What are your most vivid memories of Korea

[pi 53]

Mine are DMZ duty - H&S-3-11

1 Unbelievable freezing cold
2 Rats as big as cats knawing on our tin lined radio bunker
3 No cats or dogs at all because the starving Koreans ate them
4 Woman and children emptying and eating out of our garbage cans
5 A Turk unit next to us all had full beards and cut off enemy ears as a prize. They were real bad asses.
6 Very little vegatation or trees left and Seoul a bombed out ruin
7 Walking post on radio hill was guard duty from Hell

[Kegler300]

Cold, and so dark at night, you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

[pi 53]

Cold, and so dark at night, you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

How did you get to Korea? All the 1st mar div marines left in 1955 and I don't know of any other Marines there. I thought the Army were doing all
the DMZ duty from then to now. Semper Fi

[Kegler300]

I was there for about two months in 1978 for Team Spirit.

[pi 53]

I was there for about two months in 1978 for Team Spirit.
Kegler300 Thanks for the information. I wasn't aware of of that. I thought we would have had Marine embassy guards only.
Semper Fi - pi 53
"You had an awesome 30 yr. career" :thumbup: