
Bolin, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation
Regiment. “I think you could fit the
old CAC in one corner of our food
court now.”
The first floor is home to a food
court. Officials said they plan to add
a travel office, community bank and
new car sales office.
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Hundreds march
in MLK Day event
By Sgt. Christopher Selmek
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON —
Hundreds of candles let the dream
shine Sunday during the Area II
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Candlelight Vigil. The trek from
Collier Field House to Seoul
American High School was filled
with hymns, spirit and honor.
Area II residents of all ages
and colors marched in support of
equality around the world.
“This vigil has been a fitting
tribute to the most widely known
leader of the civil rights
movement,” said Area II
Commander Col. Ron Stephens.
“By lighting a candle of freedom
SGT. CHRISTOPHER SELMEK
in a dark land, Dr. King
The Silent Angels show their appreciation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through interpretive dance illuminated the hearts and souls
at the Dragon Hill Lodge. of millions of people worldwide.
owners will be able to sit down together people are still living it,” Wilkins said. By your march and vigil this
at a table of brotherhood,” Wilkins “It’s become a part of everybody, not evening, you have affirmed that
recited. “I have a dream that my four just blacks, but all minorities. It is a his dream of progress toward
children will one day live in a nation dream that continues today.” freedom still lives on.”
where they will not be judged by the Guest speaker Col. LaWarren The event has been organized
color of their skin but by the content of Patterson, 1st Signal Brigade every year for the past 20 years
their character. I have a dream today.” commander, spoke of his great by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Wilkins said although she would not appreciation for Dr. King. organization.
try to speak like King, she would do “Dr. King not only stood on the “It keeps the dream alive,” said
her best to give justice to the speech.
“It’s a very moving speech, and See Ceremony
Ceremony, Page 12 See March
March, Page 12
Some parts of the CAC are still
under construction, including a six-
lane bowling center and education
center. The K-16 club, “Landing
Zone,” will also be a part of the CAC
after some electrical work.
Army Community Service and a
chapel share the third story with a new
library.
The library expanded from 900 to
2,400 square feet. It has more than
5,000 books, 500 DVDs and 1,000
videos, as well as 12 personal
computers.
“Most people are ecstatic when
they first walk into the new facility,”
said Lawrence Flowers, recreation
center manager. “They especially like
that the food is downstairs, so they
PFC. LEE YANG-WON don’t need to run upstairs if they don’t
K-16 Air Base’s new $11.5 million multipurpose Community Activities Center includes a food want to.”
court, game room and library among many other services. Flowers said at least 500 people go
The second story contains an Augmentation to the U.S. Army through the CAC each week.
exercise room, a room with video Soldiers is the common game room “It’s the only facility on post with
games and Internet capable systems, with billiards, pingpong and foosball. 33 parking spaces,” he laughed.
and a multipurpose room with large “Pingpong is especially popular Hours for the facility are 8 a.m.–
screen televisions for events like the among KATUSA Soldiers,” said Cpl. 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday,
upcoming Super Bowl. A movie Lee Kwan-sung, 2nd Battalion, 2nd and 8 a.m.–midnight weekends and
room has more than 200 DVD titles. Aviation Regiment. “I spend a lot of holidays.
A major attraction for Korean time on the second story.” E-mail christopher.m.selmek@korea.army.mil
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Yongsan Power Outage
A 30-minute power outage has been
scheduled 3:30-4 p.m. Friday on
Yongsan South Post. The outage is
required to connect power to trailers used
by the 121st General Hospital Phase II
renewal project contractors. The outage
will affect Collier Field House, Embassy
Housing, Black Hawk Village, Building
4900, Building 5500, Building 4200, and
Building 5200. For information, call DPW
at 724-4207.
Volunteer of the Quarter
The community is invited to attend the
Area II Support Activities Volunteer of
the Quarter Ceremony 3-4:30 p.m. Friday
in the Community Services Building,
room 118, on Yongsan South Post.
Organizations and individuals who
contributed to Community of Sharing
Holiday Project 2005 will be honored,
along with Area II youth and adult
volunteers. For information, call 738-
8977.
Newcomers Orientation
Learn about Area II services, Korean
culture and more at the Area II
Newcomers Briefing 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday thru Wednesday at the
Community Services Building, Bldg.
4106, room 118, on Yongsan South Post.
Attendance is mandatory for incoming
personnel. For information, call 738-7186.
Town Hall Meeting
Let your voice be heard at the Hannam
Village Town Hall Meeting 6-8 p.m.
Thursday at the Hannam Village Chapel.
Refreshments and food will be provided
after the meeting. For information, call
738-7354.
HRC Briefings
The Human Resources Command will
conduct Officer Personnel Management
Directorate and Enlisted Personnel
Management Directorate team visits to
Korea Feb. 14-17 to present personnel
update briefings and conduct
professional development interviews.
For information, call Capt. Jason
Cavness at 764-3431.
Lunar New Year Closures
- The Yongsan commissary will be closed
Jan. 29-30 for the Lunar New Year holiday.
For information, call 736-3022.
- The Area II Housing Office will be
closed Jan. 30 for the Lunar New Year
holiday. For information, call 738-4069.
Protestant Women
Join Protestant Women of the Chapel for
Bible studies 9-11:15 a.m. Wednesdays
at South Post Chapel. Food, fun,
fellowship, childcare and home school
rooms are included. Evening Bible study
is also held 6-8 p.m. Thursdays. For
information, call Joyce at 795-4073 or visit
yongsanpwoc.com.
News & Notes Deadlines
Deadline for submitting announcements
for Area II News & Notes is noon Friday
one week prior to publication.
Announcements must include what,
when, where and a point of contact
phone number. E-mail requests to
davisst@korea.army.mil or call 738-7354
for information.
Area II The Morning Calm Weekly
Area II observes safety stand-down day
Soldiers learn Army directives II Soldiers with a look at U.S. and R.O.K. Soldiers fighting
at New Horizons Day training and sacrificing their lives along the border for the sake of
the people of Korea.
By Pfc. Lee Yang-won “The video showed how we fit into the defense of the
Area II Public Affairs peninsula,” Norman said. “It was one of the most important
YONGSAN GARRISON — Area II Soldiers and parts of the training.”
civilians paused for an intense review of safety concerns The mandatory four-hour morning training included a
Jan. 10 in a semiannual 8th U.S Army stand-down day at 30-minute video, “This is Korea.”
the South Post Chapel. “Take your time to explore Korea to learn and appreciate
Many topics were discussed, to include the significance its rich culture and the hospitality of our Korean friends.”
of the Republic of Korea and United States alliance, human Campbell said.
trafficking, prostitution and cross–cultural awareness. Campbell said New Horizons Day is about ensuring every
Lt. Gen. Charles C. Campbell, 8th U.S Army Soldier and civilian in this command understands the
commanding general, opened the day with a 15-minute Army’s missions and the standards that it must maintain
video message. to guarantee freedom in this peninsula.
“Our mission remains the same,” Campbell said, “to
deter aggression and, if deterrence fails, to defend our E-mail yangwon.lee@korea.army.mil
valued allies.”
He said the theme of the New Horizons Day was
winning the war of ideas. He emphasized how leadership
New Horizons Day covers many
command messages
would be used on the war on terrorism.
“These topics constantly need to be updated,” said
Capt. Michael Norman, Headquarters and Headquarters ! Prostitution and human trafficking
Company, Area II Support Activity commander. ! Prevention of sexual harassment
Norman emphasized the importance of reinforcing family ! Driver’s safety during winter time
advocacy, the off-limits policy, prostitution and human
! Curfews and customs laws
trafficking.
The purpose of the training went beyond safety. “The ! Operational and information security
training was full of the background on the relationship ! Good Neighbor Program
between the U.S and R.O.K. Army and a number of incidents ! Espionage as a threat to the United
that have happened along the border,” Norman said.
States
Norman said the training offered an eye-opening look
at where Soldiers are in the world. A video provided Area
Yongsan veterinarians offer pets full service
By Sgt. Christopher Selmek
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — The
patients bark or meow instead of cough
or complain. However they communicate,
dogs and cats think the Yongsan Veterinary
Treatment Hospital is the “cat’s meow.”
At least that’s what the staff said.
“I think some people aren’t aware of
the facilities they have available to them
here,” said Sgt. Julie Hicks, Animal Care
noncommissioned-officer-in-charge. “If
you really care about your pet, you’ll find
time to take care of him.”
The full care facility is equipped to
handle nearly any pet emergency, including
broken bones, pregnancies and porcupine
encounters.
“We’ve treated just about everything
here,” said Maj. Jennifer Kishimori, VTH
officer-in-charge. “We’re also prepared to
advise and assist people with any questions
they have about their pets.”
Many of the questions Kishimori
receives are about how to take care of pets
during a permanent change of station move.
It can be confusing enough without
animals, she said.
“The most important thing is the rabies
shot,” Hicks said. “They must have had
the shot more than 30 days but less than a
year ago, unless they are under 4 months
old,” Hicks said. “If it’s been more than a
year, there’s a chance they could be placed
in quarantine when they get here.”
Hicks said quarantine is regulated by
Korean authorities, and there’s no telling
SGT. CHRISTOPHER SELMEK
how long they might be there.
Pfc. Cole Williams, 129th Medical Detachment, listens to the heart of one of his smaller patients,
Ting the cat, Jan. 12 at the Yongsan Veterinary Treatment Hospital. See Pets
ets, Page 12
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Soldier makes impact on Korean neighbors
Korean
By Sgt. Seo Ki-chul
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — A Seoul
civic group honored a Yongsan officer
recently for teaching English to Korean
neighbors.
Captain Donald Raines, a former
501st Military Intelligence Brigade
executive officer, received the 2005
People to People-New Seoul Chapter
award before his departure from Korea
in December.
People to People International was
founded by President Dwight D.
Eisenhower in 1956 to enhance
international understanding and
friendship through an exchange of ideas
and experiences directly among peoples
Capt. Donald Raines works in front of his computer at 501st Military Intelligence Brigade.
Area II
of different countries and diverse
cultures.
In Seoul, the group honors two
American Soldiers or civilians each year
who have contributed to a better
relationship between the United States
and Republic of Korea.
“I feel really honored to receive this
award,” Raines said. “It always feels
nice to know that my efforts to help
others are having some kind of good
effect.”
During his tour of duty in Korea,
Raines dealt with command group
operations like tracking staff actions and
the commander's daily schedule. He
reviewed all outgoing correspondence
and coordinated official visits.
SGT. SEO KI-CHUL
In his free time, Raines served in the
Korean community through the Seoul
USO’s Virtues Program. The program
is a part of the 8th U.S. Army’s Good
Neighbor Program to recruit American
Soldiers to teach English to local Korean
school students each Saturday.
USO Marketing and Community
Relations Officer Lee Hee-yun said
Raines took the most active part in the
program.
“Raines had two third-grade classes
from March to December last year at a
local elementary school in Seoul,” Lee
said. “He taught American culture as well
as language, delivering a message that
U.S. Soldiers sincerely care for them.”
In addition to elementary school kids,
Raines also volunteered to teach English
to more than 25 Korean adults at the
Galwal Welfare Center throughout the
year.
Besides regular classes, he took his
Korean students to local restaurants and
cultural performances, to show his
interest in Korean food and culture.
He also gave his students Yongsan
Garrison tours to give them a chance to
experience real American life.
Maedong Elementary School teacher
Kim Min-ju said her students always
looked forward to Saturday mornings.
“He tried to find out new and
interesting ways for the young English
learners,” Kim said. “It turned out to be
quite fun.”
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Raines said he enjoyed being with the
kids. He said he did not teach the class
to get anything in return.
“I care for my Korean neighbors,”
Raines said. “I hope the efforts will
impact positively on relations between
the U.S. military and the people of
Korea.”
Area II Support Activity Community
Relations Officer An Chang-sin
recommended Raines for the award
because he was “an excellent
candidate”.
“He deserves it,” An said. “I’m sure
his efforts enhanced a positive image
of U.S. Soldiers in line with the Good
Neighbor Program and also hopefully
could foster other Soldiers’
participation.”
Through PTP International's awards
program, many world leaders have been
recognized for their contributions
toward peace.
People to People has many levels of
awards. The most prestigious award,
the Eisenhower Medallion, has gone to
some notable people:
!Mother Teresa – 1988
!Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin - 1996
(posthumously)
! President Anwar el Sadat - 1996
(posthumously)
!Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu - 2000.
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Ceremony
shoulders of giants,” he said, “he stood
shoulder to shoulder with giants.”
Patterson said he felt King’s legacy
lived on even today.
“King’s legacy is that Soldiers
coming in the Army today cannot
imagine the world their grandparents
had to live in,” he said. “It seems to
them a strange and distant past. That’s
a good thing.”
The theme of this year’s ceremony
was “From Every Mountainside, Let
Freedom Ring,” a dream King began
March
Tressa Williams, Delta Sigma Theta
regional director, who traveled to
Korea to be a special guest in the vigil.
“It shows our children that our need
to continue fighting for freedom
worldwide is as true today as it was
in King’s time, and it brings the
community together.”
The march concluded in the SAHS
Area II marchers honor Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday at Yongsan Garrison.
Pets
A rabies vaccination is required for pets
leaving Korea as well. Owners must also
obtain a health certificate.
“It’s good for 10 days, and makes sure
the animal is free of disease and intestinal
parasites,” Hicks said. “We can do the
exam for free and it’s a good checkup
for the animal.”
Hicks said regulations can become more
challenging when transporting the pet to a
country other than the United States.
Pet owners can walk in for
appointments 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, and 12:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Thursdays.
Hicks said to start puppies and kittens
on vaccinations when they are 6-8 weeks
old. They should receive their first rabies
vaccination at four months, she said.
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that is still seeing progress today.
April 4, 1968, in Memphis,
Tennessee, King was suddenly silenced
by an assassin’s bullet.
“Yet we still hear Dr. King’s call for
a just society, and his grand vision of a
world without prejudice is a vision that
lasts in our hearts today,” Williams said.
For Americans, the third Monday in
January is a national holiday to celebrate
King’s life.
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auditorium, where various people
played musical selections and recited
poems in honor of King. The sorority
served cake at the conclusion of the
night and encouraged everyone there
to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Jan. 16, a day on, not a day off.
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The VTH staff strongly discourages
buying pets on the economy in Korea.
“You don’t always know what kind of
history the animal has,” Hicks said. “One
of the most common things we treat here
is parvo, a virus puppies can get very
easily if they aren’t vaccinated.”
Hicks recommends researching breeds
and considering the time needed to devote
to an animal before buying one.
The VTH also has a stray kennel where
several dogs and cats are currently
waiting for someone to adopt them.
The adoption process, including
implanting a microchip, spaying and
neutering, vaccinations and de-worming,
is all covered by a $77 fee. For
information, call 738-5145.
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Time to start losing those holiday pounds
By PJ Brockmann
Area IV Health Promotions
Did you have a wonderful holiday
season? Lots of fun, parties, formal
balls and food shared with friends and
family? Do you now feel like a small
animal that stored too many nuts away
for the winter? Are you dreading spring
with its shorts and swimsuits?
Americans historically gain weight
over the fall and winter months, and
our customs and traditions over the
holiday season certainly don’t leave
much room for weight loss this time of
year. If you have put on a few
unwanted pounds, don’t let it get you
down. Instead, get up and get moving.
To begin with, you didn’t gain the
weight all at once so don’t plan on
losing it all this week. Healthy weight
loss is from three-quarters to two
pounds a week. More than this and
you’re losing water and muscle, and
your metabolism will slow down,
making it harder to lose weight.
Go to http://www.hooah4health.com
to determine your recommended daily
calorie intake. Once you have that,
remember that in order to lose one
pound a week you have to reduce your
consumption by 3,500 calories. An easy
way of doing this is to decrease your
daily food intake by 250 calories and to
increase your activity to burn off an
additional 250 calories each day.
Here are a few pointers to get you on
the road to a healthier, slimmer and
more fit you:
Set a realistic goal. Short term goals
such as a 5-10 pound loss are more
easily achieved and maintained than
trying to lose 50 pounds. By keeping off
small amounts over time and resetting
new goals, you’ll have a feeling of
success that will motivate you to your
eventual long-term goal.
Keep a food record of what you eat
and when. Look at your habits. Do you
always stop on your way to work for
that cappuccino with tons of sugar and
cream? Is there a bag of cookies in
your bottom desk drawer? Filled candy
dish in the living room? Small changes
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such as having regular coffee or
substituting pretzels for the cookies go
a long way toward helping you change
your overall eating habits.
Watch portion size. Over time, our
portions have increased to the point that
people are eating quantities of food
many times the size they should. Just
think, a Double Whopper with cheese,
large fries and a 20-ounce coke will
cost you around 1,900 calories. If your
recommended intake for the day is
around 2,000 calories, the rest of the
day isn’t looking too good.
Why not have a Chicken Garden
Salad with creamy dressing and a bottle
of water. This comes to about 330
calories and you’ll be cutting way back
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on the fat, sugar and sodium. You also
won’t feel like taking a nap and
loosening your belt.
Other helpful hints are to drink eight
glasses of water to fill you up and to
keep you hydrated. Fill up on
vegetables. They’re a great source of
fiber and vitamins and, at a much lower
calorie count, they’ll make it less likely
that you’ll overstuff on more fattening
foods. Have a small snack before a big
meal. Make it something healthy like
vegetables and you won’t be starving
when you sit down to eat.
When you do sit down to eat, take
your time. It takes 20 minutes before
the brain and stomach make the joint
connection that you’re full. Talk to
someone, eat slowly and cut food into
smaller bites, taking longer to chew.
Give your body time to figure out that
you’re full.
And of course, make time for
exercise. Think of it as your body’s
opportunity to burn up those unwanted
pounds. Exercise also tends to decrease
appetite so it’s a win-win proposition.
You can lose the weight. Remember
that it took a while to gain the pounds
so don’t look for a miracle to lose them.
Slow and steady. Celebrate the progress
you’ve made and reward yourself.
For information or assistance,
contact the local health promotion
coordinator or nutrition care.
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people around the globe. As
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by the woman who became
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The Morning Calm Weekly
Why worry when you can pray?
By Chaplain (Capt.) Myuing “Tim” Ryu
302 BSB, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
I would like to talk about prayer, as described in
Philippians 4:6-7. Although the discussion will
primarily be from a Christian perspective, I hope
that it will have some practical and inter-religious
values on the general topic of prayer.
! Palms-down! (“Do not be anxious about
anything”)
The first thing you need to do in prayer is to
“stop worrying.” To help visualize, stretch out your
hands with your palms down – as if letting go of
your worries. Jesus said, “Do not worry about your
life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body,
what you will wear ... Who of you by worry can
add a single inch to his height?”
I am 5 feet 6 inches tall. If it had been possible
for me to grow taller by worrying, I should be taller
than Yao Ming by now. According to Rick Warren,
worrying is a negative form of “focused-thinking.”
! Palms-up! (“In everything, by prayer and
petition, with thanksgiving, present your
requests to God.”)
When you pray, you start receiving the things of
God. If you have faith in God and his unfailing love,
you can be thankful in anticipation, even before
your prayers become reality. Through prayer, you
get spiritually tuned up, and your desires start
matching those of God.
Praying is a positive form of focused thinking.
Since worrying and praying both use the same
mechanism, if you know how to worry, then you
already know how to pray and meditate.
! Result (“The peace of God, which transcends
all understanding, will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus.”)
As answers to your prayers, you will start saying
things like, “I don’t know what it is, but it doesn’t
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bother me any more.” “The situation is still the
same, but I feel good. I feel secure no matter what
the circumstances are around me!”
I am not talking about cheap emotionalism,
irresponsible escapism or religious fanaticism. I am
talking about enjoying the kind of spiritual depth
that the apostle Paul had. Throughout his journey as
a missionary, Paul was whipped, beaten with rods,
stoned, shipwrecked, stranded in the open sea and
he constantly had to be on the move. With such a
track record, and writing from prison, he still urged
his readers to “Rejoice in the Lord always” and to,
“Be joyful always, pray continually, and give thanks
in all circumstances.”
I think he knew a thing or two about the secret of
being truly content through prayer. So, this is my
challenge to all of us. Stop worrying. Start praying.
Palms down. Palms up. Start enjoying the “Peace that
transcends all understanding” in your life right now.

Area I Worship Services

Catholic Mass Protestant Sunday 6 p.m. Camp Stanley (Reggie’s)
Saturday 4 p.m. CRC Warrior Chapel Sunday 9:30 a.m. Camp Castle Chapel Protestant Gospel
Sunday 9 a.m. CRC Warrior Chapel 10 a.m. Camp Casey Stone Chapel Sunday 11 a.m. CRC Warrior Chapel
Noon Camp Casey Stone 11 a.m. Camp Casey DISCOM 1 p.m. Camp Stanley Chapel
Chapel Chapel, Camp Hovey
1 p.m. Camp Stanley Chapel Chapel Theater, Stanley Korean Services
Chapel, Camp Casey Sunday 9 a.m. Camp Casey DISCOM
Eucharistic Episcopal Crusader Chapel Chapel
Sunday 5:30 p.m. Stanley Chapel Protestant (COGIC) 7 p.m. Camp Stanley Chapel,
Latter Day Saints Sunday 12:30 p.m. CRC Warrior Chapel CRC Warrior Chapel
Sunday 1 p.m. Crusader Chapel Protestant Contemporary 1st Sunday 1 p.m. Camp Jackson Chapel

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By Roger Edwards
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS – A 10-mile
stretch of highway 55 miles from Camp
Humphreys should be a destination for
shoppers interested in Korean arts, crafts
and antiques. Folk Art Street offers
shoppers old and new sculptures in wood
and stone, paintings, ceramics, religious
icons, musical instruments and furniture
that can be anywhere from a few days
Above: Soung Ho-chy has antiques, old Kimchi pots, farm tools, religious to a few centuries old, at prices ranging
icons, pottery and paintings in his store (left and below). They range from a few dollars to a few thousand.
from decades to centuries old. To get to Folk Art Street from Camp
Humphreys, pick up Highway 35 east.

Folk Art Street

Follow 35 to its eastern intersection with
Highway 45. Exit, cross under the
highway bridge and take the first right

old and new arts and crafts

to the east, parallel to 35. This is the
beginning of Folk Art Street.
Drivers should keep an eye out.
Interesting stores are on both sides of
the highway, but are not frequent for the
first several miles. Once the driver has
passed under 35 again, and has passed
the Big Peach Tree on the left, the stores
become more frequent and interesting.

This carving is an example of a “Spirit Post.”

They were used traditionally to protect a village
from evil spirits.

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HOTOS BYSize and weight can be a determining factor in desirable merchandise.
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The hand-carved window shutters, the painting of carp and lotus The carving of the horses (top) occupy no more than a cubic foot and Antique traditional furniture, new furniture and
blossoms and the sculpted Buddhas above are examples of the weight a few pounds at most. The Buddha (above) is hundreds of pounds wood burl furniture can also be found on Folk
antiques and art work available on Korean Folk Art Street. and occupies about 1.5 cubic meters. Art Street.
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Comedy ROKs
Comes to Area I
Comedy ROKs with MWR, featuring
Dean Cole, Erika Edwards and Redbone,
will have performances at Camp Red
Cloud’s Mitchell’s Club, Friday; Camp
Stanley’s Reggie’s Club, Tuesday; and
the Camp Hovey Iron Triangle Club,
Wednesday. Admission is free, with
each show beginning at 8 p.m. For
information, call 732-6819.
Warrior Division
Basketball Championship
The 2006 Warrior Division Company-
Level Basketball Championship’s final
contests play will take place Friday
at Camp Casey’s Carey Fi tness
Center. The event is open to qualifying
teams from Camp Casey and Camp Red
Cloud Garrison Basketball
Championships. For information, call
Warrior Sports at 732-6276 or Casey
Enclave Sports, 730-2322.
Boxing Invitational
Set for Jan. 21
The Warrior Invitational Boxing
Competition is scheduled for the
Hanson Field House, Camp Casey,
Saturday. Weigh-ins and medical exams
will be conducted from 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Competition begins at 6 p.m. the day of
the event.
This event is open to active-duty
military personnel stationed on U.S.
Forces Korea installations. For
information, call 732-6276.
Camp Casey Seeks
Bowler of the Month
Visit the Casey Bowling Center and be
the star bowler of the month.
Individuals can participate in the event
by submitting their score at the front
desk. The person who hit the top score
will be the winner of the week. And the
winner will compete for the title of
Bowler of the Month. The weekly
winner will receive a coupon for one
week of free bowling (limit two games
per day).The winner for the month will
receive one month of free bowling ( limit
two games a day) and a plaque.
TMCW Submissions
To have an event featured in The
Morning Calm Weekly, e-mail
information on the activity to
morningcalmweekly@korea.army.mil.
Submissions should include the basic
who, what, when and where information
regarding the event, and at least one
point of contact name and telephone
number. All submissions are subject to
editing to ensure they comply with
Department of Defense and Associated
Press guidelines.
Deadline for submissions is the Friday
prior to publication. For information, call
738-3355.
The Morning Calm Weekly
Rock trio teaches kids that ...
Music doesn’t care about age
By Mike Mooney
Area III MWR Marketing
CAMP HUMPHREYS – It was a
different audience for V.C., Ron Wesley
and Paul Benko, the trio that makes up
the off-shore band, WES, The Power
Trio.
“But it doesn’t matter what the
age,” said Wesley. “Music is music,
and it’s our job to get our audience
excited and involved. The fact this
audience was made up of kids 5-12
years of age doesn’t make our job
harder … just different.”
The Power Trio’s normal audience
is adult Soldiers, airmen and civilians
in a club environment.
But this time, it was a group of about
20 Camp Humphreys youngsters who
turned out for the Special WES Jam.
“We always enjoy getting WES,”
M M
said Area III Entertainment IKE OONEY
Coordinator Herb Hart. “They’re one WES guitarist V.C. gets down with his young crowd at Camp Humphreys’ Youth Services gym.
of those groups that go the extra mile exhausted. and clap.
to entertain. If you want a quiet “We enjoy playing throughout V.C., who is big and features
conversation or to just sit and listen Korea, but Area III is special,” dreadlocks, was an immediate
to the music, I would advise you not Wesley said. “Here, we get to do a favorite as he sat down on the floor
to attend one of their gigs. They are lot of extra things. We have played with his guitar and conducted a
going to get you involved – no matter at community festivals, and we musical version of Simon Says.
what your age.” were featured at Spooky Hallow (the Benko allowed kids to beat on his
The children of Camp Humphreys Camp Humphreys Halloween electronic drums, and Wesley gave
didn’t know Festival). When some hands-on guitar instructions.
what to expect “If you want a quiet we were asked “We had a great time, and we
as they filed about doing a think the kids did, too,” Wesley said.
into the Youth
conversation or to just sit and Jam for the “It was a lot of fun and a great
S e r v i c e s listen ... I would advise you not kids, we were break from our normal clubs gigs.”
gymnasium and to attend one of their gigs. They ready and How popular was the WES Trio
were instructed willing.” with the kids?
to sit on the
are going to get you involved.” Playing a “We want them back again and
floor in front of Herb Bart combination of again and again,” said Youth
the band. It Area III Entertainment coordinator rock, ballad, Services Coordinator Joon Auci.
was just a oldie and even “They were awesome.”
matter of seconds before none of children’s music, the band gave the For information on upcoming
them were sitting and, by the end of youngsters the chance to play WES performances, contact the
the 90-minute jam session, they were drums, strum guitars, sing, dance area MWR office.
Celebrate YYear
ear of the Dog with singing bulldog
By Mike Mooney Youth Services Program in a look-alike contest.
Area III MWR Marketing
The Bulldog is special to Area III, having been the Area’s
CAMP HUMPHREYS – The Year of the Dog on the official mascot since the early days of Camp Humphreys,
Chinese Zodiac arrives Jan. 29, and Area III MWR is when the installation housed a Marine Air Wing.
celebrating by giving away Singing Bulldogs in its eating and The Singing Bulldogs (who sing “Who Let the Dogs
bowling establishments, with another dog destined for the Out?”) are being dressed in berets and caps and are being
given away at the Alaska Mining Co., Triple Play in Tommy
D’s, MacGregor’s Market in the Community Activities
Center, the Strike Zone Bowling Center, Gunfighter’s Inn
at Camp Eagle, the Camp Long Bowling Center and
Scudbuster’s at Suwon Air Base.
Individuals will receive an entry ticket for every purchase
at each facility, with each facility drawing a winning ticket
number over the Lunar New Year’s Weekend, with numbers
posted no later than Jan. 31.
The Youth Services Bulldog is reserved for the person
who looks the most like their dog or has a dog that looks
the most like them.
Parents are asked to submit a digital photo of their
youngster and/or look-alike canine to Area III MWR Marketing
Chief Mike Mooney, not later than Jan. 20.
Photos of the children and their pets will be featured in a
MIKE MOONEY
Singing Bulldogs will soon go home with new families, thanks to Area future edition of the monthly Area III MWR magazine,
III Morale, Welfare and Recreation. Leisure Informer.
Jan. 20, 2006
557th Military Police town patrol
aims to help Soldiers in Anjong-ri
By Roger Edwards
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS – At 10:30
Saturday night Spcs. Travis Carr and
Eleanor Ray of the 557th Military Police
Company head out from Humphreys
walk-through gate and join their
partners on town patrol in Anjong-ri.
“We’re here to keep our Soldiers out
of trouble,” said Carr.
“It’s our job to go into the clubs and
make sure everything is going OK, that
IDs are being checked, that no one is
bringing backpacks in and that
everything is secure,” said Ray.
The 557th Military Police company
town patrol plays an integral part in
supporting United States Forces Korea
policies concerning underage drinking,
the campaign against prostitution and
human trafficking and in maintaining
readiness and good community relations
and supporting Korean law.
“We’re basically here to help out,”
said Ray.
“We make it a point to let everyone
know that we’re in town and that we’re
looking out for their interests,” said Sgt.
1st Class William Finch, 557th M.P.
“Generally speaking, we work with club
security and owners, the community
and local authorities to help keep
everything running smoothly and
protect our Soldiers.”
Anjong-ri’s leaders and merchants
work closely with Camp Humphreys.
The camp’s Soldiers are their
customers. If there is an item of concern
in town, the attention of members of
PHOTOS
Town patrol members check in with unit
courtesy patrols when they see each other on
the street. Courtesy patrol members perform
a function similar to that of the town patrol, trying
to keep Soldiers out of trouble.
the M.P. town patrol can help. “If they
need us to take care of a rowdy Soldier,
want replacement posters concerning
USFK policies or whatever; we’re glad
to help if we can,” said Finch.
Club security now has a new tool to
use in supporting the campaign against
underage drinking. Area III recently
produced “Born-on-Date” calendars
Pfc. Bryan Kennedy checks in with a club security guard while on town patrol Saturday. The
“Born-on-Date” calendar (above center, and left below) provided by Area III, gives club security
a firm date to check ID cards against.
BY ROGER EDWARDS
The town patrol walks through Anjung-ri Saturday, helping to take care of Humphreys Soldiers and keeping them out of trouble.
which include a changeable date against
which IDs can be checked to ensure a
Soldier is old enough to be a customer.
According to Finch, there are
normally four to six Soldiers on town
patrol each night. “We go out two or
three times each evening, visiting
various clubs over anywhere from an
hour to an hour-and-a-half. We’ll go out
Sgt. 1st Class William Finch (center) and Spc. Travis Carr, 557th Military Police Company, pay a
visit to an Anjong-ri club while on MP town patrol Saturday.
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two or three times during the evening
and will visit all the clubs at least once.
“But we may not visit every club on
every tour of the community,” he
continued. “We try to avoid setting a
pattern that would give anyone an idea
of when we might show up. We want
see what’s going on.
“We talk to club owners, Soldiers and
employees in the clubs; and to people
on the street to make sure we’re
covering any possible trouble spots.”
Patrol members normally stick
together while on patrol. “We try to
keep the peace and head off any
trouble before it starts,” said Carr.
“For instance, having an open
container on the street is illegal in
Korea. If we spot a Soldier with an
open container, we’ll advise him or her
that they need to either return to the
club or dispose of the container.”
Also on patrol Saturday were
557th Military Police Company
members Pfc. Bryan Kennedy and
Cpl. Kim Jong-woo.
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Superbowl Fans
Meet and eat while rooting for your
team at Camp Humphreys Alaska
Mining Company restaurant or the
Community Activities Center “Super
Bowl Monday,” Feb. 6. The AMC is
offering a steak and eggs breakfast
for $9.95 from 6 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The CAC is inviting everyone to view
the game on their movie size TV
screen while they enjoy a continental
breakfast for $3.95 from 6:30 a.m.
until 1 p.m. Both locations are
offering lots of door prizes.
Something for Everyone
Stop by Humphreys Painted Door
Gift and Thrift Shop Wed. and Fri.
10 a.m.until 2 p.m. and the first and
third Saturday of the month. New
furniture and spring gifts have
arrived.
Trafficking in Persons
OnLine Survey
DoDIG has made available an online
Survey at http://www.dodig.mil/
tip%20survey/survey.htm pertaining
to trafficking in persons.
Organizations and agencies need to
have servicemembers, DoD civilian
employees and DoD contractors log
on and complete the first part of the
survey. Prostitution and trafficking
in persons coordinators and trainers
are encouraged to log on and
complete the second part of the
survey regarding questions for
Installation/Organization TIP points
of contact.
EOR Course Scheduled
An Equal Opportunity
Representative Course will be held
at Camp Humphreys Education
Center from Feb. 7-17. Classes
begin at 8 a.m. daily in classroom
#4. It is required that each battalion
have a Korean Augmentation to the
U.S. Army EOR in the grade of
corporal or above, and that Soldiers
working in EOR be sergeant or
higher. Sgt. 1st Class Sandra
Pettiford, 2nd Combat Aviation
Brigade, requests that units provide
information on the Soldiers who will
attend the class. For information,
call 753-7978.
Scholarships and Grants
Military Officers Association of
America scholarships and grants are
available to children of military
parents who plan to attend an
accredited college or university
during the 2006-2007 school year.
H t t p : / / w w w. m o a a . o r g / s e r v /
s e r v _ e d u c a t i o n /
serv_education_new_students/
index.htm provides a description of
the scholarships, criteria for
qualification and application forms.
The online application must be
submitted no later than noon EST
March 1.
Area III
Humphreys observes MLK birthday
By Roger Edwards
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS – More than 200 Area III and Camp theme of the celebration – “A Day On, Not a Day Off!”
Humphreys Soldiers and civilians celebrated Martin Luther King
Sgt. James Washington gave a dramatic reading of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Kyung-soo, 35th Air Defense Artillery.
speech during the Jan. 12 celebration of King’s birthday at the Black Horse Inn.
Globe-trotting minister visits Humphreys for MLK birthday
By Roger Edwards
Area III Public Affairs
CAMPHUMPHREYS – The Rev. Paul
Allen Coles, minister of the Sharon Baptist
Church in Richmond, Va., visited Camp
Humphreys last week as the guest speaker
for the 2006 Martin Luther King Winter
Revival at Humphreys’ Freedom Chapel.
“I’m honored to be here,” said Coles.
“God has me here for a reason and if I
touch one person, then I’ll have done
what he asked me to do.”
Coles holds membership in the Baptist
Ministers’ Conference of Richmond and
Vicinity. He is a member of the Jackson
Ward Clergy and the Tuckahoe
Associations. A participant in the Hampton
University Ministers’ Conference, the
Baptist General Convention of Virginia and
the Lott Carey Foreign Missions
Convention; Coles travels extensively for
his ministry. He has done missionary
work in South America, the West Indies
and in southern Africa.
“I’ve been blessed,” he said. “I
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Jr’s birthday Jan. 12, with a commemorative luncheon at the 2nd
Combat Aviation Brigade’s dining facility, the Black Horse Inn. The
Dr. Paul Coles, minister of the Sharon Baptist Church, Richmond,
Va., was guest speaker for the event.
The luncheon was the kickoff event for
the Camp Humphreys Freedom Chapel Gospel
Service Martin Luther King Winter Revival,
according to Coles. “I was invited here for
the revival,” he said, “and wanted to get right
into it.
“It was good to see the number of people
who came out to celebrate Dr. King with us,”
he said.
The celebration included opening remarks
by Command Sgt. Maj. Diane Foster, 2nd
CAB; a sign-language dance presented by Sgt.
Nikelcia Marcelin, 25th Transportation
Battalion; and Sgt. James Washington of the
2nd CAB, reading King’s “I Have a Dream”
speech.
The event was planned and arranged by
EO staff membersSgt. 1st Class Sandra James
and Cpl. Park Se-woong of the 2nd CAB Equal
Opportunities staff; Sgt. 1st Class Debbie
Hutson and Sgt. Yoo Byung-chan, Area III;
Sgt. 1st Class Nathaniel Potts and Cpl Seo
Kang-won, 23rd Aviation Support Group; and
R E
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Robledo and Pfc. Kim
OGER DWARDS
returned to Virginia in October after “I’d like to remind everyone that God is
spending three weeks in Africa where I able to bring us through whatever trials and
was able to help three different churches. tribulations we might face,” he continued.
Now I’m here, and I’m happy to have “Whatever it is, he’s already figured it out.
the opportunity to remember Dr. King with All we have to do is keep faith with him.
the fine people of Camp Humphreys. We’re never out of reach of his hand.”
ROGER EDWARDS
The Rev. Paul Allen Coles and his wife Rebecca, traveled to South Korea from Virginia for
Freedom Chapel’s 2006 MLK Winter Revival.
Take Down
Osan American High School freshman Jesse
Crockett heaves Seoul American High School senior
Mark Snow to the mat during a wrestling meet at
the Humphreys gym Saturday. Snow won the
match but, “Overall our team did real well,”
according to Osan senior Coderett Morris. “I’m
proud of them. It’s the closest that we ever got to
beating Seoul. They usually dominate; they have a
bigger choice of wrestlers, but we’ve got good
coaches.” Teams from Osan, Seoul and Taegu
American High Schools competed in the
tournament.
F. NEIL NEELEY
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Boy Scouts
JOSEPH BROWN
John Sampel, James Lim, Allyn Park, William Sampel, Ryon Hays and Alex Hays (left to right),
are Humphreys Boy Scout Troop 203. They were among the 52 Boy Scouts, 18 adult leaders and
two Scouting district officials who were at Camp Humphreys Jan. 13 thru Monday for the
Klondike Derby. The Scouts represented troops from Taegu, Seoul and Osan, as well as
Humphreys. The 10 derby events are designed to test winter Scouting skills. The events include
first aid, knots and lashings, emergency preparation, teamwork, and problem-solving. One JACKIE FARMER
event required the Scouts to build a sled and to use it to transport troop equipment to each of the
other events using “sled dogs” (troop members). “We have events like this four or five times a HAES notes
year,” said Joe Brown, assistant district commissioner for the Boy Scouts of America in Korea. Humphreys American Elementary School third grade students Roswin Sango, Laurel
“Every year it seems that we wind up with mud, yet these kids pull through. It’s amazing what Bradshaw, William Bohman and Paige Severino (left to right) show off a simple machine they
they do in that kind of weather.” Brown asks that anyone who might be interested in volunteering built to automate the task of raising and lowering the Korean flag. They studied simple
as a Scout leader contact him at 753-6940 on Camp Humphreys. machines at school last week, learning about pulleys, levers and screws.

