the morning calm korea weekly - september 11, 2009

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September 11, 2009 Volume 7, Issue 47 Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea http://imcom.korea.army.mil

ANNOUNCEMENT:In honor of Chuseok, the Morning Calm will not be published October 2

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FEATURE

My mom may still care (about me being First Captain), but my Soldiers wont care, the 2002 graduate of Lincoln High said. The only thing they

will care about is if I care about them. I came here to be a platoon leader and go back and work with those guys (Soldiers). Being with those guyson some hilltop in Afghanistan making their life, somehow, just a little bit better (is what Im striving to do). U.S. Army photo by John Pellino

By Master Sgt. Dean WelchPublic Affairs & Communications

WEST POINT, N.Y. Since 1872, theU.S. Military Academy has selected one rstieto lead the Corps o Cadets as its brigadecommander or First Captain. Te names o theFirst Captains are etched on plaques outside aroom in Eisenhower Barracks documenting thehistory o the position.

Sometime be ore graduation, yler Gordy willadd his name just under Ben Amsler, last yearsFirst Captain, to the plaque.

Hell orever be linked with the likes o Douglas MacArthur; Robert Woods, the man who lettered in ootball at West Point and Navy;Pete Dawkins, winner o the Heisman rophy,Rhodes Scholar, class President and Star Man;Vincent Brooks, the rst A rican-American FirstCaptain; and Kristen Baker, the rst woman tohold the position.

A success ul run as the King o Beast duringCadet Basic raining and his selection to thetop position orced a change o plans or theNewcastle, Cali ., native. I was supposed to goto Spain this semester to a university in Granada,Gordy said. Tat is what I wanted to do.

But, with all plans, sometimes things change.Gordys road to West Point began as an infantryman with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).

In an interview with the Fort Monmouth,N.J., Public A airs O ce during his time atthe U.S. Military Academy Prep School, Gordy said his decision to enlist was orged by the 9/11terrorist attacks. When the terrorists attacked on9/11, I elt it was my time to answer the call ormy generation, Gordy said.

His natural ability as a Soldier and leader wassoon evident to his command.

Maj. John Stroh, III, Gordys company

Decorated veteran leads West Point Corps of Cade

commander with the 101st, said Gordy was oneo the top marksman in the battalion. But it washis ability to lead that set him apart.

He was able to en orce standards andtrain others even when they were his peers oroutranked him, Stroh said in an e-mail. He wasnot a yeller (or) screamer, but a calm, collectedand quiet NCO-completely pro essional.

Gordy deployed with his unit in 2003 or

the invasion o Iraq.During his yearlong tour, he was battle-tested

and began to orge the resume o a top-notchin antry Soldier. While on patrol in Mosul,Gordy said he noticed a man eyeing his two-vehicle patrol with contempt. When he lookedaway, out o the corner o his eye he saw the manhad thrown something toward the humvee.

I turned to the NCO sitting next to me,

Gordy explained, and said, hey, I think thatguy just threw a rock in the Humvee. Be orehe could nish the sentence a hand grenadeexploded inside the vehicle.

Gordy jumped rom the vehicle, ran intoa courtyard and heard six or seven moreexplosions. Running to consolidate with the

Seasonal fu vaccine is hereBy Marianne Campano65th Medical Brigade

YONGSAN GARRISON Te intranasal fu mist vaccine has arrived in Korea, andService Members are currently being vaccinated within their units. Newcomers are gettingvaccinated at the 1RC, and Service Members can also get vaccinated there on a walk-inbasis. Family members, military civilians and bene ciaries should get vaccinated at theirGarrison health care acility.

In the next ew weeks, a fu campaign will launch in schools across the peninsula. As o thisyear all DoDEA students and sta are required to get the fu vaccine. Students can receivethe vaccine unaccompanied by their parents, i parents sign the consent orm and return itto the school nurse. In Area II school vaccinations are scheduled or September 14-17 rom0830-1430- POC: 736-6693; in Area III school vaccinations are scheduled or September17 and 24th rom 0800-1200- POC: 753-8355; and or Area IV school vaccinations arescheduled or September 16 and 17 and October 14 and 15- POC: 764-4819.

Your seasonal fu vaccine is the rst and most important step in protecting against theseasonal fu. Tis year it is especially important to vaccinate in September so that you willbe ready or the novel H1N1 vaccine that should be arriving in October.

See Corps of Cadets page 2


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NEWS PAGE 2http://imcom.korea.army.mil NEWS THE MORNING CALM

Retiree Corner:

United States Forces Korea Retiree CouncilBy Jack TerwielMilitary Retiree Assistance Of ce

The United States Forces Korea (USFK) Retiree Council isan of cially chartered organization of USFK and is establishedby USFK Regulation 608-3. The mission of the council, as an all-services council, is to ensure that USFK policy for retirees, their

families and their survivors has input from the retiree community.Members of the council come from the Army, Navy, Air Force andMarines.

The USFK Retiree Council does not generally deal directly withissues of individual retirees. Instead, the council receives inputsfrom the installation retiree councils around Korea. The installationretiree councils are responsible for receiving issues from theirretiree communities. Issues that can be addressed and resolved

locally are taken for action by the installation councils. Issuesthat might affect retiree communities throughout Korea andissues that might have Army-wide effect are passed to the USFKRetiree Council for discussion and further action.

The USFK Retiree Council provides inputs to the Chief of Staffof the Army Retiree Council (CSARC) on issues that either havea wider effect on Army retirees, or issues of signi cance to Korea

retirees that can only be resolved at levels above USFK.The council has full meetings on the second Tuesdayin January, April, July and October. Issues requiring urgentattention or that dont require attendance of the full council may be addressed at meetings held the second Tuesday of themonths in between the quarterly meetings. The current councilmembership listing can be seen at http://www.rao-osan.com byclicking on the USFK logo.

Monument honors forgotten Korean War heroes

By Pfc. Kim Jun-sub8th U.S. Army Public A ffairs

YONGSAN GARRISON A monument wasunveiled at the Hwachon Dam Sept. 2 to recognizethe orgotten heroes who helped to capture a criticalhydroelectric plant during the Korean War.

Eighth U.S. Army Deputy CommandingGeneral Maj. Gen. Michael Kuehr attendedthe ceremony in Gangwon Province where themonument was unveiled to honor the sacri ceso the Korean Labor Organization, the groupthat provided crucial intelligence on the powerplant to U.N. orces in 1951.

Te ceremony was hosted by the Korean Hydroand Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. and the Korean LaborOrganization Commemoration Association.

Te KLO was a group o North Korean re ugeesthat assisted U.N. troops with such tasks as carryingammunition and supplies, unloading cargo ships

and handling the deceased.he Hwachon Hydro Power Plant was

built in 1944 during the Japanese occupationo Korea. oday, it remains the second largesthydroelectric acility in South Korea with acapacity o 108 million watts.

Te Hwachon Dam was occupied by enemy orces during the early days o the Korean War.

U.N. orces captured the Hwachon Dam withthe help o the KLO, although their story hasremained largely untold.

Te Hwachon Dam was a critical piece o real estate during the war because the energy itprovided. President Rhee Syng-man, the rstpresident o the Republic o Korea, encouragedthen 8th Army commander Gen. James VanFleet to take the power plant.

Van Fleet accepted this challenge andlaunched a series o artillery attacks to clear theChinese soldiers who were de ending the plant.

A ter each attack, the Chinese soldiers seemedto recover quickly and managed to put up a new set o cannons each time.

In April 1951, a KLO unit in ltrated theChinese ranks and discovered the reason or theirquick recovery: their cannons were ake woodensculptures. Tese KLO in ltrator reports led toa success ul raid on the power plant.

Te KLO heroes rom the Hwachon PowerPlant raid remained largely unrecognized a terthe 1953 armistice that brought a 56-yearcease re to the Korean peninsula.

During the Korean War, thousands o KLOmembers were killed or le t missing while they were in ltrating North Korea. Te survivingKLO members are very ew and we are now old, like the alling leaves o a tree, said LeeChang-gun, chairman o KLO Commemoration Association. I truly appreciate to see todaysceremony be ore the last lea alls.

A monument is unveiled to honor the Korean Labor Organization at the Hwachon Dam. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kim Jun-sub

Corps of Cadets from page 1

other Soldiers, Gordy heard one o his buddys callto him. I couldnt help him, he was in the middleo the kill zone, he said o the Soldier who wasmissing parts o both legs.

During this time, he remembers thinking abouthow much he was sweating, and when he looked

down to see he, in act, was bleeding rom shrapnel wounds to his legs, one arm and ace. Gordy,un azed by his wounds, linked up with anotherSoldier then headed to the point o the attack.

he two set up a perimeter and oundthemselves in the midst o a re ght. Te tworeturned re giving other Soldiers time to puta tourniquet on the injured Soldier and removehim rom urther danger.

For his actions that day, Gordy received thePurple Heart and the Army CommendationMedal with Valor device.

It was during his time with the ScreamingEagles that the idea o applying to West Point was rst broached by his battalion commander.He basically said there would be doors, in and

out o the Army, that would never be open tome because I am not a West Point graduate, the

ormer high school ootball player said.Gordy said up until that time he was

planning on leaving the Army, but startedthinking about West Point.

A Soldier applying to West Pointthrough the Soldier Admission Program

needs a letter o recommendation rom hiscompany commander and Stroh, Class o 1999, says it was a no-brainer to write aletter on Gordys behal to his alma mater.


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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009NEWS PAGE 3

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Koreas Intangible Cultural HeritageFrom the 18th September to the 7th October, afestival will be held at the Bucheon Visual CultureComplex to celebrate Koreas traditional cultureas well as other countries intangible culturalheritage. Under the banner of Muhyeong-Yurakwhich means the in nite pleasures of intangiblecultural heritage, the 2nd Bucheon World IntangibleCultural Heritage Expo is sure to demonstrate thecharms and rich history of Koreas intangible culturalproperties. During the event period, a variety of exhibitions, performances, activity programs, andacademic events will take place. 1,079 intangiblecultural properties will be introduced in 6 differentexhibition areas, and 82 different teams will performas many as 217 times during the festival. Visitors willbe able to fully experience Koreas intangible culturalheritage by taking part in the wide variety of activityprograms on offer. Masters of Intangible Heritage willgive lessons in how to make gat, a traditional hat,and how to draw dancheong, traditional decorativecoloring on wooden buildings. You can also learnhow to make buchae, a Korean traditional fanand Najeonchilgi, traditional lacquerwork. Thereare also programs available like Namdo Etiquetteand Gyubang Tea Etiquette where you can learnabout Koreas tea ceremony and the proper tablemanners.Details are available at www.bucheonexpo.org.

Trip to the Royal Tombs of the Joseon DynastyThe Joseon Dynasty began in 1392 and lasted for 519 years. Rarely have any of the worlds royaldynasties lasted for over half a thousand years, butwhat is even more surprising is that the tombs of allthe kings and queens of the Joseon dynasty havebeen preserved until the present day. The roadsto the royal tombs lead travelers to an auspiciousplace. The sites of the royal tombs were carefully

selected by Feng Shui experts, and the landscape,structures, and architecture surrounding the tombscombined to produce the highest art form of the time.Royal tomb sites are picturesque and places to relax andescape from the bustle of the city.Visit http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/

Damyang: A Garden without bamboo is like a daywithout sunshineJeonju has bibimbap, Boryeong has its mud festival, andDamyang-gun in Jeollanam-do has bamboo. Bamboomay be universally associated with sword wielding ninjas,crouching tigers and hidden dragons, but Damyang,the northernmost point on the Korean Peninsula wherebamboo grows in abundance, has cornered the marketas far as Korea goes. There are plenty of attractions in

Damyang, but the bamboo is inescapable and seems topervade every aspect of life here.Not to be confused with the similar sounding Danyangin Chungcheongbuk-do, Damyang is a beautifully greencounty, teeming with nature and history. A short hop fromGwangju, it is a place where the specters of scholars liveon in the pavilions and gardens that bear their names.Visit http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/

Biodiversity of Suncheonman BaySuncheon is the ecological capital of Korea. It representsKorea on the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) and shares information on environmentalconservation with the international community.Suncheonman Bays vast tidal flats and reed fieldsoffer not only a beautiful landscape, but also incrediblebiodiversity. Other than the bay, Suncheon has manytourist attractions, including Seonamsa Temple, which isover 1000 years old, and Naganeupseong Folk Village,which has thatched roofs and dates back to the Joseondynasty, but is still inhabited. Songgwangsa Temple, oneof the Koreas three major temples, is also located inSuncheon, as well as Suncheon Drama Film Set, where

many popular TV dramas and lms have been shot.Visit the Suncheon area to experience untouchedbeauty and get a taste of Koreas history.Visit http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/

A Leafy Retreat!Spending your summer vacation in a forest is a greatplan. Koreas forests are well known for their beautifulvalleys and cool mountain streams. Visitors can cooloff from the heat by dipping their feet in the refreshingstream, and by taking a refreshing walk through theforest. Also, it has been scienti cally proven thatPhytoncide, the organic compound derived fromplants is good for relieving stress and for restoringenergy. Many of the forests have been designated asNatural Recreation areas and so often contain sports

facilities and charming log cabins, where visitors canstay the night right in the middle of the forest. If youwant to get away from scorching summer heat, thenVisitKorea recommends you pay a visit to a refreshingnatural recreation forest.Visit english.visitkorea.or.kr

Templestay Inform ation Center Many travelers are looking for more than the averagetrip in their vacation these days. It isnt enough to justgo to a place and see the sightsthe visitor to a newcountry wants a different insight, a true immersioninto a different culture and maybe even a glimpse of things from a different point of view. Temple stays arebecoming part of the Korean tourist experience, somuch so that the number of temples in Korea offeringsuch programs has increased to almost one hundred.Choosing the right temple to experience Buddhismin can be a little daunting, so to help with this, theTemplestay Information Center has opened acrossfrom Jogye-sa Temple, one of Seouls most importantcenters of Buddhism.Visit http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Off-post event s and ac t iv i t ies

The following entries wereexcerpted from the militarypolice blotters. These entriesmay be incomplete and do notimply guilt or innocence.

Area I: Failure to Obey Order orRegulation (Off-Limits Area Violation);Failure to Obey Order or Regulation(2ID Alcohol Policy); Subject #1, Subject#2 and Subject #3 were observed in theTurkey Farm, which is established asan Off-Limits Area. Subject #1, Subject#2 and Subject #3 were asked by MPto present their ID cards. Subject #1,Subject #2 and Subject #3 presentedtheir ID cards and proved they wereMilitary members. Subject #1, Subject#2 and Subject #3 were apprehendedby MP and transported to the PMO,where they were administered PBTs,with results of 0.149% BAC for Subject#1, 0.161% BAC for Subject #2 and0.158% BAC for Subject #3. Due totheir levels of intoxication, Subject #1,

Subject #2 and Subject #3 were notadvised of their legal rights and wereprocessed and released to their unit,with instructions to report to the PMOat a later time. At 1230 Hrs, 07 SEP 09,Subject #1, Subject #2 and Subject #3reported to the PMO, where they wereadvised of their legal rights, which theyinvoked. This is a nal report.

Area II: Simple Assault; Subject#1 and Victim #1 were involved ina verbal altercation which turnedphysical, when Subject #1 struckVictim #1 on the neck with a woodencane twice in the parking lot ofthe Dragon Hill Lodge. Subject#1 rendered a written statementdenying the offense. Subject #1was processed and released tothe Yongsan KNP Detachment.Investigation continues by KNP.

Area III: Unlawful Entry; Damage toGovernment Property; Damage to PrivateProperty; Drunk and Disorderly; Subject#1, by means of an unsecured sidedoor, gained access into a governmentbuilding and began damaging variousitems inside which were unsecured andunattended . Damages to GovernmentProperties consisted of a broken glasswindow and computer system, andbroken and torn of ce signs and supplies.Subject #1 then proceeded outside andentered Victim #1s privately ownedvehicle, in which he removed sevenCDs and threw them outside. Subject#1 sustained a laceration on his right

elbow. Subject #1 was apprehendedand transported to the medical clinic,where he was administered a commanddirected LBAT, with results pending, andwas treated for his injury. Subject #1 wasthen transported to the PMO where hewas administered a PBT, with a result of0.226% BAC. Subject #1 was processedand released to his unit with instructionsto report to the PMO at a later time.Estimated cost of damage is unknown.Investigation continues by MPI.

Area IV: Aggravated Assault; SimpleAssault; Investigation revealed thatSubject #1 and Subject #2 wereinvolved in a verbal altercation whichturned physical, when Subject #1pushed Subject #2 down the stairsof an off-post bar. Subject #2 wastransported to an off-post hospitalfor a head contusion, fractured rightwrist, lacerations to the knees, shinsand feet and an unknown neck injuryrequiring a neck brace. Subject #1is currently being held at the hospitalfor further observation and treatment.Investigation continues by MPI.

M P B l o t t e r

The Seoul Metropolitan Government rings the Bosingak Bell in Jongno every day at noon. The bell in Bosingak gives Jongno its name, which literallymeans bell street. As part of the ceremony the guards patrol the city streets and add color to the event. U.S. Army photo by Dave Palmer


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NEWS PAGE 4http://imcom.korea.army.mil THE MORNING CALMNEWS

By Tim HippsFMWRC Public Affairs

ALEXANDRIA, Va. For 2009 it is,Lights! Camera! Action!

hats the theme of the U.S. Army Soldier Show, scheduled to appear in KoreaSept. 12 at 7:00 p.m. at Collier Fieldhouseon Yongsan Garrison, with a Sunday matinee set for 4 p.m. Sept. 13.

Te audience is going to have the rareexperience of feeling and being in a livetelevision studio, including commercialbreaks, said Soldier Show productiondirector Victor Hurtado.

he 2009 U.S. Army Soldier Show is made possible through the generous

U.S. Army Soldier Show readyto entertain troops in Korea

support of its main sponsor, I. A.M.S RONG, the Armys Prevention of SexualHarassment and Sexual Assault Program,and supporting sponsor, A & .

Te planets have aligned, Hurtadosaid just in time for entertainment for theSoldier, by the Soldier, the working mottoof Army Entertainment Division, to embark on a 6 -month tour with more than 100performances on 46 installations.

Te show will open with Kirk Franklinsupbeat Declaration [Tis is It!], co-writtenby Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald, which addresses survival of the everyday trials and tribulations through a positivedeclaration of ones purpose in life.

See the full schedule in the ad below.


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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009USAG-RC PAGE 5

http://imcom.korea.army.mil AREA I

Col. Richard A. Foster, 607th Air Support Operations Group commander, passes the squadron ag to Lt. Col. Jeffrey Paterson which stands for transition of command responsibility of 604th Air Support Operation Squadron during the Change of Command ceremony which took place on Village Green, USAG RedCloud September 2. U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Kim, Tae-hoon

By Cpl. Kim, Tae-hoonUSAG-RC Public Affairs

CASEY GARRISON Lt. Col. Je rey Paterson took command o 604th AirSupport Operation Squadron during theChange o Command ceremony Sept. 2, onthe USAG-RC Village Green. Te ceremony observed U.S. Air Force traditional changeo command ceremony. Lt. Col. JamesBowen Jr., outgoing commander, handedthe squadron lag to Col. Richard A.Forster, 607th Air Support OperationsGroup commander, who then passed theresponsibility o command or 604th ASOSto Paterson.

Forster commended Bowen Jr. or theaccomplishments he has achieved as thesquadron commander with his great team.

I can say without a doubt that Lt.

607th Air Support Operations Group Change of Command Col. Bowens per ormance as squadroncommander has been among the best Ivepersonally seen in my courier, Forstersaid in the arewell remark. His dedicatedpro essional leadership vaulted 604th ASOSto a new height and he was the great leader

or the air components ability to providecloser air support to ground componentsin the Korean theater operations.

Bowen assumed command o 604th ASOS in 2008, which provides close airsupport control and airpower expertise to2nd In antry Division. Since then, he hassuccess ully maintained the highest stateo combat readiness and served as the AirLiaison O cer or the 2nd ID commandinggeneral.

In our recent operational readinessinspection, ASOS led the way not only inthe close air support ght, but they also

ensured its squadron and air componentas a whole received excellence overall, which is amazing, Forster said. Histeam per orms so pro essional that threepeople won recognition rom the 7th AirForce commander or their outstandingper ormance which is basically a third o the total members o the awards giventhroughout 7th Air Force.

A ter the arewell remark, the MeritoriousService Medal was awarded to Bowen or hisoutstanding service and dedication over oneand a hal years.

Paterson, on the other hand, came romEllsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, where he served as the Director o Operations

or the 34th Bomb Squadron. He has hada variety o combat experiences includingOperations Desert Storm, Southern Watch,Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom as

well as being a command pilot with morethan 2,700 hours in the B-1 bomber. He wasresponsible or aircrew training, scheduling,evaluations, deployment operations, sa ety,intelligence, weapons and squadron combatreadiness as well.

Fortunately, as one outstandingcommander departs, we have anothertruly talented o cer ready to take over,Forster said as he introduced the incomingcommander. His extensive combatexperiences and education rom Air ForceElite Weapon Instructors Course makehim one o the top one percent o Air orceair crews.

Paterson took the podium a ter hereceived the squadron fag which stands ortransition o responsibility. He expressedhis expectation o working with the 604th ASOS troops. I look orward to next twoyears working with all o you. I will continuethe great work Lt. Col. Bowen has done

or integrating space operations and I amhonored, humbled and excited about being

your commander.

Col. Richard A. Foster (Left), 607thAir Support Operations Group com -mander, passes the squadron ag toLt. Col. Jeffrey Paterson (Right)


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N ew s & N ot e s

THE MORNING CALM AREA I

Workforce Town Hall MeetingThe next workforce town hallmeeting will be held at 9:30 a.m.Sept.11 at the USAG-Casey Digi-tal Conference Center. For infor-mation call: 732-6151.

Womens Basketball tryoutsWarrior Country Family, Morale,Welfare and Recreation will beholding tryouts for the WomensBasketball team 2-4 p.m. at theCarey Fitness Center, USAG-Casey. For more information callthe USAG-RC sports director at732-6276.

Soldier Show Opens in Area IThe Soldier Show will open inArea I Sept. 15 and 16 at 7 p.m.It will be held in the USAG-CaseyCarey Fitness Center. For moreinformation call 732-6760.

Chaplains seeking musicministers to help with worship

serviceAll chaplains are seeking unpaidvolunteer piano players and or-ganists, religious education co-ordinators, parish coordinators,and civilian clergy. If you are in-terested in volunteering, see your chaplain.

Pacifc Holiday GreetingsWill be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Sept. 19 and Sept. 21 in front of the USAG-Casey Gateway Club.

By Pfc. Robert Young2nd ID Public Affairs Of ce

REd ClOud GARRISON Withtheir o cers away, junior enlisted leadersled the way. aking advantage o a trainingopportunity created by leaders involvementin the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise,

junior noncommissioned o cers romask Force 1-72 Armor Regiment, 1st

Heavy Brigade Combat eam stepped tothe ore ront during a small arms density training exercise conducted Aug. 19-27 inthe vicinity o Warrior Base.

Te training mission, which emphasizedindividual and squad-level skills, provided

junior NCOs an opportunity to gainvaluable experience training their Soldiers

while many o their o cers and seniorNCOs manned response cells during theUFG exercise.

Over the nine-day training period,around 500 1-72 Soldiers coveredindividual and small group tasks ranging

rom basic rife marksmanship to live- reteam-level movements.

Warrior Base served as the assembly area or the exercise. Te armor Soldierspracticed undamental Warrior tasks anddrills be ore moving out to the ranges.

A terwards, they quali ed on individual weapons and conducted refexive re. Tetraining culminated in a team maneuverevent that rein orced skills honedthroughout the exercise.

his was an opportunity to createsome homegrown NCOs, Edwards said,noting that many o the junior NCOs

leading the training were newly promoted.It was the rst time that many o thesergeants were teaching these skills andthe rst time that their subordinates werelearning them.

Te training event promoted learningon all sides. Te main event, the re teammaneuver lane, had the re team leadermove his team under simulated direct re.It had real battle eld e ects. It allowed theteam leader to grow into a better leader,Edwards said.

All o my Soldiers were brand new,added Sgt. Marcus Priest, a team leader

with A Company, 1-72 Armor. hey really had a lot to learn. I think that they did really well. Although he had been ateam leader be ore, Priest said he ound theinsights o ered by his troops during thea ter action review help ul or improving

uture training.Te exercise also included basic rife

marksmanship training. Soldiers rein orcedmarksmanship undamentals be orequali ying with their M4s and M16s.

Leaders said they were pleased withthe outcome o the training and by theleadership and initiative exercised by their

junior NCOs.I was really surprised at how many

Soldiers quali ed and even shot expert.Te New Mexico range is very challengingbecause youre shooting almost uphill, said2nd Lt. William Kuhlman, a plans o cer

with 1-72 Armor.Tis type o comprehensive, realistic

training is really a good thing and theSoldiers enjoy it too, Edwards said.Overall I think it went really well.

he ire team maneuver lane wentreally well. It was fuid and well planned,Kuhlman added.

Te Warriors skills developed and re nedduring the exercise will be rein orced,tested and taken to the next level duringa training mission slated or December.Te December event, a mounted mission,

will emphasize tank and battery tacticaltraining.

Junior NCOs lead the way in 1-72 training exercise

By Cpl. Bu Yong-han2nd ID Public Affairs Of ce

REd ClOud GARRISON Most American Soldiers in Korea have di culty when they are engaged in a situation whenthey need to speak or understand Hangul.Many will continue to struggle whereassome Soldiers will try to learn basic Koreanlanguage skills to overcome such a situation.

For the 2nd In antry Division Soldiers willing to learn Korean, Gyeonggi Provinceprovides Korean language class annually.

Te most recent Korean language classor USFK Soldiers ended Aug. 27 at the

Community Activities Center on CampCasey. O the 50 Soldiers who signed up

or the class, 44 completed it. Studentscompleting the class received certi cates

during a ceremony conducted by the KoreanLanguage & Culture Center at KoreaUniversity.

I would like to thank Gyeonggi Provinceor supporting this event, said Lt. Col.

Charles Nelson, the 2nd ID civil military o cer, as the ceremony started. I wouldalso like to thank the teachers rom Koreanlanguage & Culture Center at KoreaUniversity or dedicating their time to come

here rom Seoul.Be ore the certi cations were handed out,some o the students had the opportunity to impress their teachers and personnel

rom Korea University. Some introducedthemselves in Korean and thanked theteachers who put e orts into the class. Someo the students even attempted singing,belting out a Korean song called Areum

Language training for USFK soldiers

A KATUSA infantryman serving with1-72nd Armor watches his lane duringa small-arms marksmanship rangeconducted Aug. 26 near Warrior Base. Soldiers quali ed with individualweapons before moving on to team-level training U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. William Kuhlman.

Daun Saesang by Euri-sangja. Althoughthey sang assisted by lyrics printed on a pieceo paper, their teachers elt proud.

A ter the Soldiers received theircerti cates, the teachers and students wentto Daejanggeum theme park, the site o apopular V drama called Daejanggeum.

Tis aimed to give the Warrior-studentssome immersion into the culture they hadlearned about during class. Te visit alsohighlighted the community building aspecto the program.

Tis is the partnership with GyeonggiProvince, said Nelson. Tey show the whole cultural aspects o the province or the2nd ID Soldiers and make us eel welcomedin this place.

Te class itsel involved several university aculty members and a basic but challengingcurriculum. he students didnt emergeas Hangul experts, but they did emergecapable o shopping or ordering ood. Tere were three teachers rom Korea University this year and each o them had one classto teach.

We had classes twice a week and wetaught them about two or three hours aday, said Choi Wook, the teacher in chargeo the program. Te Soldiers didnt know any Korean at the beginning, so we taughtthem consonants and vowels rst and thenbasic vocabularies.

Choi was proud o her students, who

diligently labored to learn a new languageand improved immensely in such a shorttime. It really helped me a lot and now Ican even start a conversation with Koreanson the street, said P c. Johnnatan Ramirezo B Company, 1st Battalion, 72nd ArmorRegiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat

eam. I would recommend this to otherSoldiers in Korea.

Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division sing a Korean song in front of fellowSoldiers and their Korean teachers Aug. 27 at the USAG-Casey CommunityActivities Center. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Bu Yong-han


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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009USAG-Y PAGE 9

http://yongsan.korea.army.mil AREA IIElementary school team ready for new school year

Equipped with mechanical pencils and notebooks, Yongsan students pose with their new 4th grade teacher, Bernadette Schlueter, justmoments before going to class this morning at Seoul American Elementary School. U .S. Army photo by Dan Thompson

By Dan ThompsonUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Kids were not the only people to

go back to school at Seoul American Middle School Aug. 31.Principal Melissa Klop er and assistant principals SamiaMounts and Kristopher Kwiatek welcomed 25 new sta members to the school along with returning veteran teammembers and parents bringing their kids to school.

Klop er and her sta visited classrooms on Sept. 1 to speak with teachers and children, several o whom were amiliar with her rom SAES special events like welcome barbecuesearlier this year.

Students at Seoul American Elementary School are in classamilies lead by teachers who are competent and caring, and

welcome parental engagement and support, she said whenasked to describe SAES.

Even though Klop er is a very involved and hands-on leader whom the kids seemingly enjoyed interacting with during herSept. 1 walkthrough, she stressed that parents are key in the

education process.At SAES, we want to engage parents in their childrenseducation - above the bake sale level, she said. We aremaking huge strides to develop special programs and plansto help parents learn best how to help their children succeedin school, and in li e.

Parents o children at the school are very diverse, Klop eradded.

Many o our parents did not have an American elementary school experience themselves, so we want to really work tomake sure everyone ully understands the why to why wechoose to educationally lead students in the ways in which we do.

When asked what motivates her each day leading SAES,she said service plays a main role.

We believe that we serve our country, too, and ndrich rewards in supporting our nations youngest patriots:the children who are here with parents who have chosen toserve in our United States military. We look orward to anexemplary year.

Yongsan Safari: Cicada love is in the airBy Dan ThompsonUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON On a recent summer day, yourreporter could not help but notice constant chirping emanating

rom the treetops around Yongsan Garrison - the volume rangingsomewhere between pleasant to ear-piercing.

When consulted about the mystery, USAG-YongsanEnvironmental Chie and general nature go-to-guy RichardMauser revealed that the serenader providing Yongsans outdoorbackground music is none other than the cicada (pronouncedsee-kay-da).

According to Mauser, the chirping love song heard on post isa mating call produced by the male variety. And who could resistthat adorable ace?

Not the emale cicada.As the male chirps the emale fy nearer and nearer until the

two gradually draw closer until they meet or mating. Di erentspecies sing at di erent times o the day: one avors the early part o the day, another pre ers midday, others chirp in the late a ternoonand some during the early evening, Mauser said.

Te chirping we hear is the product o an intense muscle workout, he added. Males o most species have abdominal

organs called tymbals. ymbals are thin, ribbed patches o cuticlemembrane located on the anterior part o the abdomen o the malecicadas. Each tymbal buckles inwards when pulled by attachedtymbal muscle. Tis de ormation o the membrane generates aloud click. When pulled rapidly it produces the amiliar chirping we hear when outside.

Cicadas are also known or their extraordinary li e patterns.Tey have li e cycles that last rom one to several years, and most o this time is spent as a nymph (youngsters) underground eeding on

Cicadas have been singing all summer long around YongsanGarrison looking for a mate. U .S. Army photo by Dave McNally

the fuids o plants roots, Mauser said. One genus, Magicicada,in the eastern United States, spends up to 17 years underground.Tese are known as Periodical Cicadid and are known to emergein mass every 13 or 17 years. Di erent broods account or seeingthem every other year or so. When nymphs trans orm into adults,they leave their exoskeleton rmly attached to trees. You can seethese In and around Yongsan.

Te cicadas we hear are di erent rom those in the United Statesone may be amiliar with. Te amily Cicadidae has over 2000species worldwide, and Korea has 13 cicadid species, several o

which resemble the dog day cicada ound in the U.S., he said.Cicadas help the environment by aerating the soil and providing

a ood source or squirrels, birds, and other creatures. Tey are alsothe stu o legend, due mainly to their reputation or singing allsummer long. Mauser cited several examples o ancient Greek,Italian and Chinese civilization giving a nod to the creatures intheir culture.

You may see Korean children running around during thesummer with insect nets trying to bag a trophy cicada, amongother critters. In ancient China and even today, you may ndcicadas singing loudly in thatched cages sold by street vendors. Soare they dangerous i touched?

Mauser says the cicada is rather harmless. Neither the nymph

or adult cicadas are dangerous but, their ront legs are strongbecause their legs are used or tunneling through the ground. I youpick up a cicada and hold it in your palm, you may be surpriseda little by the cicadas grip, but they dont bite or sting. Cicadas dohave long piercing mouth parts that may righten an accidentalobserver. When you pick up a cicada, it will let out a loud shrillsound surprising their captor causing them to drop them.

So the next time you hear the chirping cicada, you may considergiving a short round o applause (at least in your mind). Te

act that cicadas, pheasants and many other creatures nd theirhome on Yongsan Garrison in the middle o a megacity meansthat the garrison is a kind o wildli e re uge even though it is an Army base.

As Mauser says, Tere is wildli e all around the garrison, all youhave to do is look or it. Garrison Public A airs, in an e ort tohighlight the environment, will continue to team up with Mauserto bring you Yongsan wildli e pro les throughout the year.


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N ew s & N ot e s

USAG-Y PAGE 10http://yongsan.korea.army.mil HE MORNING CALM AREA II

For a complete list of communityinformation news and notes, visit theUSAG-Yongsan of cial web site at

http://yongsan.korea.army.mil

Your Opinion MattersWhat do you think about USAG-Yongsanservices and their importance? Let the Army know during the Customer Service

Assessment until Sept.18. You can takethe survey online from your of ce or homeat www.myarmyvoice.org. Customer feedback has already led to customer-driven changes here in USAG-Yongsan.Have your voice heard! Log on today. For information, call 738-5288.

The Charlie Daniels BandEveryone is invited to a performance at theCollier Field House by the Charlie DanielsBand Sept. 21, 7-10 p.m. Seating is availableon a rst-come, rst-served basis. This world-famous ddler is brought to you by FMWR!For information, call 738-5042/5419.

Civilian Fitness Program Registration Are you a civilian wanting to get in better

shape? You may be eligible to use a portionof your scheduled work time to get healthier with the FMWR Y-Fit civilian tness program.Visit the garrison website to download theregistration packet. Turn in the packets untilSept. 15 at Collier Field House.

USAG-Yongsan Fitness GroupsDo you enjoy working out with a groupor need the motivation of another to getyou up and moving? Family and Morale,Welfare and Recreation-sponsored tnessgroups are now forming 17 different clubsfrom walking groups to pool exercise.Contact Tracey Briggs at 736-3340 or 010-2991-6550 for information on how to join.

One-stop Welcome Resource Guide

Sponsoring a newcomer? Send them tothe USAG-Yongsan One-stop WelcomeResource Guide at the garrison Web sitefor information and links about commandsponsorship, housing and pets! For information, call 738-3336.

Of cial Use of Government Vehicles Government vehicles, to include rentalvehicles to support exercises, are for of cial use only. USAG-Yongsan Logisticspersonnel monitor eateries and shoppinglocations. Drivers are subject to forfeitureof vehicle dispatches for unauthorized use.

Pregnancy and Postpartum ptPregnancy and Postpartum PT is beingheld at Trent Gym Monday, Wednesday,

and Friday 6:30-7:30 a.m. All pregnantSoldiers and postpartum Soldiers (up to180 days post delivery) are encouraged toattend. For information, call 737-6090.

The Charlie Daniels BandEveryone is invited to a performance at theCollier Field House by the Charlie DanielsBand Sept. 21, 7-10 p.m. Seating is availableon a rst-come, rst-served basis. This world-famous ddler is brought to you by FMWR!For information, call 738-5042/5419.

Pro bowlers come to Yongsan LanesFMWR presents two of the best professionalbowlers in the world at Yongsan LanesSept. 19, noon-3 p.m. The USAG-Yongsancommunity is invited to attend! For

information, call 723-7830/7203.

By Debbie HongUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Living inKorea o ers U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsancommunity members a special opportunity to see Asia and gather exotic collectablesalong the way, but the Armed Forces SpousesClubs Chosun Gi t Shop expands purchasingoptions with items rom more distant Asiancountries, said Manager Rachel Lang.

Not everybody having the chance totravel, one o the biggest merits o shoppingat the Chosun is that through the ChosunGi t Shop, the customers may get little pieceso Asia rom all over, she said. With the

eedback rom the community, we buy themost unique and quality pieces rom thePhilippines, Tailand, Japan and China.

Gi t Advisor Kathy Wells compared thegi t shop to a co ee shop as it brings thecommunity together. Customers give us ideasand we try to incorporate those into the thingsthat we purchase, she said.

Customer and Seoul American High Schoolteacher David Clausen commented that theprices were very reasonable considering thetravel costs involved in acquiring goodsand because proceeds are reinvested intocommunity programs.

I am here to browse through the newitems, and especially liking the ones romTailand and the Philippines, Clausen said.

Indeed, customers today will fnd a widevariety o goods. However, this was not always

the case. When the shop frst opened in 1967,it eatured some Okinawan glassware andhandicra ts made by the Paraplegic Village andthe Young Chin vocational school or girls.Te initial investment was only $500. Duringits 42 years, the shop widened its collection toinclude products rom Japan, Beijing, HongKong, Tailand and the Philippines.

So why are no South Korean cra ts sold?

A customer browses the colorful aisles of the Chosun Gift Shop Aug. 12. The shop brings goods fromall over Asia for sale to support charitable causes. U.S. Army photo by Debbie Hong

Gif t shop i s an As ian t r easu re t rove

We do not sell Korean items because we want our comparable host nationbusiness to really lourish here, and that

way our community goes out to the Koreancommunity and purchases items there, Wellsexplained.

Lang noted that the shop is a charitableprivate organization, excluding the operationalexpenses o the club, donates approximately 98% o all their proceeds to both the Korean

wel are charities and Americans stationed inKorea.

We donate to Korean wel are charitieslike orphanages and schools, as well as

Americans across the peninsula rom all

military branches, she said.Chosun is all about people. People taking

care o people. You take all o the riendlinessand un we are having here and what you do ismake it all or charity. It is a win-win situation

or everybody, said Lang.Te Chosun Gi t Shop is celebrating its

42nd anniversary Sept. 16 rom 11:30 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. All community members areinvited to attend.

For in ormation, call the Chosun Gi tShop at 738-5058. Te Chosun Gi t Shopis located in Bldg.4223 on South Post and isopen Wednesdays and Saturdays rom10 a.m.-3 p.m.

L a s t c h an c e t o c h i l l

With temperatures set to cool slightly in the coming weeks, Yongsans outdoor pools will be closing their gates or the season Sept. 13.Until then, community members may still soak up the sun. Pool No. 2 is open daily noon-8 p.m. Te Hannam Village Swimming Poolis also open daily, but the hours o operation are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. U.S. Army photo by Debbie Hong


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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009USAG-Y PAGE 11

http://yongsan.korea.army.mil AREA IIUSO takes vis itors to freedoms frontier

PANMUNJOM, Republic of Korea Te North Korean fag fies Aug. 28 high above a mostly empty propaganda villagenear Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (also known as the DMZ). According to Guinness World Records, the supportedfagpole is the tallest o its kind in the world, standing approximately 525 eet with the fag itsel weighing 600 pounds. Itis one o the more peculiar sites along the United Service Organizations Panmunjom DMZ tour.

During the tour, visitors may peer into North Korea rom a lookout post, explore an underground military tunnel, andstand at the demarcation line at the Military Armistice Commission building surrounded by South Korean Soldiers withNorth Korean Soldiers looking on. o book a tour, visit the Moyer Recreation Center USO on Main Post or the CampKim USO. U.S. Army photo by Dan Thompson

Lori Lundi

SAES teacher

My inspiration to teach did not come from a particular teacher. Thesituation made me decide to teach children. As living life with asingle arm, I would like to treat all children equally and lead themto a right way. I wanted to be an example which encouraged bothhandicapped and healthy children to attempt the impossible.

Mike OttoSAES teacher

My 5th grade teacher made a huge impact on my by modeling howto think outside the box. My childrens literature professor in collegetaught a class with the excitement, passion and energy of a teacher who was teaching for the very first time. Those are all qualities I striveto bring to my classroom each and every day.

Genny Herman

SAES teacher

I had an aunt named Nina and she was a school teacher. Everytime I visited her, she would talk to me about importance of schoolin society. So I went into school education and it was the best thingthat I have ever gone into because I help children learn functionalconcepts like addition, subtraction, multiplication and reading con-cepts and these have always been my motivation.

Pamela Anthony

SAES teacher

I decided to teach children because I enjoy being around kids.Mrs. Douglas, my third grade teacher, taught me to appreciateeveryones talent. Mrs. Portwood, my high school teacher, spenthours with me working on papers and taught me how to writebetter papers. I think they definitely inspired my teaching be-cause I have taken from them their best quality and they are verystudent centered.

Phyllissia Allmond

SAES teacher

The person who inspired me the most to teach was my first gradeteacher Katherine Garnnet. The reason why she inspired me toteach was she took enough time for students who had problemswith reading comprehension like I was. I had not quite understoodwhat I was reading and she took time to help me to be a better reader. She supplied me with reading strategies that I still usetoday and I also use them to teach my students here.

By Kim Hyung-joonUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Parents o YongsansChild, Youth and School Services cheerleaders presentedcertifcates o appreciation Aug. 28 to the programsvolunteers at the CYSS gym while youth cheerleadersper ormed.

Parents said that without the volunteers, the beneftstheir children gain rom cheerleading would not bepossible. I think youth sports build a great sense o teamwork and accomplishment, said Cpt. Sandra Seidel,

American Forces Network Korea. It is a great way to

show kids how to get along each other, work hard andhave un.According to the children, they also enjoy learning new

skills, having great experience with riends and stayingphysically ft.

Cheerleading is one o my avorite activities, saidSeidels daughter, Sage. I get to learn cheers, have un

with my riends and even make new riends.For in ormation about youth sports, contact CYSS at 738-

3001. U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Kim Hyung-joon

Students cheer for volunteers

Who insp i red you t obe a teac her?

Seoul American Elementary School teachers let us know whoinspired them to become teachers and why:


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en te r ing the road-way may prevent a catastrophic accident.

A ter a week o school, it isapparent that some educationon cross-walk e t iquet te isrequired, so parents please helpus out in this area.

Remember the speed limiti s 25 kph in schoo l zones ,

which equates to about 15 mph.Speeding is wrong, and tickets

will be given i caught speedingon Yongsan.

It is illegalto use a mobilep h o n e w h i l ed r i v i n g i nK o r e a , a n dthe same rulea p p l i e s t othis garr ison.H a n d s - r e edevices can bep u r c h a s e d a tthe PX and o post.

F ina l ly,m a n a g i n g

expectations is another goalo mine this year, and noneo us are entitled to create orcondone an unsa e environment.

We all have a part to ensure Yongsan is acc ident ree. Please

be cognizant o our rules and ourpolicies. hey are all posted onthe garrison Web site under the

A-Z tab. Just go to the P sectionand click on policies at http://yongsan.korea.army.mil.

USAG-Y PAGE 12http://yongsan.korea.army.mil THE MORNING CALM AREA II

S a e t y o n U . S . A r m y Garrison-Yongsan is my number one priority, but I

need your help!Last week we installed a three-

way stop along 8th Army Driveor good reason. It has slowed

down tra ic or our pedestrians,and it allows cars to enter thedrive while Dragon Hill Lodgetra ic patterns are altered due tocons t ruc t ion .D e s p i t e t h einconvenience,this change hasmade 8th Army D r i v e s a e r ,and

I ask or yourcooperation andunderstanding.I also ask thatyou anticipatec o n g e s t i o ncaused by thist h r e e - w a y stop and plana c c o r d i n g l y i y o u a r eusing 8th Army Drive or yourcommute or lunch. Anothersuggestion is to use alternate gatesin the morning and a ternoon toalleviate continued congestionon this busy road.

Pedestrian sa ety is anotherconcern o mine. With schoolin session, it is imperative thatparents talk to your children aboutsa ety rules. Understanding theimportance o using crosswalksand looking both ways be ore

Sa ety frst

...anticipate conges-tion caused by thisthree-way stop and

plan accordingly if youare using 8th ArmyDrive

Col. Dave Hall USAG-Yongsan Commander


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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 NEWS IMCOM-K PAGE 13http://imcom.korea.army.mil

No End orsement ImpliedNo Endorse ment Implied

Join the US Ski Patrol - Asia

Volunteer your skills to help the USFKcommunity at Korean Ski Resorts.

Join us on Sept. 16, 6:30 p.m.,1st Replacement Center Yongsan.

Visit http://usskipatrolasia.comor email [email protected]

YONGSAN GARRISON Army educators will be attending an Army ContinuingEducation Services (ACES) Pro essionalDevelopment Workshop during the week o September 22-25 at the Dragon Hill Lodge.

Foreign Service Of cer TestU.S. Embassy Seoul

SEOUL U.S. Citizens who areinterested in taking the Foreign Service O cer

est (FSO ) should visit www.careers.state.gov to get in ormation on the exam andregister or the test. Te FSO is open to allUS citizens and its ree

he website also has in ormation onmany di erent career opportunities with theDepartment o State.

Te U.S. Embassy will be administering theForeign Service exam in Seoul on the ollowing

dates: October 8, 9, and 10, 2009.Please be advised that the registration

process or the Foreign ServiceO icer est has changed. Applicants

will start by flling out a registration packagethat consists o an application orm and a seto personal narrative questions that, takentogether, provide in ormation about yourexperience and qualifcations. Applicants willneed approximately three hours to completethe registration package.

Questions?Email FSO [email protected]

Army Continuing Education System (ACES) All scheduled on-duty and o -duty classes

will continue without disruptions. All Ed Centers will have regular hours and

there will be administrative sta in the centersto provide assistance.


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NEWS THE MORNING CALM

BRUNO(R) 7 p.m.

TRANSFORMERS(PG-13) 9 p.m.

HARRY POTTER(PG) 7 p.m.

BRUNO(R) 7 p.m.

MEN OF HONOR(R) 7 p.m.BRUNO

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DISTRICT 9(R) 7 p.m.

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Sep 11 - Sep 17

Today Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday ThursdayLOCATION

OSAN784-4930

RED CLOUD732-6620

STANLEY732-5565

YONGSAN738-7389

CASEY730-7354

HENRY768-7724

HUMPHREYS753-7716

HOVEY730-5412

KUNSAN782-4987

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U.S. ID card holders enjoy f ree movies cour tesy of Army MWR at U.S. Army ins ta l la t ions in Korea .


ALL ABOUT STEVE(PG-13) 4 / 7 / 9:30 p.m.

ICE AGE(PG) 1 p.m.

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MY LIFE IN RUINS(PG-13) 6 p.m.



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TIME TRAVELERS WIFE(PG-13) 6 / 8:30 p.m.

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Army Community Covenant expands assistance nationwide By Rob McIlvaineFMWRC Public Affairs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Te American Legion, the most active veterans organization with a membership o 2.7 million men and women, brought nearly 6,000 staterepresentatives, top political and military o cials, and Miss America to its 91st nationalconvention in Louisville, Ky. to sign a nationwide Army Community Covenant.

Te leaders and representatives o our armed orces have joined us today to inspirecommunities across America to continue to create programs and initiatives designed to make li e easier or warriors and their loved ones, David K. Rehbein, outgoing American Legion national commander, said.

Te Army Community Covenant, begun as an Army-only operation to oster e ectivestate and local partnerships to improve the quality o li e or U.S. servicemembersand their Families, has quickly expanded to include all branches o the armed orces,including Reserves and the National Guard.

Were in the eighth year o this war, the longest in our nations history with an all- volunteer orce, said Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Craig Whelden. Whelden is a ormer commandero the U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center, now re-designated as Family and Morale, Wel are and Recreation Command. Te Secretary o the Army thought this would be an opportunity to engage the American public in their communities and raise the level o visibility o the dedication and sacrifces our servicemembers.

Te Army Community Covenant aims to inspire the leadership in cities, towns and states to develop new or expand existing programs and services that support Soldiersand their Families. Te signing ceremonies visibly demonstrate the communitiessupport or military Families.

Its also an opportunity or the military to thank the community or thesupport they provide, he said.

Wheldens organization has identifed more than 1,500 best practices, romnational initiatives to local programs that o er e ective community support ortroops and their Families.

For example, 35 states provide ull tuition to military Families or highereducation. Many nonproft organizations also help military Families with theirfnancial needs, such as Te American Legions emporary Financial Assistanceprogram ( or amilies with children who are minors). Other groups ocus onassistance to children and youth who experience trauma and loss, such as the Legion-endorsed Operation Military Kids.

Other groups ocus on assistance to military Families, such as Te American LegionRiders and the Patriot Guard, who or years have protected the sanctity o military

unerals across the country, and Operation Wounded Warrior, an annual multi-statemotorcycle run by the New Mexico American Legion Riders, which supports wounded servicemembers in VA medical acilities across the southwestern United States.

Since April 2008, 85 communities have signed Community Covenants, and o tenthe events are an opportunity to announce new regional initiatives or programs tosupport service members. Te Army Community Covenants goal or 2009 is tohave every state, city and town host these ceremonies and pledge their support toSoldiers and their Families.

ALL ABOUT STEVE(PG-13) 7 / 9:30 p.m.

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ALL ABOUT STEVE(PG-13) 2 / 5 / 8 p.m.BATTLE FOR TERRA(PG) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m.

IMAGINE THAT(PG) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m.

Adm. Michael Mullen, U.S. Navy, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, signs the ArmyCommunity Covenant at the 91st National Convention of the American Legion inLouisville, Kentucky. Gen. David H. Patraeus, commander, U.S. Central Command,waits his turn to sign next. U.S. Army photo by Rob McIlvaine

HARRY POTTER(PG) 3:30 p.m.THE FINAL DESTINATION

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http://imcom.korea.army.milCHAPLAINProtestant Services

Collective Sunday 0930 Brian Allgood HospitalSunday 1030 K-16 ChapelSunday 1100 Hannam Village Chapel

Liturgical Sunday 0800 Memorial ChapelContemporary Sunday 0930 South Post ChapelTraditional Sunday 1100 South Post Chapel

Gospel Sunday 1230 South Post ChapelMision Pentecostal Hispana

Sunday 1430 South Post ChapelKorean Sunday 0910 Hannam Village Chapel

United Pentecostal Sunday 1330 Memorial Chapel

KATUSA Tuesday 1830 Memorial Chapel

Seventh-Day Adventist Saturday 0930 Brian Allgood Hospital

Early Morning Service (Korean) Mon-Sat 0510 South Post Chapel

Episcopal Sunday 1000 Memorial Chapel

Catholic Services

Catholic Mass Saturday 1700 Memorial ChapelSunday 0800 South Post ChapelSunday 1130 Memorial ChapelMon/Fri 1145 Memorial ChapelTues/Wed 1205 Brian Allgood Hospital1st Sat. 0900 Memorial Chapel

Jewish Friday 1900 South Post Chapel

Protestant Services

Collective Sunday 1100 Freedom Chapel

1100 Suwon Air Base Chapel

Gospel 1300 Freedom ChapelContemporary 1700 Freedom ChapelKATUSA

Tuesday 1900 Freedom ChapelKorean Wednesday 1930 Freedom Chapel

Catholic ServicesMass Daily 1145 Annex 2 ChapelSunday 0900 Freedom Chapel

0900 Suwon Air Base ChapelJewishEvery 2nd Friday 1830 Annex 2 Chapel

For information, contact Corey Ringer at [email protected], or call 753-3909

Protestant Services

Collective Protestant Sunday 1000 Camp Carroll

1030 Camp Walker Church of Christ 1700 Camp Walker Gospel 1215 Camp Walker

1300 Camp CarrollContemporary

Friday 1900 Camp Walker Korean Tuesday 1900 Camp CarrollWednesday 1830 Camp Walker

Catholic ServicesMass Sunday 0900 Camp Walker

1130 Camp CarrollSaturday 1700 Camp Walker

Jewish Worship ServiceEvery Friday at 1900 - Camp Walker Chapel, Classroom #1

USAG-Yongsan Chaplains

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David B. Crary:[email protected], 7 38-3009

