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Damn it's cold in Korea :grumpy: I knew that before I left but it really had to be felt to be appreciated. Didn't get out of the 20s yesterday with a stiff breeze, my southern bones aren't used to this.

Other than the cold things are good, trying to get settled in now that after 2 weeks in country I am finally at Camp Red Cloud. I don't have internet yet in my room, still having to depend on WIFI hotspots but I should get that fixed next week.

County side is stunning, much more mountainous than I thought, I knew there were mountains but not this many, and not as rough, I was thinking more like the smokies. I am looking foward to checking out some local hiking trails and try to find some fishing while I am here. Soon as my camera gets here I will post up some pics. Chris
 
right on Chris.. glad to hear everything is going okay...:) i bet the country side is gorgeous...

stay safe and take care man... pics would be cool...:thumbup:

Mike
 
I remember those Korean mountains....they aren't tall but they sure are steep. Enjoy yourself and have some Soju for me. :D
 
Definitely, let's see some outdoor pics. :thumbup:

One of my friends at work keeps a picture on his desk of him laying in the mud in a bunker made out of tractor tires from when he was stationed in Korea. I guess he was on guard duty. He says he keeps it there to remind him of what being miserable really is...
 
I think I am going to have to pass on the soju. 20 years ago when I joined the Army I weighed 150 pounds, I plan on retiring at about the same. Soooooo with a little over 30 lbs to get rid of, alcohol is one of the things I am going to have to live without. Not to mention, if I really have a good time one night I sure would like to remember the details. :D Chris
 
Told you it would be cold. One of the main reasons is that the weather does a 180 during the winter months, coming out of the North. This is why nearly all the propaganda balloons are flown across the DMZ in winter. Uijonbu is a pretty cool town, although small. Wish I was there. Supposed to be 68 degrees here at Bragg tomorrow.
 
Hey Chris, thanks for checking in. I'm sure you'll have things all fixed up over there in no time. :cool:

About the closest I've been to Korea is hiking to the old M.A.S.H. set up Malibu Canyon! :D
 
Just out of curiosity, specifically where in korea are you?

I from korea myself and I used to live in Gongju which abit south from incheon
 
I was stationed in Korea 20 years ago (was my first duty station), went there 3 times in my career. I was stationed at Camp Casey twice and Camp Long once. One of my favorite duty stations. I loved the bulgoki and rice....and sojo too...lol.
 
Chris:
Dang dude, Hooah...I was beginning to think you had fallen off the face of the Earth..! Hadn't seen any of your posts on RFC for some time. Hope all's going well for ya'. Hopefully (IF) you ever get back to 'Fayettenam' maybe we could arrange that black water float trip we discussed several years ago. Hang in there and remember to get some 'industrial strength' mouthwash for that "kimchi-breath".

Later..
Ron
 
RonSC said:
Chris:
Hopefully (IF) you ever get back to 'Fayettenam' maybe we could arrange that black water float trip we discussed several years ago.

Later..
Ron
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Absolutely, after this little paid vacation I am going to try to PCS to Fort Gordon in Augusta. Sure would like to go hit up some of my old shellcracker haunts down around hinesville.

As far as the kimchi, no mouth wash needed, I gotta try to fit in with the locals. ;) Chris
 
Chris,

One good thing about a far east tour, it's really easy to get back in shape because of the lack of boredom killing options. It also ( for me ) brought a lot of perspective to my grandad's Korean war stories to see the DMZ and area around it. According to my granddad, the terrain just gets steeper north of the DMZ. I was only in Korea for a short time during my tour to Okinawa but it sure does have some beautiful landscape and some nice cool nights.

David
 
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