Humphreys History

Korean War, Japanese relics common

By Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Frace
Area III and Camp Humphreys
CAMP HUMPHREYS – In my last
article I discussed the lineage of our
installation. I would like now to talk about
historical items around the installation
that date back as far as the early 1900s
and the Japanese occupation from 1910-
1945. I also want to talk about some
facilities built in the 1950s by the U.S.
forces.
As you get around Camp Humphreys
and the local training area you will see
more than eight bunkers that were used
for headquarters, ammo points and
maintenance facilities. The exact
construction dates are unknown, but
these bunkers are on the Korean National
This Beacon Hill bunker was built by the
Japanese during their occupation of Korea
(1910 to 1945). It was used as the headquarters
for the Japanese command group for the
Humphreys area.
This is a modified Japanese Type 14 Howitzer
field gun on display outside the post
headquarters building. It’s one of only 60 ever
produced.
historical register. The most notable
of these bunkers is on Beacon Hill. It
was used as the headquarters of the
Japanese command group.
These facilities on Camp
Humphreys are still maintained today,
but those in the local training areas
are not because structural damage
makes them dangerous. Camp
Humphreys bunkers are used for
multiple purposes, providing support
for units operating within Area III.
They are a constant reminder of the
valuable history around us in Area III.
The second most historical item is
the cannon on display at the Post
Headquarters building. The cannon is
a modified Japanese Type 14
Howitzer. The Type 14 field gun saw
limited production for the Japanese Dejongh and Otto Brandenberg were
Imperial Army. Only 60 were the brains behind these structures.
produced. The 14 in the guns Within a month they had set up a
designation is a reference to the year facility in Quonset, R.I., and started
1925, the 14th year of the Taisho production of the prefabricated
Emperor of Japan. buildings named for the place where
Camp Humphreys Quonset huts they were made.
were built in the 1950s, during the Camp Humphreys originally had
Korean War, to support U.S. Forces. more than 150 Quonset huts. Most
The name Quonset dates back to are now gone. In the future there
World War II when the Navy realized will be just one. It will be located
they needed facilities to support on MP Hill and will be used as a
logistics and people. The Navy went local history museum.
to the George A. Fuller construction (Editor’s Note: Future articles in
company in New York. They wanted this series will continue to explore
buildings that were cheap, lightweight Camp Humphreys. The next article
and portable; structures that could be will deal with the facility in the early
put up by untrained people. Peter 60s.)
ROGER EDWARDS
Built in the 1950s to support American forces during the Korean War, Quonset huts were cheap,
lightweight, portable pre-fab buildings. Most of Camp Humphreys’ more than 150 Quonset huts
are gone. One will remain on MP Hill as a museum.
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AFAP provides opportunity to make a difference

By Steven Hoover
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP HENRY – Have you ever had something
that you needed to get off your chest, and thought
the Army community would be better for listening to
your suggestion and solution? Well, that opportunity
is here.
The Area IV Army Family Action Plan Conference
is scheduled 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Jan. 27, at Camp
Walker’s Soldiers Memorial Chapel. For the past
several weeks, comment boxes have been strategically
placed throughout the command, available for those
who have opinions or concerns that they would like
to express.
Approximately 130 members of the Area IV
community will participate in the conference, according
to Vicki Kingston, Area IV Army Family Team Building
and AFAP coordinator.
“Unit representatives, participating from Daegu,
Waegwan and Busan, will address issues and begin
the process of resolving them,” Kingston said. “The
annual AFAP Conference is conducted at the installation
level, providing the first step in the Department of the
Army’s plan to identify and resolve areas of concern
that affect readiness, retention and the quality of life
GALEN PUTNAM
for Army families.”
She said that during the conference, command and Tricia Smith, Consumer Services Group, makes a point during the Area IV Army Family Action Plan Conference Jan. 28, 2005, at
staff elements will address all of the issues brought Soldiers Memorial Chapel on Camp Walker. This year’s AFAP conference will be held Jan. 27 at the chapel complex.
through the AFAP process. The issues will be from $50,000 to $200,000; Basic Allowance for studies; Family Support Groups were developed;
prioritized into a list of most critical for action to be Housing increased by 11 percent, part of a plan to Army Family Team Building and Better Opportunities
taken by the command. eliminate out-of-pocket housing costs by 2005; Army for Single Soldiers programs were born.
Still not convinced that your suggestion can make Emergency Relief (AER) now provides grants in To submit suggestions, express your opinion or for
a difference? overseas locations to assist with financial aid for more information, contact Kingston at
Here are some AFAP success stories: spouses to pursue undergrad, vo-tech, high school kingstonv@korea.army.mil or call 768-7232.
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance increased completion, and English as a Second Language

Girl Scout Goodies NEWS & NOTES

Newcomer’s
Orientation Set
Soldiers, civilian employees and family
members new to the Daegu community
are invited to attend the monthly
newcomer’s orientation 8 a.m. – noon
Tuesday at Henry’s Place on Camp
Henry. Representatives from TRICARE,
the Army Career and Alumni Program
and other organizations will provide
information about living and working in
Area IV. Soldiers are reminded that
attendance is mandatory. For
information, call Roy Grant at 768-8130.