Chaplain (Maj.) Terry E. Jarvis:[email protected], 738-3917

Chaplain (Maj.) Daniel E. Husak:[email protected], 736-3018

USAG-Humphreys Chaplains

Chaplain (Maj.-P) Klon K. Kitchen, Jr.:[email protected], 753-7274

Chaplain (Capt.) Anthony Flores: [email protected],753-7042

USAG-Red Cloud/Casey

2ID Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Jonathan Gibbs: [email protected], 732-7998

Red Cloud Chaplain (Lt. Col) David Acuff:[email protected], 732-6169

USAG-Daegu Chaplains

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Kwon Pyo:[email protected], 764-5455

Chaplain (Capt.) Billy Graham:[email protected], 765-6139

Area III Worship ScheduleArea I Worship Schedule Area IV Worship ScheduleArea II Worship Schedule

Korea-wide Army chaplain points of contact

Protestant Services

Collective Sunday 1000 Stone ChapelSunday 1000 Stanley ChapelSunday 1030 West Casey ChapelSunday 1100 Warrior ChapelSunday 1100 Crusader ChapelSunday 1100 Hovey Chapel

Gospel 1100 Memorial Chapel, CaseySunday 1100 Casey Memorial Chapel1100 Camp Stanley Chapel

COGIC Sunday 1230 CRC Warrior ChapelKATUSA Sunday 1930 CRC Warrior ChapelSunday 1300 Jackson AuditoriumTuesday 1900 Camp Stanley ChapelTuesday 1840 Casey Stone ChapelTuesday 1800 Camp Castle ChapelTuesday 1830 Casey Memorial ChapelTuesday 1830 Camp Hovey ChapelThursday 1830 West Casey Chapel

Catholic Services/Mass

Sunday 1130 Camp Stanley ChapelSunday 0900 CRC Warrior ChapelSunday 1215 West Casey ChapelSunday 0930 Camp Hovey Chapel

JewishFriday 1830 West Casey Chapel

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Visit the U.S. Forces Korea Religious Support site at:http://www.us k.mil/us k/ kch.aspx or help ul links and in ormation.


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More than 50 Soldiers rom across the peninsula competed in a two-day Combativestournament hosted by 602nd ASB, 2nd CAB. Team winners were Yongsan in rst,Company B, 602nd in second and third place went to Company A, 602nd ASB. U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Krishna M. Gamble and Pfc. Zachary Curley

Yongsan takes top honors at Combatives tournament By Sgt. 1st Class Krishna Gamble2nd CAB Public Afairs

HUMPHREYS GARRISON Team Yongsan won rst place at the 2009 Army Combative tournaments heldSept. 5-8 at the Community FitnessCenter, or Super Gym, here.602nd Aviation Support Battalion, 2ndCombat Aviation Brigade hosted theevent.

Its not just about ghting skills,its about building con dence, saidSgt. Jody Long, coordinator or thisevent and the 602nd ASB Combativeinstructor.

More than 50 Soldiers rom acrossthe peninsula competed in the two-day event that was designed to give Soldiersthe chance to test and apply all they havelearned.

You never know when youre goingto ace those situations, and you have tobe ready to de end yoursel , Long saidin a previous interview.

Soldiers competed in a roundrobin style according to their weightclass. Matches were won by point orsubmission. Be ore each match, medicalpersonnel screened Soldiers to ensurethey were t to ght.

It eels good. Its un, said Asa Weems, an Apache mechanic romGeorgia assigned to Company B, 602nd

ASB a ter winning his rst match. Hesa strong guy and weve ought be ore.

Weems won second place in the light

heavy weight class.Ive only been doing this or a year,but its un and I enjoy doing it, saidRachelle Walters, a generator mechanic

rom Colorado. Walters, who is Level II certi ed,

won her rst match by de ault.Team winners were Yongsan in rst,

Company B, 602nd in second and thirdplace went to Company A, 602nd ASB.See page 21 or individual results o thetournament.


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By Rob McIlvaineFMWRC Public Affairs

FORT HOOD, Texas In a orce where60 percent o Soldiers are married, takingcare o Families is more vital than ever,Gen. George Casey, Army chie o sta ,said recently during a visit to the Fort HoodResiliency Campus in exas.

Not surprisingly, with seven-plus years o sustained combat, Army leadership is seekingnew or improved ways to meet the needs o those military men and women who haveexperienced increased levels o stress.

One response is the ComprehensiveSoldier Fitness, a program to build resiliencenot only physically but mentally, as well.CSF is designed to bring the emotional,social, spiritual and Family aspect o tnessto the same level o importance and culturalacceptance in the Army as physical tness.

he Army currently aces increasedrates o post-traumatic stress, substanceabuse and suicide all serious indicatorso Soldier-stress levels. o alleviate this, Army leadership, through the Army Family Covenant, is committed to providingFamilies a strong, supportive environment where they can thrive.

Historically, and or obvious reason,physical tness has been an integral parto a Soldiers military career and the Army has heavily invested time and resources intomaintaining a physically t orce.

Te mission o CSF is to develop andinstitute a holistic, resilience-building tnessprogram or Soldiers, Family members and Army Civilians. Te overarching goal is toprovide individually-tailored skill trainingthat leads to a balanced, healthy, sel -con dent orce whose resilience and overall

tness enables them to thrive in this currentenvironment and beyond.

he Army now recognizes that theseadditional dimensions o itness are asimportant to readiness as physical health and

tness. CSF will develop a program to provideinitial assessment and training o all o thesedimensions to Soldiers upon enlistment. Tis will be ollowed by additional training that isincorporated into Army schools, pro essionalmilitary education and deployment cycles.

Stress isnt going away, said Brig. Gen.

Rhonda Cornum, CSF director. What weredoing with this program is taking good peopleand making them better.

Cornum, who holds a PhD in nutritionand biochemistry rom Cornell, completeda general surgery internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1987. Since thePersian Gul con ict where she served as a

ight surgeon, was shot down and capturedby Iraqi orces she began urologic surgery training in 1993 and then took commando the 28th Combat Support Hospital atFort Bragg, N.C.

Kristen Clouse, along with her husbandPvt. im Clouse who recently joined the Army, was invited to meet with Gen. Casey

at Fort Hood with other Soldiers and Family members to talk about the CSF program.I this program had been available be ore

my dad le t or Vietnam, he might have beenbetter prepared, Kristen said.

General Casey asked the spouses mainly about how they handle deployment andhow it a ected the children. O course,

my husband has not deployed yet, but I didcomment on how important the time betweendeployments could mean to Soldiers and theirFamilies, Kristen said. I also told him I wasthank ul that my husband and I had a littleover a year be ore his deployment because it ismaking the transition rom civilian li e to Army wi e easier or me.

Kristen also mentioned how important itis or the Soldier and spouse to experiencethings together.

Marriages stay together when they grow together. My husband mentioned he took a testto assess any training he might need to increasehis mental strength, so I de nitely wanted to takethe same test. Coming rom a military Family Iknow its important to share, not only our hopesand ears, but anything that will help us to grow physically and mentally, she said.

Families provide mission-essential capability,stability and continuity during war and peace, insupport o Soldiers.

Cornum said Soldiers and Family members must be both physically andmentally ft i the Soldiers are going to betheir best on the battlefeld.

I we could improve the resilience o thepeople be ore they had some adverse event, wemight very well be able to have them view it asadverse, but not traumatic, Cornum said.

Although many think that everybody whoenters combat gets post-traumatic stress, itsnot true, says Casey.

Everybody who goes to combat gets stressed.But the vast majority o people who go to combathave a growth experience because while theyreexposed to something very, very di cult, they prevail, Casey said. So the issue or us is, how do we give more people the skills so that morepeople have a growth experience?

Comprehensive Soldier Fitness wouldequip soldiers ahead o time to deal withtraumatic events, Cornum said.

Te best way to treat a heart attack is notCPR, she said. Te best way is to prevent theheart attack. Its a li estyle and culture change. And thats how we should look at mentalhealth. Look at it with a preventative model andenhanced health model, not a waiting-till-we-need-therapy model.

Cornum said a global assessment tool isunder development by the Army to help assessall dimensions o a Soldier, Family member and

Army Civilians tness. Te tool is expected tobe delivered across the Army this year.CSF is expected to be delivered to Soldiers

Army wide in October o 2009. Many o the programs tools have been developed andtested regionally, including recently at FortHood where Casey toured the Resiliency Campus with Ft. Hood Commander Lt. Gen.Rick Lynch. Te campus is Lynchs answerto questions posed by Soldier spouses aboutquality Family time together.

Lynch, who will become InstallationManagement commander in November, will bein a position to expand his reach rom Ft. Hoodto the entire U.S. Army.

he tour o the Resiliency Campus

developed by Lynch may become a model oruture CSF campuses, Col. Jef Short, MDand CSF team member said.

According to Short, CSF will work with theFort Hood campus to learn rom them, butboth might very well learn rom each other andincorporate best practices.