Bataan Road March

The 8th U.S. Army 2006 Bataan
Memorial Qualifier 13.1-Mile Road
March is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. Feb.
18, at Carey Fitness Center on Camp
Casey. The event is open to active-
duty military personnel assigned to
Army installations. Registration
begins at 6 a.m., with a course briefing
at 8:30 a.m. Participants must wear the
Battle Dress Uniform and a rucksack
weighing a minimum of 35 pounds.
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Participants must also have a full
Girl Scouts of America Brownie Troop 17 members entice customers with a variety of Girl Scout Cookies during their annual cookie
canteen at the start. No LBE or helmets
sale at Camp Walker’s Post Exchange Jan. 13. Daegu Girl Scouts spent several days selling the traditional treats as part of their
are required. For information, call 768-
annual fund-raiser. Girl Scout Cookies have been an American staple for more than 80 years. 6603.
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Essay/Poster Contest
The Area IV Support Activity Black
History Month Essay/ Poster Contest is
being conducted through Feb. 6. The
contest is open to all community
members. Essay submissions must be
typed in English, double-spaced and
must be the original work of the
contestant. Each entry must be based
on “How have African-American
Fraternal, Social and Civic Institutions
Impacted our Society.” Rules and
submission guidelines are available at the
Camp Walker, Carroll and Hialeah
libraries. For information, contact Sgt. 1st
Class Sandra Gaston at 768-8972.
Super Bowl Party
Celebrate the Super Bowl Feb. 6, at the
Camp Carroll Community Activity Center
starting at 6 a.m. The event is open to
everyone and costs $1 including
breakfast. The game will be shown on
widescreen televisions. For information,
call Glenn Groome at 765-7230.
COLA Survey
The 2006 Cost of Living Allowance
survey will continue through Feb. 8.
Visit http://175fmc.korea.army.mil to
complete the survey. For information,
call Capt. James Okeke at 725-5421.
Instructors Sought
The 4960th Multi-Functional Training
Brigade is seeking instructors to teach
the Intermediate-Level Education
Course, formerly the Command and
General Staff Officers Course. For
eligibility requirements or information,
contact Lt. Col. Rodney Sanders at
768-8968, or by e-mail at
sandersrs@korea.army.mil.
Clinic Hours
Walk-in sick call hours at the Wood
Medical Clinic on Camp Walker are:
staff sergeant and below, 8 – 9 a.m.,
Monday through Friday, except
Thursday, which is from 1 – 2 p.m.; Sgt.
1st Class and above may make
appointments starting at 8 a.m. daily,
except Thursdays when appointments
start at 1 p.m.; nonactive-duty
personnel can make appointments
starting at 9 a.m. daily, except for
Thursday. To make appointments, call
764–5595.
Cell Phone Use
Vehicle operators on all Department of
Defense installations and operators of
government-owned vehicles, shall not
use cell phones unless the vehicle is
safely parked or unless they are using
a hands-free device. Violations can lead
to a $50 fine. In addition, the wearing
of any other portable headphones,
earphones, or other listening devices
is also prohibited while operating a
motor vehicle.
ICE
ICE allows Department of Defense
customers to rate products and
services provided by DoD offices and
facilities. To participate, go to http://
ice.disa.mil. For information, call Henry
S. Caldwell at 768-6530/7070.
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2006 Walker, George mayors announced
Camp Walker
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP HENRY – Following a two month-long
nomination and election process, a new mayor has taken
the reins at Camp George and Camp Walker’s mayor returns Name: Randy Page
for another year of service. How long in your housing area: 18
Camp George’s new mayor is Sgt. First Class Craig Jones months
and Maj. Randy Page continues as Camp Walker mayor. Duty Position: Southern Regional
The duo, both volunteers, represent the residents of the Commander, 25th Trans. Bn.
housing areas in which they live. A primary function is to How Long in Korea: 19 months
represent residents to the command and serve as a liaison How many times to Korea: First
between residents and Area IV officials. Mayors serve in a Office Phone: 764-3932
variety of other capacities such as providing command Cell Phone: 010 -9931-4143
information to residents and acting as mediators to help e-mail address:
resolve community issues. Randall.Page@korea.army.mil Page
Mayors serve a one-year term beginning in January. I’m originally from Virginia, and have been married 22 years. My wife’s
For information about the mayor program or other name is Sherry and I have two sons, Matthew and Dustin. Matthew is a
volunteer opportunities, call Bonnie McCarthy, Area IV sophomore at TAS and Dustin is a freshman at the University of Georgia. My
Support Activity volunteer coordinator, at 768-8126. interests are hunting, fishing, sailing, scuba diving, golf and motorcycles.
I want to make our community the very best it can be. To contribute to that
Camp George goal I have to be involved with my community. I think it’s important for
everyone to volunteer and give something back to the community. It’s not
easy running Camp Walker. Our community will only get better if more people
Name: Craig Jones focus their energy positively by volunteering and helping to make Camp
How long have you been in your housing Walker the best it can be.
area: Since July 2005 Last year, after I took over as mayor, we implemented a couple of new
Duty Position: Transportation Manager ideas. The first program was a “Yard of The Quarter” program to build energy
How Long in Korea: Since July 2005 and excitement around improving the overall appearance of the quarters at
How many times to Korea: First Time Camp Walker. The second program was an initiative to create a quick reference
Office Phone: 768-8705 refrigerator magnet listing emergency phone numbers. I received very positive
Cell Phone: 010-8671-3195 comments on both initiatives.
e-mail address: The two things I want to focus on this year are the Camp Walker renovation
craig.stevens.jones@us.army.mil Craig Jones project and pet control. When the renovation project begins it will pose a lot
I am currently in the United States Army. I am a sergeant first class and work of challenges for the community. My plan is to be flexible with the decision
the 19th SC (E) Mobility Branch here in Dageu. We monitor the different types process, openly communicate with the community about the plan and provide
of transportation assets in the theater. I have been in the military almost 20 support as needed.
years. I have lived in many housing areas in my travels with the military. I have The second issue that I will face this year is improving pet control. We
helped many people in my career, either on or off duty with problems they have have a lot of problems with people not cleaning up after their pets. Being
came across. a pet owner myself, I realize owning a pet in Korea is a privilege and we
I wanted to be mayor because I would like to help Camp George be a should be courteous of others. We have a lot of playgrounds full of young
better place to live. I have seen many things that could be better or improved kids. It only takes one reckless pet owner to ruin a neighborhood playground.
for the residents. For example: I plan to develop a program to encourage everyone to always clean up after
1) Posting a list of residents and their floors on the bulletin board at the their pets.
entrance of every building. My personal philosophy for the mayor position is to serve the community
2) Arrange primary and secondary parking assignments. as best I can and to always try to be part of the solution. So many times we hear
3) Institute a community crime watch on a volunteer, rotational basis to people complaining about things but rarely do we hear people offering up
help keep an eye out for young kids in the evening and keep the housing area constructive solutions. I want to help the command resolve community issues
safer. instead of bombarding the command with new issues.
I would like to get to know everyone in the community and earn their respect I’d like to thank the community for the opportunity to serve as mayor of
while serving as mayor. I look forward to being mayor and working hard to get Camp Walker. I look forward to working with everyone to making Camp Walker
answers. If I don’t know something, I will point residents to the right agency. the very best community in Korea.
19th SC(E) sponsors Korean Immersion Program
By Pfc. Oh Kyo-dae the International Education Center. percussion instruments, which represent the
19th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) “The program has been accepting sound of thunder, rain, wind, and clouds).”
DAEGU – Six Soldiers and civilians feedback from the beginning and has been Jeanette De Los Santos, a civilian family
from Area IV gathered at Keimyung revised to suit the demands of students. At member living in Daegu, is one of the six
University to learn more about Korean first, the program taught mostly the students who took the course. She said she
language and culture Jan. 9 – 20 during the language, but nowadays the cultural liked the classes and learned a lot.
Korean Immersion Program sponsored by instruction is treated with importance,” “We’ve lived in Korea for a while, and I
the Keimyung University International Kang said. believe that we will be staying for several
Education Center. Because of the need for cultural more years. I believe this will make my
The Korean Immersion Program is instruction, some new classes were added. family’s life in Korea easier and more enriching
generally for mid-to-senior executives whose “Since the last course, the field trip was to understand the language,” she said. “It
work requires interaction with local civilians added. When Americans go on a tour by will help us understand manners and know
and focuses on professional cultural survival themselves, it is mostly about sightseeing. how not to offend Koreans.”
said Maj. Eugene Hwangbo, 19th But when they go with Korean teachers, they Sgt. Maj. Walter Lester, 20th Area Support
Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) civil will understand more about the sights Group, said he now feels more comfortable
affairs officer. because of the explanations from the when talking with Koreans.
The 10-business day course is held teachers,” Kang said. “I now know not to be embarrassed by
quarterly, Hwangbo said. “There is also a class where you can speaking to juniors as if they were seniors
“This is the ninth KIP. Atotal of 81 Soldiers actually experience Korean culture,” she said. or speaking to seniors as if they were juniors.
and civilians have attended since the program “The new class was added where you can It’s good to know the right way of
began,” said Kang, Hyun-ja, a professor at play four instruments (Korean traditional speaking,” he said.
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ACAP Remote Services Program offers distant Soldiers a break
By Galen Putnam
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP HENRY – Transitioning Soldiers
in remote locations, can now benefit from a
new Army Career and Alumni Program that
allows Soldiers to participate in the program
from their home station, rather than having
to travel to an ACAP location to take part.
The ACAP Remote Services Program
kicked off Oct. 1, 2005, Army-wide. The
designated ACAP Center coordinating the
program for Korea, Japan and the Far East
is located at Camp Mobile in Area I. The
peninsula’s other ACAP Center is located at
Yongsan. ACAP Satellite Offices are located
at Camps Henry, Humphreys and Stanley.
Ironically, the majority of Soldiers who
can benefit from the new program are located
in Area IV at locations such as Camp Hialeah
and Gwangju Air Base.
In order to be eligible, Soldiers must be
within one year of ETS or two years of
retirement and, importantly, must work more
than 50 miles away from an ACAP Center or
Satellite Office. Family members are eligible
for the program as well. Additional criteria
and eligibility conditions apply. For more
information on the program and eligibility
criteria, visit the Remote ServicesACAPWeb
site at https://www.acap.army.mil/transitioner/
remote_clients/index.cfm.
“A classic commercial for the telephone
company once stated that ‘long distance is
the next best thing to being there’ and we
still believe that’s true. The remote services
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program offers many of the same features
that the traditional ACAP program offers but
it is tailored to Soldiers serving in remote
locations,” said Kenneth W. Schlueter,
transition services program administrator at
the Camp Mobile ACAP Center. “Soldiers
can complete the training at their own speed
and in the comfort of their own room. The
remote delivery method also eliminates
unnecessary travel.”
Soldiers receive essentially the same
training as those who attend ACAP in person.
Briefings are provided on DVDs. Soldiers are
even assigned a counselor to provide
personalized guidance over the phone, by e-
mail or whatever means is convenient.
Remote participants can even participate in
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mock interviews to hone their job seeking skills.
While ACAP officials concede there is no
substitute for face-to-face services, the goal
of the ACAP Remote Services Program is
to replicate the traditional program as closely
as possible.
“Soldiers and other eligible participants are
highly encouraged to take part inACAPactivities
in person at anyACAPCenter or Satellite Office,
however, theACAPRemote Services Program
is a great option for those individuals for whom
travel might be an issue,” Schlueter said. “The
remote program was tested extensively with
Soldiers from the Cadet Command and Army
Recruiting Command and the results were very
positive so the program was initiated world-
wide in October.”
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According to Schlueter, the preferred
method of applying for services is through
the Web-based application accessible from
the ACAP Web site. Once enrolled in the
program, transitioning Soldiers must fill out
a DD Form 2648 (Preseparation Counseling
Checklist for Active Component Service
Members) to ensure they receive the gamut
of transition benefits for which they are
entitled.
Remote services coordinators at ACAP
headquarters process the applications.
Eligible applicants then receive a Remote
Services Client Package and a point of contact
at the nearest of six Primary Remote
Services Sites world-wide. Their appointed
counselor then directs the participant through
the transition process.
Since the inception of the remote services
program in Korea, the Camp Mobile ACAP
Center has received customers from as far
away as Singapore.
“While Singapore truly is remote, there
are numerous remotely assigned Soldiers in
Area IV who are now eligible to use this
program as well,” Schlueter said. “This
program really opens the door to those
Soldiers who are too far away from an ACAP
Center to take full advantage of ACAP
services. Our ultimate goal is to have 100
percent of the Soldiers leaving the Army
participate in the ACAP program to the
maximum extent possible. The ACAP
Remote Services Program is the latest tool
in our inventory for accomplishing this goal.”
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Innovative programs help Army maintain recruiting comeback
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – A variety of innovative recruiting
initiatives, from a program to re-enlist veterans to an
increase in the maximum enlistment age for the Army
Reserve and National Guard, are being credited with
the Army’s continued success in reaching its recruiting
and retention goals.
All active-duty services exceeded their recruiting
goals for December, and four of the six reserve
components met or exceeded their December goals,
Defense Department officials announced. Only the
Navy Reserve and Air National Guard fell short of
their goals.
The Army, the most closely watched service in terms
of recruitment, continued its steady comeback among
both its active and reserve components after a
springtime slump.
Part of that comeback is attributed to a boost in
recruiters, from just over 5,100 active-duty and 955
reserve recruiters in 2004 to more than 6,400 active
and 1,500 reserve recruiters by the end of fiscal 2005,
Douglas Smith, a spokesman for U.S. Army Recruiting
Command, told the American Forces Press Service.
By early November, those numbers had climbed
again, to 6,531 and 1,701, respectively, Smith said.
In addition to increasing its recruiting force, the
Army raised the maximum age for enlistment in the
reserve components by five years, Smith said. The
change, which went into effect last March and does
not apply to the active force, enables prospects who
have not yet reached their 40th birthday to join the
Army Guard and Reserve, Smith said. The previous
age limit was 35.
Under another initiative introduced in 2005, the
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“Unity of Effort” program, the Army is contacting
78,000 former members to see if they are interested
in rejoining the force. The program enables veterans
to retain their previous grade if they enlist within 48
months after separation. Depending on their career
field, they can receive up to $19,000 in enlistment
bonuses, officials said.
Similarly, prior-service officers can re-establish their
military service benefits, and in some cases, qualify
for a career specialty not available during their past
service. If they join the Army Reserve, they can receive
a bonus of up to $6,000.
In another new effort, the Army contracted with a
new advertising agency, McCann Erickson Worldwide.
The agency counts among its clients Coca-Cola,
MasterCard, Maybelline, Microsoft, Johnson &
Johnson, and Black & Decker, and is expected to help
enhance the Army’s communications with young
people and their parents.
Army officials said they have no plans to change
the “Army of One” theme during the transition to the
new advertising agency.
“I think the leadership of the Army recognized a
potential problem, did what they should have done,
which is apply more assets and leadership to it, and
the results have been proved in the last six months,
said Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. “They’re doing very well.”
The 2006 National Defense Authorization Act, signed
into law Jan. 6 by President Bush, gives the Army
more tools to maintain this momentum.
Among them is a measure that authorizes the
secretary of the Army to offer a bonus of up to $1,000
for servicemembers who refer someone who enlists
in the Army and successfully completes basic training.
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This new bonus, if used, would essentially turn any
active or reserve member who chooses to become
one into a recruiter, Chuck Witschonke, DoD’s deputy
director for compensation, told the American Forces
Press Service and the Pentagon Channel.
“It would establish a whole new field of recruiters
who will help refer people into the military,” he said.
Another innovation is a bonus of up to $2,500 for
servicemembers who agree to transfer from one
service to another and serve for at least three years.
Details of the program are still being worked out. But
Witschonke said it will be an important incentive for
servicemembers whose job series are being downsized
to transfer their skills into another service that needs
them, particularly the Army.
The new law gives the secretary of the Army a new,
broad authority to offer creative new incentives to recruit
enlisted members and officers. “We should see some
innovative initiatives out of that,” Witschonke said.
Recognizing the importance of the reserve
components to national defense, the new law provides
several initiatives to boost enlistment and retention in
the Guard and Reserve.
These include a bonus of up to $100,000 over a
career for members with a designated critical skill or
who volunteer to serve in a designated high-priority
unit.
The law also authorizes an increase in the maximum
affiliation bonus for officers in the Selected Reserve,
from $6,000 to $10,000, and an extension of eligibility
for a prior-service enlistment bonus, to include Selected
Reserve members who previously received one,
Witschonke said.
“There are a lot of things that are attractive in the
bill and will support recruiting and retention,” he said.
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Word of the week

‘dah-uem’
The phrase of the week

“ I will pay for it next time.

time.””

Dah-uem-eh jeh-gah nehm-nee-dah.

next time I will pay for it

Conversation of the week

I really enjoyed lunch.
Joem-sheem jahl
moe-goe-suem-nee-dah.

Me, too.
Joe-doh-yo.

Do you like American food?

Me-gook uem-sheek
jo-ah-hah-sheem-nee-ggah?

Sure.
Gue-roem-yo.

It’s on me.
Jeh-gah deh-joep-hah-geh-
suem-nee-dah

Thank you.
Go-mahp-suem-nee-dah.

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