On this tour, Casey also witnessed Battlemind

Army to build resilience in Families, Soldiers

training, a psychological debrie ng technique,at the Internet Ca , and entered into a smallgroup discussion with spouses, Army civilians,

and Soldiers who have taken the online Global Assessment ool (GA ).Te GA is a questionnaire that is primarily

used to determine an individuals baseline and tolink him or her to education and training that will increase their mental strength.

Because CSF will be rolled out in phases withcontinued modi cations o the GA , everyone will have the opportunity to help make sure the Army has it right.

Developed by subject matter experts rom theU.S. military and civilian universities, the GA ,used at various times during a Soldiers career, will help the Army determine which trainingis most efective in building strength in the vedimensions o strength: physical, emotional,

social, Family, and spiritual.Smaller garrisons might not have acampus built, Short said. Rather, they may just have a CSF staf. Te idea is to have oneto three Master Resilience rainers at eachinstallation. CSF, a ter all, is about providingresources, not necessarily having a physicallocation where people can go.

A potential CSF goal, Short said, is tobuild a CSF training school. Te team may consider Fort Jackson or this, but or various

reasons or right now its just an idea.Col. Marsha C. Lilly is strategiccommunications chie or CSF.

Most important, CSF is not just orSoldiers. Family members and Army civilians,during the second and third phase o theprograms implementation, will also have theopportunity to participate in the program.Exactly when these subsequent phases willbegin is still being determined, Lilly said.

But with the Association o the U.S. Army currently planning or the Octobersymposium and 497 members o theFamily Readiness Groups scheduled to bearriving, the Army is moving quickly tomount all three phases o Comprehensive

Soldier Fitness Gen. Caseys idea to makesure that Soldiers, Families and Army civilians are prepared.

Currently, ull implementation to theentire orce, including the Guard and Reserve,is scheduled or this October. Availability

or Family members and Army civilians isexpected to begin October 2010.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey meets with Soldiers during a visit toFort Hoods Resiliency Campus. Photo by Rob Mcllvaine

Just before Gen. George Casey, Army chief of staff, arrived for his meeting atFort Hood, Texas with Soldiers and spouses, Kristen, recently married to Pvt.Tim Clouse, confer with each other about the importance of this meeting onComprehensive Soldier Fitness. Photo by Rob Mcllvaine


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Building Con dence in Soldiers through CombativesBy Pfc. Juho Ma2nd Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs

H U M P H E Y S G A R R I S O NCombatives is an Army program to trainSoldiers or emergency situations where they cant use their weapons.

For one noncommissioned o cer here itis about more than just de ending onesel ,it is about building con dence and growingas a Soldier and a person.

You never know when youre going toace those situations and you have to be

ready to de end yoursel , said Sgt. Jody J. Long, the Combatives instructor with602nd Aviation Support Battalion.

Long, with Headquarters and ServiceCompany, 602nd ASB, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, has been teachingCombatives to his battalion and other unitssince last November. 602nd ASB made this

Cage:If you do the right thing, Soldiers will followyouBy Bob McElroyUSAG-Humphreys Public Affairs

H U M P H R E Y S G A R R I S O N HUMPHREYS GARRISON Sgt. 1st

Class Homer Cage was eating break ast withsome ellow Soldiers at Fort Stewart, Ga. onSept. 11, 2001 when the rst plane struck one o the World rade Center towers inNew York City.

Te sight stunned them.Nobody believed it, Cage said. And then the second plane hit the other

tower.When that irst plane hit, nobody

believed it, Cage said. Ten the second planehit and I said, No, hit is not happening.

But it did happen and it signaled anotherturn in a then 12-year Army career whichhad taken him rom Mobile, Ala. to FortDrum, N.Y, Fort Bragg, N.C., Somalia,

Rwanda and three deployments to Haiti.He was soon to nd himsel in Iraq.Less than two years la ter, in March 2003,

he was a squad leader o 15 Soldiers with the202nd Quartermaster Detachment, a waterpuri cation unit supporting the 3rd in antry Division as it charged into Iraq.

Tat was the rst o our deploymentsto Iraq that tested him, taught him valuablelessons and made him the noncommissionedo cer he is today.

Cage is now a platoon leader withthe 348th Quartermaster Company, 194Combat Service Support Battalion here.

Be ore and during his rst combat tour inIraq he had to walk it, talk it and listen.

Be ore we went a lot o parents cameto me and asked me to promise to bringtheir sons and daughters back home the way that I gave them to you. I told them, I cantmake you that promise but I promise youthis, I will do everything within my powerto bring them back, Cage said. And, onething I will let you know, dead or alive, they will come back but they will be di erent.

Cage said that hisbluntness elicited somestrange reactions romthe parents but he toldthem hed been in the Army a long time andknew that the Soldiershed bring home wouldbe di erent, that theirtime in a combat zone would change them.

He brought all o hisSoldiers home alive a ter that rst Iraq tourand three subsequent deployments there,Cage said with pride.

Te reason?Because he did his job, just as hes been

doing since he enlisted in 1989 resh out o high school in Mobile, Ala.

Cage said that the Army proved hissalvation.

I was on the wrong path be ore I joinedthe Armybut I knew I wanted to join, he

program part o its in-processing procedureand every Soldier joining the battalion istaking this course to be ready to ght.

But this is not Longs rst job in the Army; he was an aircra t radio mechanicbe ore he became a Combatives instructor. As the battalion expanded its program andneeded new instructors, he volunteered orthis job to try something new.

And he is more than satis ed with hisnew job, with the opportunity to be closerto his Soldiers.

I think this is probably one o the best jobs or me, Long said. Its great to watchthem grow in a very short period o time.Tose coming to this course are so motivatedand excited that they are doing somethingnot everybody can do. And o course I lovetraining them.

With his parents both retired rom the Army, it was no surprise that he chose to be

said. I always knew I would be a Soldier.His rst job in the Army was as a 13

Bravo, Field Artillery Cannoneer, at FortDrum. Later in his career he cross-trainedand trans erred in to the Water Puri cationspecialty.

Te Army changed him or the better,Cage said, and while the lessons hes learnedover his 20-year career are many, they come down to a simple axiom: You cannot

expect what you do notinspect.

You cant expect aSoldier to have a cleanroom i you dont go by it

rom time to time, Cagesaid. You cant expecta Soldier to do right, i you dont inspect. Youvegot to walk it, talk it andlisten. I I have to tell

you to get a haircut itsalready too late.

Cage said that settingthe example personally and pro essionally is also essential.

I you do the right thing, Soldiers willollow you. Soldiers today, they want to

be trained, they want to be led, Cage said.Busy hands are happy hands and happy hands are always busy.

As he nears the end o his Army careerCage is refective.

Ive had my ups and down in themilitary but overall I would not trade my

career or anything, he said. I grew upin the Army, I took my lumps but when itcomes down to it, I wouldnt trade it.

Cage said that he hopes that he had apositive impact on the lives o the people heserved with over the years.

Te Army may not be the per ect t buti you use the tools that are here the Army isa great place, a beauti ul place, Cage said.

As another Sept. 11 comes around itreminds Cage o the Soldiers hes served withand the Soldiers who preceded him.

We should remember that reedom isntree; thats what we should all remember,

he said. Somebody somewhere ought andmaybe died so you could walk around anddrivedo the things you do in your li e,someone like me.

Cage said that he tries to honor thoseSoldiers every day, at ive oclock whenthe fag comes down. And, he doesnt lethis Soldiers get away with not saluting thefag.

I see Soldiers run into a building, doanything not to have to salute the fag, hesaid. I on the other hand, run out to saluteit. And, the rst Soldier I see, I say Standhere, were going to honor those Soldiers who died or this same fag. Were going tostand there or those 45 seconds to honorthose Soldiers who died or it.

Editors noteMaterial or this article came rom an interview Ken Hall conducted with Sgt. 1st Class Homer Cage.

a Soldier. His parents were a great infuence,especially his step mother, who provided arole model or his li e as an NCO.

She is a real good example o what anNCO is. She took pride not just in her job,but in the accomplishments o her Soldiers,Long said.

He is trying to ollow her example by being a supportive leader to his Soldiers.

I think my job is to make men and women out o children. Many young Soldiers come straight out o their parentshome, and suddenly manage to live ontheir own, Long said. As an NCO, Itrain them to grow up and be ready to be

uture leaders, not just in the Army, but inthe whole society.

eaching Combatives is his primary method to raise good leaders out o hisSoldiers.

Combatives is not just about fghting

skills; Soldiers can build confdence inthemselves through training courses,Long said.

Te training itsel is not easy andI also put them in the ront and makethem lead. At frst, many Soldiers cometo this course without con idence.But a ter the course is fnished, they know they can do something that they thought they couldnt do be ore.

A ter nine years o service withseveral deployments to South Korea,

A ghanistan and Iraq, he knows the

Army is not an easy place to be.You have to want to be here, or

you cannot survive, Long said. Buteveryone has the capability o being agood Soldier. Give it

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